Reve De Sivola looks up against it trying to give 8lbs away on heavy ground in this Grade 2 stayers’ hurdle. He ran a blinder behind Thistlecrack at his favourite track – Ascot – earlier in the season, before reconfirming his dislike for fences when fifth last month here at…
Author: Joel Roberts
2pts win Drumacoo @9/4, 13:50 Ascot
Only six go to post for this Grade 2 over just shy of three miles at Ascot. All known form points in the direction of DRUMACOO, who in receiving 4lbs from his closest market rival has to be the bet at 9/4. That rival is Onenightinvienna, who recently got to within three lengths of RSA…
25/1 Black Hercules to win the RSA Chase
It’s less than a month until jump racing’s biggest week, the Cheltenham Festival, and most of the betting markets have taken shape. Many horses remain in multiple races and there’s often plenty of value in guessing where they end up, as that uncertainty keeps the prices out. Some punters avoid the fancy…
Cheltenham Festival ante-post update, 8th February
A pretty good week for our ante-post selections. Triumph Hurdle favourite Ivanovich Gorbatrov was well beaten in the Grade 1 juvenile event at Leopardstown on Saturday, and drifted accordingly. AP McCoy spoke publically about the risk in ruling out his chances, pointing towards improvement on better spring ground, so he’s…
1pt win Delusionofgrandeur @8/1, 15:30 Musselburgh
Four go to post for this trial for the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival and the betting suggests it’s a match between O O Seven and Fagan, who both have strong form claims and trade around the evens mark despite both making the big step up from two miles to three.…
1pt win Black Thunder @6/1, 15:30 Sandown
I’m not a fan of tipping handicaps, but seeing my hard earned go the way of the bookies in the Welsh Grand National when my horse finished first past the post has put revenge on the agenda. That horse was Black Thunder and the caveat is his rider wasn’t with him…
33/1 Cheltenham Festival 'Banker' Fourfold
Accumulators at the big spring festivals are a lot of fun, so in this piece I’m putting forward the horses that – in my opinion – look as close to certain winners at the Cheltenham Festival as is possible in the sport of horse racing. Faugheen – Champion Hurdle His…
1pt win Native River @7/2, Wetherby 14:45
Wetherby hosts the Grade 2 Towton Novices’ Chase on Saturday, where seven go to post and the ground is soft. Native River looked a bit unlucky at Kempton when third behind Tea For Three in Grade 1 company at Christmas, as he jumped left throughout and never got into a rhythm.…
1pt win Maximiser @14/1, Sandown 14:25
A good renewal of the Grade-1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase with seven going to post, though the betting market has this as a match between Tea For Two and the five-year-old Bristol De Mai. Both look too short around the 6/4 mark with class and potential behind them in the…
0.5pts each-way Last Encounter @11/2, Clonmel 14:25
A cheeky bit of Grade 3 action at Clonmel this afternoon, where seven go to post over 22 furlongs. Gigginstown have three runners and retained rider Bryan Cooper opts for Willie Mullins’s Stone Hard over Roman Gold and Arkwrisht. There seems to be money for him as well, though the…