Bathtime For Rupert

As in previous years we will be running a tipsters competition for Aintree Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th April.
 
Rules:
1 selection per race throughout the competition Bets settled to £1 level stakes - WIN Only Bets settled at SP Highest accumulative total over the competition wins £100 cash (via PayPal) Runner Up wins £40 and the third place wins £20, all prizes via your PayPal account There will be a £10 prize each day for the highest profit for that day No edits allowed in selection posts Losses incurred for losers. Replacement selections for NRs can be posted but must be before the first race deadline All Bets must be posted prior to the first race each day (no exceptions) Not compulsory to enter every day or every race (so if you miss the first day or two you can still take part) Leader-board posted each evening A minimum of 14 bets is required to qualify for the total prizes Only bets on that day's thread will be included, bets posted elsewhere will not be included  
All welcome, good luck
A separate thread will be created the evening before each day for selections to be posted in.

Diger Daudaie very interesting in the 2.00 at Exeter - would previously have picked these up and carried them but had problems and was off for 2 years. Slowly seems to be getting back to something like a bit of form and this track and trip look spot on with soft ground in favour. Better ground hasn't suited since returning and although won't be as good as he once was, given he's 11 now, his handicap mark reflects that. Appeals at 11/1 to me. 

Diger Daudaie very interesting in the 2.00 at Exeter - would previously have picked these up and carried them but had problems and was off for 2 years. Slowly seems to be getting back to something like a bit of form and this track and trip look spot on with soft ground in favour. Better ground hasn't suited since returning and although won't be as good as he once was, given he's 11 now, his handicap mark reflects that. Appeals at 11/1 to me. 

Diger Daudaie very interesting in the 2.00 at Exeter - would previously have picked these up and carried them but had problems and was off for 2 years. Slowly seems to be getting back to something like a bit of form and this track and trip look spot on with soft ground in favour. Better ground hasn't suited since returning and although won't be as good as he once was, given he's 11 now, his handicap mark reflects that. Appeals at 11/1 to me. 

Thought the blinkers could be a good move again for Wide To West at 8/1 in the 1.55 at Southwell. Lazy type but stays well when concentrating so if he doesn't sulk with the headgear applied for the second time, can make the frame and hopefully win. 

Thought the blinkers could be a good move again for Wide To West at 8/1 in the 1.55 at Southwell. Lazy type but stays well when concentrating so if he doesn't sulk with the headgear applied for the second time, can make the frame and hopefully win. 

Thought the blinkers could be a good move again for Wide To West at 8/1 in the 1.55 at Southwell. Lazy type but stays well when concentrating so if he doesn't sulk with the headgear applied for the second time, can make the frame and hopefully win. 

Thought the blinkers could be a good move again for Wide To West at 8/1 in the 1.55 at Southwell. Lazy type but stays well when concentrating so if he doesn't sulk with the headgear applied for the second time, can make the frame and hopefully win. 

Thought the blinkers could be a good move again for Wide To West at 8/1 in the 1.55 at Southwell. Lazy type but stays well when concentrating so if he doesn't sulk with the headgear applied for the second time, can make the frame and hopefully win. 

Thanks mate and well done to the winners!

Thanks mate and well done to the winners!

@sirspread is one of the five players to select 33/1 Stellar Story. It enables him to take the daily prize.
@Old codger holds on to win the overall competition, sirspread is second and first day winner @Bathtime For Rupert takes third place.
Well done to all 3.
Could the prize winners please PM pay-pal details.
Allow 28 days for payment.

@Old codger takes the daily honours, picking 12/1 UNEXPECTED PARTY, 13/2 LANGER DAN and 9/2 JASMIN DE VAUX.
Amother good day for @Bathtime For Rupert means he extends his lead.




 
 

Thanks mate - all to play for!!

No big priced winners today. @Bathtime For Rupert is the only player to select the 2 biggest winners, 9/1 Lark In The Mornin and 6/1 Chianti Classico along with State Man to take the early lead.




