Author: Paul Davidson

3m (2m7f214y) bet365 Pennine Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (4yo+ 0-150) Course and distance winner, HURRICANE BAY appears to have been overlooked in what is a fairly weak handicap chase over at Doncaster. Favourite Docpickedme is a decent yardstick, but is unreliable and is therefore an extremely short price…

3m2f (3m1f188y) (Grand National) William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (6yo+) A mudlark with proven stamina is the right type for the Becher on Saturday and right down at the bottom of the weights is Welsh National winner, VAL DANCER for Mel…

3m2f Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) Myretown was a devastating winner of the Ultima Handicap at Cheltenham in March and he could still improve hugely on his current mark. But its going to be a tall order to defy a 15lbs rise first…

6f Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (3yo+) KIND OF BLUE‘s profile looks very similar to last year when he claimed this race and I think he has been coming to the boil nicely with each run this season getting better and better based on the bare…

2m2f (Row) Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (3yo+) Irish-trained jumps horses have had a significant edge in this race over the years and I think the Gordon Elliott trained MORDOR is far too big a price. This five-year-old is a decent 130 rated hurdler that…

1m2f Prix de l’Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) I’m not sure this race will take all that much winning, See The Fire deserves to be favourite on form but she has never looked as good on soft ground. Wemightakedlongway looks to have been…

7f Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Group 1) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (New Course) (Turf) (2yo) Wootton Bassett won this race in 2010 and his son won this last year. He has another son entered here in PUERTO RICO who took six attempts before getting off the mark to win the…

5f Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Group 1) (2yo+) (Sprint Course) (Turf) (2yo+) Do not ignore the draw here. Those drawn in double figure stalls have a huge disadvantage with only the likes of Highfield Princess, Marsha and Mabs Cross defying a wide berth in the last decade. I…

6f Ladbrokes “Get Rewarded With Ladbucks” Firth Of Clyde (Group 3) (For Ayr Challenge Cup) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) Lots of exposed looking fillies in this race and it’s two with potential upside that I like. The first is trained by Ed Walker who has a brilliant time with his…

MARHABA GHAIYYATH was desperately unlucky not to win a competition three-year-old handicap at Glorious Goodwood. But the manner of his performance in the circumstances must mean he is some animal. He sweated up significantly beforehand, missed the break, raced-wide and in last place. But the turn-of-foot he showed to go…