7f (Str) Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) Chaldean will obviously be very tough to beat here if running to form, and soft ground is of little concern either, but I backed KNIGHT when he won over this course and…
1pt win Monbeg Genius @5/1, 1pt win Your Own Story @15/2, 15:35 Ayr, Saturday
4m (3m7f176y) Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Although they are both trading at the top of the market, I think the two best handicapped horses in the race are MONBEG GENIOUS and YOUR OWN STORY. Both of the horses are connected with…
1pt win Salsada @10/1, 14:25 Ayr, Saturday
2m Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) With first choice Nemean Lion a non runner, SALSADA is the bet here. She’s very unexposed and still has headroom to improve based on her flat rating of 91. She’s got a 5lb claimer and…
1pt each-way Le Milos @16/1, 1pt each-way Capodanno @25/1, 17:15 Aintree, Saturday
4m2½f (Grand National) Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (7yo+) It’s as if in the last week the punters have forgotten the credentials of the ante-post favourite in the aftermatch of the Cheltenham festival, Corach Rambler. Corach Rambler is effectively 10lbs well-in and has now…
Meydan tips: Real World (1p 8/1), Master Of The Seas (1p 11/1), Botanik (1p ew)
1m1f Dubai Turf sponsored by DP World (Group 1) (Turf) (3yo+) As ever, the Japanese hold a strong hand and their Serifos looks really fast. Speed is crucial to win this race and there’s a fair few I’d rule out for wanting a bit further. At the prices I’m going to chance…
1pt win Iwilldoit @6/1, 1pt win Secret Reprieve @17/2, 15:00 Uttoxeter, Saturday
4m2f Boulton Group Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Another gruelling edition of the Midlands National is in store for us to cure our post-Cheltenham hangover and I think this can go the way of a previous Welsh National winner. This season’s winner, The…
1pt win Iroko @15/2, 17:30 Cheltenham, Friday
2m4½f (2m4f56y) (New) Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2) (4yo+ 0-145) This can go to IROKO who was a strong fancy for the Coral Cup but connections chose to go here instead. He’s rated 138 after coasting home at Wetherby on soft ground last time out and his form has transformed…
1pt each-way Jeremy's Flame @7/1, 16:50 Cheltenham, Friday
2m4½f (New) Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares’ Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) The top two in the market here in Allegorie De Vassy and Impervious have made this seem like a matchbet for many months with the two battling for favouritism at…
1pt win Favori De Champdou @11/1, 1pt win Search For Glory @28/1, 14:50 Cheltenham, Friday
3m (New) Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) It’s a race that has had no more than two winners at odds of less than 10/1 in the last ten years, and this renewal looks like one of the most…
1pt each-way Pied Piper @16/1, 14:10 Cheltenham, Friday (1-8, 1/5 Sky Bet)
2m1f (2m179y) (New) McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) PIED PIPER has an ideal profile for this race. He’s a strong traveler who should thrive in a big field handicap and he’s got excellent course form as a two-time Cheltenham winner who was a good third in last year’s…