 

Just copying my selections in without the dashes above as noticed your first post of the thread asking for them this way
1.30 Firefox
2.10 Il Etait Temps
2.50 Chianti Classico
3.30 State Man
4.10 Maries Rock
4.50 Lark In The Mornin
5.30 Salvador Diggy

Appreciate Honeysuckle is on the downgrade but she's hardly run terribly in good company the last twice. Surely she's going to be bang there going to the last and if Marie's Rock fails to settle, might just be able to pinch this so rates as the bet for me at 11/4.

Appreciate Honeysuckle is on the downgrade but she's hardly run terribly in good company the last twice. Surely she's going to be bang there going to the last and if Marie's Rock fails to settle, might just be able to pinch this so rates as the bet for me at 11/4.

Like Monbeg Genius here. Just seems to keep pulling out more and if you look at the form of his latest win, his new mark looks well within reach - on the face of it, a couple of lengths ahead of a moderate enough horse may not look so good at the time but the runner-up has gone well twice since to be rated much higher now. Should keep it simple towards the front end and should give his running at 13/2.

Good race today. One of my favourites ever was the Coronation between Ask, Youmzain and Look Here - an incredible race between younger and older horses, different sexes etc. and one of the best finishes to a Group 1 I've seen. 

Good race today. One of my favourites ever was the Coronation between Ask, Youmzain and Look Here - an incredible race between younger and older horses, different sexes etc. and one of the best finishes to a Group 1 I've seen. 

1.45: Peking Rose
2.20: First Street
2.55: Ahoy Senor
3.30: Saint Calvados
4.05: Mac Tottie
4.40: Gelino Bello
5.15: Severance

All prices Bet365 and all 1pt e/w:
1.30 - Fil Dor @ 7/1
Not as visually impressive as Pied Piper or Vauban but is still high class and I just get the impression that the former two are speedier types who might not want this to develop into a true test. Fil Dor looks an out and out galloper and I can see him going off handy and grinding this out from the front. 
2.10 - Tax For Max @ 22/1
Hasn't put it all together over hurdles so far but that means he's unexposed and his mark looks a fair one. Has run with plenty of promise in a few starts but can race a bit too freely and his jumping wasn't great when last seen. However, he's returning from an absence today which I don't think is a bad thing as he's gone well fresh in the past, the drying ground will help and the big field should allow him to settle better too. Will need his jumping to hold up but looks a live outsider.
2.50 - Minella Cocooner @ 10/1
Hillcrest still looks a bit of a work in progress and I just wonder if one of the Irish horses will have a bit too much class for him today. The value appears to be with Minella Cocooner in my eyes - similarly matched with the much shorter priced Ginto on a line through Hollow Games and both should appreciate the step up in trip today. Minella Cocooner's dam won a 3 mile grade 2 novice hurdle and is by Flemensfirth so stamina appears assured and Ginto has the slight question mark over his right-handed jumping too, so this one looks the play.
3.30 - Al Boum Photo @ 12/1
Clearly a very tricky race to call with not much between a lot of these on form. Al Boum Photo is a standing dish in the Gold Cup now though and looks likely to run his race again at what is a big price. Wasn't too far behind the front two last year on ground possibly a bit lively for him and today's conditions should suit his closing style a bit better. Jumping let him down at Punchestown the following month last year when he probably would have won but for successive mistakes at the final three fences. Given a fairly gentle prep for this and with cheekpieces on today, can run another big race.
4.10 - Dubai Quest @ 10/1
You simply can't fault this one's form and still has plenty of ability at the age of 9. Has beaten 130+ rated animals pretty readily the last twice and during his long winning sequence, also impressively saw off the now 137-rated Omar Maretti by 10+ lengths. Will need to jump okay but everything else looks in his favour and hopefully can extend this long unbeaten run today.
4.50 - Zambella @ 12/1
Possibly doesn't have the class of a couple of these but you know what you're going to get with her. She's a bold jumping, game sort who is likely to go forward here and I think she can put the pressure on Elimay and Mount Ida. Both of those rivals have some issues in the jumping department and Zambella has already beaten Elimay once this season. She's going to need everything to go right for her (or a bit wrong for the others) but I can't be confident backing either of the top two in the market at their prices so this looks a reasonable alternative.
5.30 - I Am Connect @ 20/1
I think the ease in the market for this one must be down to the ground but it might not be riding too bad by 5.30 today and if that's the case, 20/1 could look a silly price. Has done little wrong in three starts over hurdles, surrounding himself with smart types and looks well handicapped off 132 based on the horses his form is tied in with. Does suggest he wants a sound enough surface but well worth chancing on the basis of his handicap mark, which looks generous compared to many others in here. 

