Whether
it be "the race of the day" or a small prize round the gaffs, we
will attempt to use our knowledge of the formbook to highlight the fancied
horses participating each day and their
characteristics and requirements. Hopefully this 'second opinion' provides
you with a winner or two each day, or even reinforces your own view on a
particular may even convince you to back some of those horses which we
feel are the "ones to fear", or have decent eachway claims.
whichever is the case, we hope the information is of use to you.
SELECTIONS - For each race, we have given you who, in our view, are the likeliest winners;
(1er _ THE WINNER?), as well as any runners who could run well at eachway odds;
(E/W
ALTERNATIVE) . Any runner from our features are shown before each race's analysis.
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨First¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 12.50 Sunday Telegraph Handicap Hurdle [D] 12 runners. This Race will be run over 2Miles~110yds Penalty €,4823 4-Year-Olds plus
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¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- Two disappointing horses,
Liberman and Breknen Le Noir head the market in this Class D handicap. I'll be amazed / disappointed if both run poorly again here and if I had to choose one of them, it would have to be Martin Pipe's charge...but not with any confidence.
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Liberman
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Iambe De La See (e.W.)
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Breknen Le Noir
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨Second¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 1.25 Daily Telegraph Handicap
Steeple-CH´.` [E] 12 runners. This Race will be run over 3Miles~110yds Penalty €,5330 5-Year-Olds plus
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¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- Plenty of horses with chances. The progressive King B is taken to win his first steeplechase from Jo Deane. Executive Director could be interesting on his British debut and may run well for each-way punters.
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- King Bee
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Joe Deane
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Executive Director (e.W.)
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨Third¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 2.00 William Hill Handicap Hurdle [B] 17 runners. This Race will be run over 2Miles~4f Penalty €,26100 4-Year-Olds plus
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¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- A very open / competitive handicap hurdle comes next. You could argue a case for several of these, however I'll stick with the market leader Bob The Piler who hails from Nicky Richard's yard in Cumbria. It's very unusual for him to have a Southern runner, particularly at this venue and surely his participation is an indication of the stable's confidence in the horse. If I were to oppose him financially, both Foly Pleasant (potentially well-handicapped on his steeplechase form) and Vodka Bleu (one of several Martin Pipe novices to disappoint this season, however is handicapped accordingly) could merit each-way support.
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Bob The Piler
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Foly Pleasant
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Vodka Bleu
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨Fourth¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 2.35 Servo Computer Services` Ascot
Steeple-CH´.` [A] [Grade 1] 7 runners. This Race will be run over 2Miles~3f 110yds Penalty €,58000 5-Year-Olds plus
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯ªT¯¯|¯¯THE¯¯|¯POST¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| ¦¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨one¨tº¨jump¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¦ ¬: are there any horses from "ºNE TO JUMP" 2003/4 - our feature which; each season, provides a list of horses to follow during the current national hunt season? ¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- Le Roi Miguel (FR)
¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- The big race of the weekend and cases can
definitely be argued for five of these. The market appears to have been shaped around the King George form where
Tiutchev finished in front of Fondmort and Le Roi Miguel. As good an effort as that was, you can poke holes in that form especially as it can be argued that Fondmort and Le Roi Miguel didn't quite see out 3 miles. This shorter distance brings them back into the equation and I wouldn't rule out Impek and Hand Inn Hand if their jumping was to hold together. I'm hoping that Le Roi Miguel returns to his best to land this prize although I am very frightened of the other principals.
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Le Roi Miguel
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Impek
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Tiutchev
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨Fifth¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 3.10 Rosling King Novices`
Steeple-CH´.` [C] 5 runners. This Race will be run over 2Miles~ Penalty €,8092.50 5-Year-Olds plus
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¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- An interesting novice chase comes next. I'm not sure there is much to choose between Keltic Bard, Puntal and Bonus Bridge. Puntal could win this if he's at his best, however the much-improved form of Bonus Bridge sways me his way this time.
