1m2f (1m1f209y) bet365 Classic Trial (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo) Charlie Appleby saddles odds-on favourite Arabian Crown here and he has an obvious chance on 2yo form. He’s so short there are plenty of alternatives at big prices. I’d like to see the Beckett yard in better form so Macduff…
1pt win Inis Oirr @10/1, 1pt win Anglers Crag @12/1, 15:35 Ayr, Scottish Grand National
4m (3m7f176y) Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Front-runners are often favoured in the Scottish National and with the ground quickening up to be on the better side of good, those factors are significant drivers in my selections. INIS OIRR won by an…
1pt win Favour And Fortune @6/1, 14:25 Ayr, Saturday
2m Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) This race sets up perfectly for FAVOUR AND FORTUNE off 138 as he gets a nice racing weight thanks to Rubaud at the top giving away 10lb. Alan King’s classy hurdler was beaten 9l in…
1pt each-way Garrus @12/1, 15:00 Newmarket, Thursday
6f (Row) Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) This can once again go to GARRUS who won it last year and short headed in second the year before. Course form counts for so much at Newmarket and aged eight there’s no reason to think he can’t run…
1pt win Corbetts Cross @7/2, 14:55 Aintree, Thursday
3m1f (3m210y) (Mildmay) William Hill Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) This can go to the novice CORBETTS CROSS, who had an easy race at Cheltenham when strolling home in the National Hunt Chase. Aintree is a galloping track where slick jumping isn’t much of an advantage…
1pt each-way Meetingofthewaters @9/1, 16:00 Saturday, Aintree, Grand National
4m2½f (Grand National) Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (7yo+) The ground looks set to be extremely testing on Saturday and what is already a stamina-sapping test could turn out to be a hugely gruelling affair. Soft, or more likely heavy ground form, is almost…
Meydan tips: Voyage Bubble 8/1, Namur 18/1, Stars On Earth 9/1, Emily Upjohn 7/1
1m1f Race 7 – Dubai Turf Sponsored By DP World (Group 1) (Turf) (3yo+) This is a great market for a bet as some really classy horses are trading double digit prices and the top two in the market are far from superstars. Do Deuce has shown his best form over longer…
1pt each-way Mr. Incredible @20/1, 16:00 Aintree, Grand National
4m2½f (Grand National) Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (7yo+) We are less than three weeks away from the Grand National at Aintree and at the present moment, Corach Rambler heads the field to complete back-to-back successes of the race, off the back of a…
1pt win My Silver Lining @6/1, 15:00 Uttoxeter, Saturday
4m2f (4m2f8y) bet365 Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) From the fanfair of the Cheltenham Festival to the gallops of Uttoxeter. The Midlands Grand National always throw up a treat for post-Cheltenham blues. There are quite a few horses that I’m a fan of…
1pt each-way Gerri Colombe @15/2, 15:30 Cheltenham, Friday (1-4)
3m2½f (3m2f70y) (New) Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) A decent renewal of the great race and reigning champ Galopin Des Champs will take the world of beating if returning in the form of his Leopardstown romp. That’s not guaranteed however as he’s been beaten twice since last year’s…