Apple’s Jade has been the star of the season so far by winning two Grade 1s by wide margins, and she drops back to two miles for the first time in years to contest the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. I think she’ll beat Supasundae, Melon and her three Gigginstown…
Author: Joel Roberts
1pt win Defi Du Seuil @10/3, 14:25 Sandown, Saturday
Vinndication might be favourite for the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Chase at Sandown, Saturday, but I doubt he’s got the best form. It’s difficult to split Defi Du Seuil and Lostintranslation based on recent Cheltenham form, where DEFI DU SEUIL hit the front at the last but appeared outstayed up the…
1pt win Black Op @9/2, 15:35 Cheltenham, Saturday
Festival hopefuls go on trial at Cheltenham on Saturday, where the 3m Grade 2 Cleeve Hurdle probably looks the best race of the day, attracting plenty of the names in the mix for the Stayers’ Hurdle back at the track in March. I think the betting market has it spot…
Lanzarote Hurdle selections: Lord Napier 6/1, Big Time Dancer 22/1
We’ve had no rain this winter and good ground prevails with Kempton officially ‘good’ on Lanzarote Hurdle day. Flat Kempton on such going demands a bit of speed, which is why ex-flat horses often show their best form in those conditions, and that’s what I’m looking for. The favourite Kloud…
1pt win Southfield Stone @15/2, 14:25 Sandown, Saturday
With only six runners and the yard in top form, SOUTHFIELD STONE looks a very puntable price at 15/2 for the Grade 1 Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown. He’s not come off the bridle in three starts this term and could be anything at this stage, so he’s worth chancing given the…
1pt win Defi Du Seuil @3/1, 13.25 Cheltenham, Tuesday
Happy New Year from 2pts win, and make your first bet of the year DEFI DU SEUIL at 3/1 in the 13.25 at Cheltenham. A 3lb penalty for beating the Grade 1-placed Topofthegame, as well as today’s foe Black Op, might not be able to stop him as that’s very solid form…
1pt ante-post win Clan Des Obeaux to win the Gold Cup at 10/1
Kempton’s The King George VI Chase and Leopardstown’s Savills Chase have shaken up the Cheltenham Gold Cup market with the spoils going to two of the new kids on the block, while some old favourites bounced back to form. Britain dominated last year’s Gold Cup as Native River got his…
1pt win Shattered Love @6/1, 15:00 Leopardstown, Friday
We’ve enjoyed a profitable Christmas of punting so far after La Bague Au Roi (8/1) and Elegant Escape (11/2) returned winners – and while the British action takes a break before Saturday, Leopardstown’s Christmas Festival rolls on to Friday’s card where the Savills Chase, formerly the Lexus, is the feature.…
King George selections: Might Bite (9/2) and Politologue (6/1)
This year’s King George looks well up to scratch, yet it’s my head that’s received most of the scratching because you could make a case for most of the field. The first observation to make is defending champion and Gold Cup-second Might Bite’s drifting price – he’s out to 4/1…
1pt win La Bague Au Roi @15/2, 13.55 Kempton, Wednesday
Santini is a solid favourite for the Grade 1 Kauto Star Novices’ Chase but I’m keen to take him on as he’s graduated from a generation of novice hurdlers who have been pants in open company over hurdles this season, and the best of his form last year hasn’t yet…