All prices Bet365 and all 1pt e/w:
1.30 - Fil Dor @ 7/1
Not as visually impressive as Pied Piper or Vauban but is still high class and I just get the impression that the former two are speedier types who might not want this to develop into a true test. Fil Dor looks an out and out galloper and I can see him going off handy and grinding this out from the front. 
2.10 - Tax For Max @ 22/1
Hasn't put it all together over hurdles so far but that means he's unexposed and his mark looks a fair one. Has run with plenty of promise in a few starts but can race a bit too freely and his jumping wasn't great when last seen. However, he's returning from an absence today which I don't think is a bad thing as he's gone well fresh in the past, the drying ground will help and the big field should allow him to settle better too. Will need his jumping to hold up but looks a live outsider.
2.50 - Minella Cocooner @ 10/1
Hillcrest still looks a bit of a work in progress and I just wonder if one of the Irish horses will have a bit too much class for him today. The value appears to be with Minella Cocooner in my eyes - similarly matched with the much shorter priced Ginto on a line through Hollow Games and both should appreciate the step up in trip today. Minella Cocooner's dam won a 3 mile grade 2 novice hurdle and is by Flemensfirth so stamina appears assured and Ginto has the slight question mark over his right-handed jumping too, so this one looks the play.
3.30 - Al Boum Photo @ 12/1
Clearly a very tricky race to call with not much between a lot of these on form. Al Boum Photo is a standing dish in the Gold Cup now though and looks likely to run his race again at what is a big price. Wasn't too far behind the front two last year on ground possibly a bit lively for him and today's conditions should suit his closing style a bit better. Jumping let him down at Punchestown the following month last year when he probably would have won but for successive mistakes at the final three fences. Given a fairly gentle prep for this and with cheekpieces on today, can run another big race.
4.10 - Dubai Quest @ 10/1
You simply can't fault this one's form and still has plenty of ability at the age of 9. Has beaten 130+ rated animals pretty readily the last twice and during his long winning sequence, also impressively saw off the now 137-rated Omar Maretti by 10+ lengths. Will need to jump okay but everything else looks in his favour and hopefully can extend this long unbeaten run today.
4.50 - Zambella @ 12/1
Possibly doesn't have the class of a couple of these but you know what you're going to get with her. She's a bold jumping, game sort who is likely to go forward here and I think she can put the pressure on Elimay and Mount Ida. Both of those rivals have some issues in the jumping department and Zambella has already beaten Elimay once this season. She's going to need everything to go right for her (or a bit wrong for the others) but I can't be confident backing either of the top two in the market at their prices so this looks a reasonable alternative.
5.30 - I Am Connect @ 20/1
I think the ease in the market for this one must be down to the ground but it might not be riding too bad by 5.30 today and if that's the case, 20/1 could look a silly price. Has done little wrong in three starts over hurdles, surrounding himself with smart types and looks well handicapped off 132 based on the horses his form is tied in with. Does suggest he wants a sound enough surface but well worth chancing on the basis of his handicap mark, which looks generous compared to many others in here. 

All prices Bet365:
2.10 Cheltenham - 2pts win Sire Du Berlais @ 9/2 and 1pt e/w Stoney Mountain  @ 50/1
2.50 Cheltenham - 1pt e/w Melon @ 18/1
3.30 Cheltenham - 2pts win Royal Kahala @ 6/1
4.10 Cheltenham - 2pts win The Glancing Queen @ 4/1
4.50 Cheltenham - 1pt win Grangee @ 8/1
5.30 Cheltenham - 1pt e/w Come on Teddy @ 12/1