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.
SANDOWN
Saturday, December 6.
SteepleCH`-Course: "Good,
Good-to-Firm in places" (8.5);
H´dles.-Course: "Good to Soft" (7.4)
¦¨¨¨¨"First¨Race"¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- 12.40 Neil Kenworthy Memorial Novices´ Handicap
H´dle. [D] ~ to be run over 2Miles~110yds Penalty €, 4888 3-Year-Olds plus. 1st - £4,888, 2nd - £1,484, 3rd - £732, 4th - £356 12 Declared
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Dancer Polish (POL) and Nõwatór (POL)
¦¨¨"a¨rØøk"¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Nõwatór, Nathos, Dancer Life, My Line, Spring Pursuit, and Downtherefordancin look the
likeliest winners of the opening race of the meeting. Nathos won well last time out at Uttoxeter, where he put 8Lengths
between himself and the second Spring Pursuit, and should go close here off of today's mark however I'll be hoping that 2002
Polish Derby winner Dancer Life can land this prize. He is improving with experience and stayed
on ell at Huntingdon last time out to beat Zonergem by 2½Lemgths. He could have too much pace for h is rivals today.
¦¨¨1^ PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Dancer Polish (POL)
¦¨¨2^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Nathos (GER)
¦¨¨3^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Nõwatór (POL), [e.W.]
¦¨¨¨¨"Second¨Race"¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- 1.15 Williamhillpoker.com Handicap
H´dle. [C] 12 runners ~ to be run over 2Miles~6f. 1st - £5,512, 2nd - £1,676, 3rd - £828, 4th - £404 12 Declared
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¦¨¨"a¨rØøk"¨¨¦¨¨¨»--An open handicap hurdle comes next. Covent Garden, Personal Assurance, Master Florian, Sure Future, Il
Cavalière, Cool Roxy, and Hersov make most appeal. I'm sure Covent Garden will prove popular after the decent form he showed last term,
[especially with the Howard Johnson 's team firing on all cylinders at present], however I will take a chance with the progressive Master Florian, [eachway].
One of our ONE TO JUMP'ers from last season, this ex point-to-pointer did nothing wrong last term, winning two of this three starts at Plumpton and Fontwell and would still be open to plenty of
improvement. The trip should be ideal and he must have a decent chance of finishing in
the frame.
¦¨¨1^ PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Master Florian, [e.W.]
¦¨¨2^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Personal Assurance,
¦¨¨3^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Covent Garden
¦¨¨¨¨"Third¨Race"¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- 1.45 Extraman Trophy [A] [Registered As The Henry Viii Novices´
Steeple-CH´.] [gr.II] ~ to be run over 2Miles~ Penalty €, 17400 4-Year-Olds plus. 1st - £17,400, 2nd - £6,786, 3rd - £3,343, 4th - £1,465 8 Declared
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¦¨¨"a¨rØøk"¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Thisthatandtother, so impressive at Cheltenham last time out is difficult to
oppose if in that form, however I do think Puntal, and Chauvinist, could stretch him if they are at their peaks
¦¨¨1^ PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Thisthatandtother,
¦¨¨2^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Puntal
¦¨¨3^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Chauvinist
¦¨¨¨¨"Fourth¨Race"¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- 2.20 William Hill - Tingle Creek Trophy
Steeple-CH´. [Showcase Race] [A] [gr.I] ~ to be run over 2Miles~ Penalty €, 58000 5-Year-Olds plus. 1st - £58,000, 2nd - £22,189, 3rd - £10,920, 4th - £4,773 7 Declared
|¯±¯±¯[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)
¦¨¨"a¨rØøk"¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- The Tingle Creek looks a great race on paper, and lets hope that Moscow Flyer, Azertyuiop, Le Roi Miguel, Cenkos, Flagship
Uberailles, Seebald and Eskleybrook all contribute to a great spectacle. This is in my view a race to use a gauge for
possible progression/regression in the future rather than taking at face value
because there are several horses who for one reason or another could improve of
the form shown here. Azertyuiop and Le Roi Miguel, being second season chasers are arguably most open to
improvement and should be capable of bettering their runs today in the future. Le Roi Miguel in particular strikes me at the horse who should he go close, would make greatest appeal at
the Festival... however that is another day. Moscow Flyer is the current champion and sets a very high standard here... too high in my view. Many
believe Azertyuiop has the gears to beat him, however I do remember how he was
found wanting against the best over hurdles and I'd like to see him betting the
Arkle form before rowing in with him, in fact it wouldn´t surprise me if Cenkos or
Seebald didn´t make the frame
¦¨¨1^ PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Moscow Flyer
¦¨¨2^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Cenkos (FR)
¦¨¨3^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Le Roi Miguel (FR),
¦¨¨¨¨"Fifth¨Race"¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- 2.55 William Hill Handicap H´dle. [A] [Listed Race] ~ to be run over 2Miles~110yds. 1st - £29,000, 2nd - £11,821, 3rd - £5,810, 4th - £2,532 14 Declared
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¦¨¨"a¨rØøk"¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Our Vic has been set a stiff task by the handicapper and
with the Nicholashayne team under a cloud, [we don´t feel their runners are performing as well as they might], we'll pass him
over and go with Starzaan, who ran really well at Market Rasen on his reappearance. As well as Our Vic; East Tycoon Aye Aye Popeye, Isio, Never, and Overstrand would be others we'd consider here.
¦¨¨1^ PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Starzaan, [e.W.]
¦¨¨2^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--East Tycoon
¦¨¨3^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Never,
¦¨¨¨¨"Sixth¨Race"¨¨¨¨¦¨¨¨¨»-- 3.30 Williamhill.co.uk Marathon
Steeple-CH´. [Handicap] [A] [Listed Race] ~ to be run over 3Miles~5f 110yds Penalty €, 26100 5-Year-Olds plus. 1st - £26,100, 2nd - £10,372, 3rd - £5,098, 4th - £2,222 13 Declared
|¯±¯±¯[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? |¯¯¯ »-- Ebony Light
¦¨¨"a¨rØøk"¨¨¦¨¨¨»--If the Nicholashayne team had been in better form, we'd have been tempted by Bounce Back, in what
isn´t the strongest of heats... He'll go close, however Ebony Light and Fasgo may
represent better betting propositions. Ginger McCain's out-and-out stayer Ebony Light who won at
Carlisle last time out is just preferred
¦¨¨1^ PLACE?¨¬¨THE WINNER?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Ebony Light
¦¨¨2^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»--Fasgo
¦¨¨3^ place?¨¨¦¨¨¨»-- Bounce Back,
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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.
.t.h.e. .r.o.o.k.
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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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.
