Month: December 2012

 

Selections for Sunday

Carlisle

3.00 Real Milan

Hererford

12.40 Rendl Beach

Musselburgh

12.20 Lord Wishes

3.20 Present Lodger

Navan

12.55 Simenon

Today’s picture of Hereford racecourse is courtesy of Ruth S Harris

 

Cheltenham

12.45 Our Father impressed when winning here last month. He handles soft ground and will be hard to beat.

1.55 According to Trev was third here last month and may well be better over a longer trip tomorrow. Both trainer and jockey are in excellent form.

2.30 I am going to put a couple forward for this big handicap chase. Astracad goes well at Cheltenham and his recent 4^th at the track should put him straight while Cristal Bonus came back to something like his best at Down Royal and should appreciate the testing conditions.

3.05 Zarkandar won the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton last month and is a course and distance winner.

Doncaster

11.55 Vintage Star was a good second at Carlisle last time out and should appreciate the conditions.

1.00 Rocky Creek looks the one to be on in this.

2.45 Sametegal jumped well when winning at Wetherby and could upset the favourite.

Lingfield

1.45 Court in Motion should benefit from tackling 3 miles. Runner up to Dynaste last time he doesn’t face anything of that quality in this.

 

Bangor

12.00 Malt Master showed plenty of potential last season.

Cheltenham

12.15 This could be between Super Duty and Broadbackbob. Broadbackbob gets the selection with Super Duty the main danger.

3.40 Eduard and Melodic Rendezvous are the two I like here. I narrowly favour Melodic Rendezvous. Jeremy Scott’s six-year-old split hurdles winners Champagne Fever and Mozoltov (won yesterday in Ireland) in a Grade 1 at the Punchestown Festival.

 

Leicester 2.40 Module was a faller at Exeter but had jumped well up to that point and is worth another chance.

 

We are on a good run at the moment with a string of winners over the weekend.

There is not much to go at tomorrow. At Fakenham in the 2.20 Fine Parchment is running off a mark some way lower than his last winning rating.

 

Kelso

12.25 Blackwater King

12.55 Rival D’estruval

1.55 Lie Forrit

Punchestown

2.00 Flemenstar

2.30 Lord Windemere

3.00 Caduceu

 

Aintree

1.05 Quito De La Roque should win this. Track and ground should not be a problem and he has the best form on show.

1.35 Beeves was runner up at Wetherby last time and the form of that race has worked out well.

Chepstow

1.30 Horatio Hornblower was let down by his jumping at Worcester but if he can improve in that department 10/1 could eb a big price.

2.05 Sono Sasta is on a fair mark and has run well at Chepstow before.

3.45 O’Faolain’s Boy was 3^rd at Newbury and a similar effort here would make him hard to beat.

Navan

12.15 Un Atout impressed when winning a bumper at Naas and looks a good prospect.

12.50 Moscow Mannon was 4^th in the Cheltenham Champion bumper and is fancied to make a winning start to his hurdles career.

1.20 Bonisland will not be seen at his best until tackling fences but should run well here.

Sandown

12.55 Kentford Grey Lady was very consistent last season and looks the won they all have to beat.

1.55 Captain Conan should win this. Third Intention and Hinterland are both good prospects though.

Wetherby

12.45 Stormy Weather is expected to go well here.

Picture courtesy of the artist Lisa Miller.

 

Exeter

1.0 This should be a penalty kick for Fingal Bay but backing odds on favourites in novice chases is probably the road to penury.

2.40 Chepstow bumper winner Irish Buccaneer is my fancy for this one.

Sandown

1.45 There are some interesting types in this. I like both Up an Go and Southfield Theatre.

2.20 Bold Sir Brian should get the better of Grove Pride.

 

Leicester

2.30 Pearls’ Legend

Market Rasen

1.20 Brassick

Wincanton

2.40 Ulis de Vassy

 

Plumpton

12.40 Pendra