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Bonus Bridge
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Puntal
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Keltic Bard
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨Sixth¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 3.45 Queen Mother Memorial Fund Novices` Hurdle [D] 12 runners. This Race will be run over 2Miles~110yds Penalty €,5005 4-Year-Olds plus
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯ªT¯¯|¯¯THE¯¯|¯POST¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| ¦¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨one¨tº¨jump¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¦ ¬: are there any horses from "ºNE TO JUMP" 2003/4 - our feature which; each season, provides a list of horses to follow during the current national hunt season? ¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- Grand Jete (SAF) and Dictum (GER) ¦¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨next¨time¨out¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¦ ¬: are there any horses from "NEXT TIME OUT?" - our feature which; each week, provides a list of horses to follow during the remainder of the current national hunt season? ¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- Golden Reward (SAF) and Fenix (GER)
¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»--The progressive Contraband bids for his fourth win of the season after an impressive success on King George day at Kempton on Boxing Day. He has a 10lb penalty for those successes and whilst he should see off several of these, I feel he will struggle against horses from our Horses To Follow sections highlighted above. Grand Jete, so impressive at Wincanton last time looks best of these and is preferred to ex-German dictum. Golden Reward may merit each-way support.
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Grand Jete (SAF)
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Dictum (GER)
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Golden Reward (SAF), (e.W.)
¦¨¨¨¨¨¨Seventh¨Race¨¨¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- 4.20 Conversation Pieces Standard National Hunt Flat [H] 20 runners. This Race will be run over 2Miles~110yds Penalty €,2509.50 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯ªT¯¯|¯¯THE¯¯|¯POST¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| ¦¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨next¨time¨out¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¦ ¬: are there any horses from "NEXT TIME OUT?" - our feature which; each week, provides a list of horses to follow during the remainder of the current national hunt season? ¦¨¨¨¨¨»-- Baganite (AUS), Dan's Pride and Tates Avenue
¦¨¨¨¨ð`¨rØøk¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»--Plenty of nice individuals, however with the exception of Kicasso I'm minded to stay loyal to horses from our Horses To Follow feature highlighted above. Both Dan's pride and Tates Avenue has experience in Irish point-to-points and they could make best use of it against the inexperienced Baganite. Dan's Pride is preferred...just!
¦¨¨1ª¨PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Dan's Pride
¦¨¨2ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Baganite
¦¨¨3ª¨Place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Tate's Avenue
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MARKET
RASEN
Saturday
31st August
3:00 Audrey Buttery Reunion Novices' Steeple Ch. -
£6000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 6f 110yds, penalty
£4111.25, 7 runners.
Ashgar, Misty Ridge, Sijujama, and Mount Gay, are
the only runners which make any sort of appeal in
the second. Punters are likely to have Ashgar down
as a banker, especially with "A.P." on board....
I can see where they are coming from, however he is
notoriously lazy and makes no appeal at likely
odds. He was very hesitant at his obstacles last
time out at Southwell and if one of his rivals were
to expose this weakness, he could even thrown in
the towel and sulk (which he has done before).
Misty Ridge and Mount Gay, have run creditably of
late over hurdles however it is Mount Gay [a
winning point-to-pointer], who may be able to take
him on. His second placing at Perth 27 days ago was
a sound effort, and he is in my view worth taking a
chance with {if they had been eight runners he'd
have been an excellent eachway wager}.
¦ 1er. _ THE WINNER?¹ ¦:¬> Mount Gay,
¦ 2nd place?² ¦:¬>- Misty Ridge,
¦ 3rd place?³ ¦:¬>- Ashgar [USA],
Mount
Gay obliged at odds of 7/1.
MARKET RASEN
Saturday 20th July
Tote Scoop6 Summer Plate. (H'cap Steeple Ch.). £65000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f, 16 runners.
