Archive for November, 2009
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
I am a bit short of time tonight so I have tried to pick out a few runner of interest from each of the meetings tomorrow. At Aintree the consistent Wendel likes plenty of give in the ground and should have conditions to suit him in the ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
There is top class racing tomorrow at both Ascot and Haydock. Starting at Ascot the mare’s handicap hurdle at 1.30 is being run for the first time so we have no stats to guide us from past seasons. The two that head the weights, Easter Legend and Ravello Bay, are ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
There is a lot of satisfaction to be derived from tipping a horse that actually wins, so imagine my jubilation when 3 of the blighters that I tipped last night managed to get their heads in front. Fair enough the odds were skinny (and in one case positively suffering from ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Nirvana Swing gained a well deserved win at Market Rasen this afternoon. He is a typical big staying chaser from Sue Smith’s yard and was well ridden by his conditional jockey. Ballybriggan was second in his race and should be up to winning a race or two and ...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Garleton won at Hexham on his seasonal reappearance and returns to that track tomorrow for the Northumberland National over 4 miles at 2.20. He won twice over fences last season and has had a wind operation since. He jumps well in the main but his better form has been on ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Last night’s preview yielded a couple of odds on winners and a 10/1 second so not too bad. The meeting at Folkestone tomorrow looks quite interesting and there are a couple of horses that I have been waiting for in the 1.10. Rigadin de Beauchene is a ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
There are jumps meetings at Leicester, Plumpton and Cork tomorrow. At Leicester I will put up Devon Native as a “sporting” bet. A winner at Southwell in the summer a recent run at Uttoxeter should put her spot. There are a couple of interesting runners in the ...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Winners, winners, winners!!! Last night’s preview yielded 5 winning tips plus Jurisdiction, advised each way, which was third at 10/1. For the record the winning quartet was; Pistolet Noir (7/2), Pettifour (8/11), Tranquil Sea (11/2), Lie Forrit (11/4) and Quel Esprit (4/9). The first couple of races at ...
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
My selection in the 12.50 at Cheltenham tomorrow is Pistolet Noir, trained by Nick Williams. He made a pleasing debut at Chepstow where he was third behind Olofi. This pair meet again tomorrow but I just feel that Pistolet Noir may have the greater scope for improvement and I am ...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Neither of the selections from last night’s preview actually ran so at least we had no losers! The 3 day Cheltenham meeting starts tomorrow and I will concentrate mainly on that. The day kicks off with an amateur riders handicap chase at 1.15. Hoopy won the race last year ...
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