The Paddy Power Gold Cup form is asked a number of questions with several horses re-opposing over the New Course at Cheltenham. It’s fair to say the market is dominated by the outcome of that race with the first and second priced at 7-8/1 and locked in a battle for…
Author: Paul Davidson
1pt win Masters Hill @6/1, 1pt win Virak @7/1, Listed Handicap 14:40 Newcastle
Cue Card’s trainer Colin Tizzard has had a stranglehold on this race in recent years with Hey Big Spender winning on three of the last four occasions. Having been retired in the spring, Tizzard attempts to add to that run with Masters Hill parachuted in for an in-form yard. He…
1pt win Monetaire @6/1, 1pt win Niceonefrankie @11/1, 14:40 Newbury
Monetaire finished a disappointing eighth on his seasonal reappearance for the Pipe yard in the Paddy Power Gold Cup, and is turned out reasonably quickly here at Newbury. This is a much easier contest and Pipe was fairly positive on his chances before that race. It may just be that the…
1pt win Emperor's Choice @6/1, Betfair Handicap Chase (Class 3), 12:40 Haydock
This is a tricky little handicap to unravel and acting as a pre-cursor to the Betfair Chase later in the day, it is in all honesty a weak affair by comparison. Harry The Viking, a Scottish Grand National runner last year is a decent stayer and off a mark of…
Iveagh Gardens 1pt win @5/1, Golden Amber 1pt win @14/1, Doncaster 14:20
There is great jumps racing action this weekend with some big names having their seasonal debut. But I can’t help but get drawn to the horses approaching the end of their campaign and more specifically, the flat-racing action at Doncaster, with the pick of the card a Listed 6f sprint. Lightning…
Bondi Beach 1pt win @20/1, Sky Hunter 0.75pts EW @33/1, Flemington 04:00
The international raiders will be hoping to dominate proceedings at Flemington, with a strong set of challengers bidding to take the trophy back to the Northern hemisphere. The Mullins/Ricci combination look mightily dangerous having targeted this race with Max Dynamite, and although 8/1 is plenty short for a contest of…
1PT Win Lucky Beggar @9/1, Doncaster 14:35
There are a number of horses sliding down the handicap that have been entered in to this race with two-time winner Dungannon, Robot Boy, and Confessional boasting a chance on the pick of their handicap form. They have all been running below par this season and it’s hard to be…
1PT WIN, SACRIFICIAL @8/1, 1PT WIN EMPIRE STORM @19.5, Balmoral Handicap, Ascot 15:45
A cracking handicap to round off Champions Day with last season’s victor Brone Angel looking to reclaim his crown. This is an extremely competitive mile race with some seasoned handicappers and his revised mark looks a little stiff to capture this again. Buckstay did superbly to collar Gabriel’s lad last…
1PT EW Ooty Hill @14/1, Darley Stakes Grp 3, Newmarket 17:35
Frankie Dettori rides another Anthony Oppenheimer horse one week on from his triump in the Arc. Ooty Hill was fancied for great things this season and having finished second to pattern filly Star of Seville at Newbury in April, he came back off a five month break to finish behind Eagle Top…
1PT Win Move In Time @11/1, 1PT Win Goldream @8/1, Prix De L'Abbaye, Longchamp 15:40
This year’s renewal of the Prix de l’Abbaye has a very different complexion than anticipated several weeks ago with the omission of ante-post favourite Mecca’s Angel and decent conditions underfoot. In reality, this blows the contest wide open and not many could have excuses over the ground other than the…