Category: Racing diary

 

Aintree

12.55 This could be between two recruits from the Irish point to point field, Champagne Present and The Last Euro. Preference is for the former.

3.50 King of the Wolds.

4.25 Great Try

 

Aintree

2.00 Garde La Victoire is a possible here with connections looking to get another hurdles win before the horse goes chasing. I will take a chance on Katgary though as I feel he may be well handicapped.

3.00 Rajdhani Expreess will do for me here. Trip and ground look right and the horse may have some improvement in him.

4.15 Parish Business won at Chepstow and could go in again.

4.50 Sergeant Mattie is another recent winner that can follow up.

5.25 Days of Heaven was second in a bumper at Taunton last season. Looks the sort to improve.

Chepstow

2.25 Sausolito Sunrise should win this.

3.35 I am torn between Son du Berlais and Blaklion here with a slight preference for the latter.

4.10 Boondooma, Vieux Lion Rouge and Regal Encore make up my short list. I will just give preference to Regal Encore.

 

3 winners from 5 selections yesterday leave us on 9 winners for the jumps season so far.

Urban Hymn is my only selections at Carlisle tomorrow. He runs in the 5.00.

Other selections

Ludlow

3.45 Buywise

Southwell

4.40 Atlantic Gold

 

Fontwell

1.55 Miles to Memphis

2.25 Deputy Dan

Worcester

2.15 Midnight Belle

4.00 Lady Buttons

5.05 Binge Drinker

 

Exeter

2.40 Tricky one this. I am inclined to go for the French bumper winner Alcala who looks like a horse with potential improvement. He is the selection with the Philip Hobbs trained Hello George likely to be the main danger.

3.10 Puffin Billy returns to the racecourse after he nearly died from colic. He is an interesting recruit to the novice chasing ranks.

 

Plumpton

4.30 Virtuel D’Oudon

 

Cheltenham

2.00 Five times points winner Bally Beaufort is a solid stayer, seems to handle any ground and represents a stable that does well at this time of year.

2.35 Ackertac does well at this track and looks on a reasonable mark.

5.30 How About It is a point to point winner in Ireland and is well regarded by connections.

Cheltenham

2.05 There a few promising types in this as you would expect at the track. My selection is Blaklion, a good looking sort that has already won over hurdles.

 

Uttoxeter

2.30 This looks to be between Battle Born and Champagne at Tara. Slight preference is the former.

 

Wetherby

4.35 Lady Buttons has already won two bumpers at this track and finished runner up in the Aintree championship bumper. She gets a weight allowance here on her hurdles debut and will hopefully go well.