Tag: Daily Horse Racing Tips

Well, yesterday was a bit of an epic failure. A few of the horses sneaked into places at big prices but overall, it was one of the worst days of Cheltenham for punters. How disappointing.

Today picks up nicely however, we have lots of juicy races to get our teeth into. I will continue to side with Arabella Boy in the last race (the Cross Country), I outlined his chances in the day 1 preview I wrote.

My 2nd bet is a forecast in the 2:40, Cue Card 1st and First Lieutenant 2nd. This to me is a two horse race. First Lieutenant loves it at Cheltenham but in recent times he’s almost always found one too good. That one today, could be Cue Card. The horse has won some great races up to now, beating Captain Chris last time out (who lines up in the Gold Cup) and Finians Rainbow (Albeit a very poor run from last years Cheltenham Festival winner). The horse loves to bowl along in front, and his 2nd to Sprinter Sacre last year at Cheltenham is looking quite good. Not forgetting his short head defeat to the Gold Cup favourite at Newbury in 2011.

You can get around 11.53 on Bet365 right now on the forecast (Cue Card to beat First Lieutenant) – I’d suggest a cover on the latter horse beating Cue Card just in case he gets his nose in front today.

You may want to follow me on on this bet, but only go small!

Dynaste, Ely Brown, Cue Card, Oscar Whisky, Kapga De Cerisy, No Secrets, Arabella Boy.

I would go each way on all these multiples.

SHOW ME THE MOOLAH!

Here are our selections of the day
 
Race 1:

Hawks Point £10 Stanjames £130
Godsmejudge £10 WH £80

Race 2:

Pont Alexandre -> Chatterbox RFC

Race 3:

Boston Bob 4-1 £40 Boyles £200
Goulanes 7-1 £80 B365

Boston Bob -> Goulanes RFC

Race 4:

Wishfull Thinking £20 WO SS Totesport £140
Sprinter Sacre in several multiples

Race 5:

Buck Magic £10 Bet365 £260
Pendra £10 Starsports £85
Master Of The Sea £20 PP £300

Race 6:

Caid Du Berlais £5 Skybet £125
Caid Du Berlais £20 VC £500
Fatcatinthehat £25 VC £350
Godjudgesme £10

Race 7:

Blackmail, £10 VC Bet £100
Golantilla £10 William Hill £90
Purple Bay £5 Skybet £105
Purple Bay £7 Ladbrokes £182
Vieux Lion Rogue £10.74 Ladbrokes £365.16

Well, Jezki lost for us! Arabella boy’s race has been put back a few days, so we can look forward to that.

Day two is tricky, i could be boring and tip up Pont Alexandre and Sprinter Sacre (hope you got the evens with coral!) but i won’t. They should both win. Double them or something.

I’ve had a glance over the handicaps, and i think I’ve got a few potentially decent priced bets, let’s hope we get lucky:

4:00pm:

Pendra (7-1)
Buck Magic (25-1)
Master Of The Sea (12-1)

4:40pm:

Fatcatinthehat (14-1)
Ruacana (20-1)
Caid Du Berlais (20-1)
Blood Cotil (18-1)

Now, i won’t bore you with 7 individual paragraphs about why these horses should win. The reasons are a) They’ve shown some potential and could spring a surprise or b) They have form with some impressive horses (Ruacana was 9l behind Our Conor ,who is almost certainly going to win on Friday, for example).

What about the 515 i hear you cry? Throw a dart at your screen and see which horse you hit. Or look at Purple Bay, Vieux Lion rouge and Blackmail.

Here’s to hoping.

So, the time has come. The climax of the jump season is upon us and we’re super excited.

Where is the value today? There are some short prices which we won’t be trying to take on, they’re almost nailed on.

My two bets for today are: Arabella Boy in the Cross Country Chase and Jezki in the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

Let’s start with Jezki. The dogs are barking for this horse. The irish are raving about this and Pont Alexandre. This Grade 1 winner from Ireland has impressively disposed of some quality animals over the last 3 months. Champagne Fever, Zuzka, Minsk, Waaheb, Hisaabaat and others have had their flags lowered by Jezki. He’s not run up a stiff hill like at Cheltenham before, which is a downside, but almost everything else is in his favour. Only 3 favourites out of the last 20 have won this race, and with Jezki 2nd favourite, that helps. My Tent Or Yours is the favourite and was oh so impressive last time out, hardly coming off the bridle. I feel this is a two horse race and we take Jezki to get the better of MTOY, just.

Arabella Boy won in decent style over Christmas in a cross country chase over 3 miles at Punchestown. Getting headed then asserting on the run in, thats the sort of quality you need from a horse who’s running over 3 miles, a will to win. This won’t be a huge betting heat, this race is overshadowed by some high profile races before it, and i just feel Arabella Boy has the quality to win this race.

Last years 2nd in the Cross Country Bostons Angel was some 40 lengths behind Arabella Boy on that day. Outlaw pete has been a shadow of his former self after winning the Cross Country last year so i feel everything is falling into place nicely for Arabella Boy to pickup gold for Ireland.

As for the other races, i fully expect Simonsig, Our Mick, Hurricane Fly, Quevega and Carlito Brigante to win/be placed.

Want some pre Cheltenham bankroll? We’re going to attempt to select two winners across the two jumps cards tomorrow in order to do just that.

With all the top jocks resting before the big day at Cheltenham, there are several inexperienced jockeys riding out on Monday. That said, Richard Johnson rides a certain Minella For Party the 15:20 at Taunton. 9/4 is currently available with Bet365. 5/2 on Ladbrokes, but they recently revised their terms and conditions to state that bets placed before midday of the race aren’t best odds guaranteed, beware.

This horse finished 2nd over C&D last time and on his handicap debut, could be hard to beat. He bumped into the progressive Edmund Kean (who, disappointed big time at Sandown on Saturday). Prior to that he came up against a certain Chatterbox and My Tent Or Yours at Newbury. It came 9th in that race, but was up with the leaders until 3 out when fading. He now returns to the course again where he placed 2nd last time out, and against this lot, should have the race in the bag.

The second bet (and the NB) would be The Knoxs in the 15:50 at Taunton. I had a ing hard think about putting this horse up, to start with, he simply can’t jump. Jumping has cost him countless times in the past. He was obviously well thought of, going up against Oscar Whisky and being backed into 2nd favourite on that occasion. Grade one races beckoned, but shocking bad performances have meant he’s going down in grade here today. If he can get around without any shocking errors, he could win. If he doesn’t jump properly, he’ll finish last. You’ll know your fate after 2/3 fences with The Knoxs.

Why have i put it up then? We know he can’t jump, so why would i select it? Simply, the opposition aren’t great. Sona Sasta is the main threat, and the other two can be discounted (wins in class 6 races won’t win you this sort of contest). I expect The Knoxs to fight it out with Sona Sasta and at the prices, you could back them both and pretty much guarantee a profit (assuming these useful jumps don’t fall).

The Knoxs is currently 13/8 with Bet365.