"As much as I like Demasta, there is so much pace here, that I cant help but think that the front runners may go too fast for their own good here. It makes sense [in my view], to be looking for something likely to be able to travel well... and despite my very negative comments above... I have (since the runners were declared), had a lot of time for the chance of Chicuelo (at eachway odds). I think some horses suit certain trainers, and I think this horse has a better chance of winning a race like this with Martin Pipe than Ian Williams - not because I necessarily think Pipe is a far better trainer than Williams is... its more to do with understanding this type of horse.
Nicholashayne - more than most training establishments - does particularly with their foreign purchases. I think this is in part because due to the amount of time/effort they have invested into studying not only french form, but also how certain trainers educate their young horses - adopting if/when necessary previous regime/style of training. Secondly, (more importantly), some french breds improve after a season's
acclimatization. A look at this horse's form in France and you'll find, for example, his good third to Sleeping Night and Ilnamar (beaten 8½lengths) in the Prix Morgex (Chase) (Grade 3) , or his third to Sleeping Night and Douze Douze in the Prix Maurice Gillois Grand Steeple-Chase Des 4 Ans (Chase) (Grade 1) in November 2000. He has certainly been given a chance here off of only a handicap rating of 116, and I can't see him not finishing in the first four.... He'll do for me".
"ANOTHER WINNER FOR "ONE TO JUMP
2003"
WORCESTER
Sunday, June 9th 2002
Tote betXpress Hurdle {H' cap}. £20000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, penalty £13897, 14 runners.
Cupboard Lover, Saragann, Dick The Taxi, Barren Lands, Boater, Bernardon, Inn Antique, Barren Lands, and Knight's Emperor make most appeal in a decent
handicap hurdle for this time of year. There is bound to be market
support for Cupboard Lover, especially after his smooth win at Newbury on the flat
earlier this week, however in Bernardon, and Inn Antique, he meets two
potentially well treated "improvers". I have a high regard
for Bernardon, who I literally haven't stopped raving about. This
former Group winner in Germany is much better than the form he showed when trailing home at Chepstow last time out, and off of this handicap mark, he is worth chancing.
Bernardon
held on to score at odds of 13/2
ASCOT
Saturday 16th February, 2002
1:30 Amlin Reynoldstown Novices' Steeple Ch. {Gr.2}
Realistically, course and distance winner Arctic Jack, Father McCarten, High Cotton and Ex-French recruit Jimmy Tennis are the likeliest winners of this Grade 2 event. I have a healthy regard for Arctic Jack, and I'm certain he'll run creditably here, however, I've been monitoring Jimmy Tennis's career and always thought that he could make the grade over here. He was one of the better four-year-old chasers in France in 2001 and despite an absence of 140 days hopefully can make best use of the weight for age allowances he receives here.
JIMMY TENNIS won - 3/1
2:00 William Hill H’cap Hurdle
A very competitive handicap hurdle with several of these having strong claims. Farmer Jack, Teaatral, Lord Brex, Aspirant Dancer, Creon, Mr Markham, and Ideal du Bois Beury all have serious claims. Father Jack (who was probably ridden too positively last time out) is sure to go well and probably would have been my selection if Ideal du Bois Beury hadn't been in opposition. I thought he won with a bit in hand under top weight at Leicester last time out and looks very appealing off of the minimum weight.
IDEAL DU BOIS BEURY won - 10/1
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In no way does "Furlong To Go!! guarantee that selections
posted above will win the specified races advertised.
They are merely an indication based on current form. Whilst
the selections, and advice are the basis by which we will
personally place our own bets, like you, any selections
that are backed, are done so at your own risk.
characteristics and requirements. Hopefully this 'second opinion' provides
you with a winner or two each day, or even reinforces your own view on a
particular may even convince you to back some of those horses which we
feel are the "ones to fear", or have decent eachway claims.
whichever is the case, we hope the information is of use to you.
