richard-westwood

Aint 405 
Kandoo kid  9.0 16/1 
The Edgar Wallace 8.8 36.0 
Fantastic lady 8.7 34.0 Betfair 
Incredibly hard race ....5pt Ew kandoo ...5pt wins other two Betfair 

220 ain't 
Might I  8.9 20/1 
Theatre man. 8.7 11/1 
Kateira. 8.4  8/1 
Spring Well bay. 8.0 
Icare Allen. 8.0 
Very difficult race ....kateira is fav and sets the standard so as you can see in comparison the top 2 look very good value bets. . .I'll try 5pt Ew both 😁 

Kitty's Light now confirmed 👌🏼

220 ain't 
Might I  8.9 20/1 
Theatre man. 8.7 11/1 
Kateira. 8.4  8/1 
Spring Well bay. 8.0 
Icare Allen. 8.0 
Very difficult race ....kateira is fav and sets the standard so as you can see in comparison the top 2 look very good value bets. . .I'll try 5pt Ew both 😁 

Aint 405 
Kandoo kid  9.0 16/1 
The Edgar Wallace 8.8 36.0 
Fantastic lady 8.7 34.0 Betfair 
Incredibly hard race ....5pt Ew kandoo ...5pt wins other two Betfair 

Meatloaf for you so far 👏 2 out of 3 !

Yeah I think he'd have won easy otherwise ....that's the problem with 5f ....you blow it and there's no coming back ...bummer 😞 

Yeah I think he'd have won easy otherwise ....that's the problem with 5f ....you blow it and there's no coming back ...bummer 😞 

Yeah I think he'd have won easy otherwise ....that's the problem with 5f ....you blow it and there's no coming back ...bummer 😞 

Yeah I think he'd have won easy otherwise ....that's the problem with 5f ....you blow it and there's no coming back ...bummer 😞 

That's fantastic, thank you.
I'm doing OK, 3 more months of chemo and then hopefully be in remission for a bit.

Aint 405 
Kandoo kid  9.0 16/1 
The Edgar Wallace 8.8 36.0 
Fantastic lady 8.7 34.0 Betfair 
Incredibly hard race ....5pt Ew kandoo ...5pt wins other two Betfair 

Sorry to hear that Michael ....I hope it's going well ....win or lose I'll make a donation in coming days ...even more so if kittts light wins as I'll see that as fate 🤞

Aint 405 
Kandoo kid  9.0 16/1 
The Edgar Wallace 8.8 36.0 
Fantastic lady 8.7 34.0 Betfair 
Incredibly hard race ....5pt Ew kandoo ...5pt wins other two Betfair 

13:45 Il Etait Temps 1pt Win @11/4 Although Grey Dawning has been impressive this season and won well at Cheltenham i think there is an angle to take them on here. They are obviously the horse to beat however Il Etait Temps is where i will be siding. Grey Dawning has been known to have some jumping frailties and at odds of even money i think is very very short. Il Etait Temps was underwhelming at Cheltenham however they didnt really travel with any sort of intent and their jumping was uncharacteristically poor. If they can sharpen that back up the step up in trip could prove very effective as they stayed on strongly up the Cheltenham hill late in the day
14:55 Gerri Colombe 1pt win @9/4 As much as i love Shishkin im going to be backing elsewhere here as with the previous Nikki Henderson issues and the complexity of the horse being a major put off. I think the play here is Gerri Colombe who ran very well in the goldcup this year and we know will appreciate the ground and also the distance. These are not real doubts to Shishkin however I think Gerri Colombe could be a class above them and in this staying division they can continue to make a real mark.
16:40 Saint Roi 1pt E/W @11/2 (4 places)_nSaint Roi was mighty unlucky at Cheltenham the whole way round and can rewrite their wrongs here at Aintree. They were found short of room on multiple occasions and were found in an unideal position. This is a mighty competitive race with a few with chances. I think the best of the 2 skelton runners is Heltenham however u think both of them are a bit short in the market so ill be siding here!

1.55 south 
Split the profit seemed to run a good time over the 5f south two runs ago and wouldn't have liked the 6f chelm last time ....a return to his favoured conditions should be to his liking ....hopefully he will run better today 
Split the profit  5pt win 4.1 Betfair 

220 ain't 
Might I  8.9 20/1 
Theatre man. 8.7 11/1 
Kateira. 8.4  8/1 
Spring Well bay. 8.0 
Icare Allen. 8.0 
Very difficult race ....kateira is fav and sets the standard so as you can see in comparison the top 2 look very good value bets. . .I'll try 5pt Ew both 😁 

220 ain't 
Might I  8.9 20/1 
Theatre man. 8.7 11/1 
Kateira. 8.4  8/1 
Spring Well bay. 8.0 
Icare Allen. 8.0 
Very difficult race ....kateira is fav and sets the standard so as you can see in comparison the top 2 look very good value bets. . .I'll try 5pt Ew both 😁 

I've been pondering and discussing this race with my friends all week and we really think it's folly to choose a horse over 11st ...really on bottomless ground youll need the lower the better .....so I'm ripping the rating up and I'm going to set the rating limits to lower weights(under 11st but lower the better) with decent class ratings and good long distance form on heavy ground .....I think after re rating the race later that will give us the best chance of realistically finding the winner because the conditions for this national require some common sense filters 🤔....results later ....plus I need to make a donation to my holiday fund so I don't want a no chance  donkey running for me Saturday 🤣

Fantastic Lady                                                    4 05 Ain/                          1/40th of a pt ew       38/1              -6th
Frero Banbou                                                     4 05 Ain/                          1/40th of a pt ew       20/1
Zeeband                                                              5 15 Aim/                         1/40th of a pt ew       18/1
Pikar                                                                     5 15 Ain/                          1/40th of a pt ew       25/1
Jango Baie                                                           2 20 Ain/                           1/40th of a pt ew      14/1             - 2nd
 

Aintree 1.45 Day two of a rain sodden Aintree Grand National meeting kicks off with the Grade 1 Mildmay Novices’ Chase run over 3M 1F. Gavin Cromwell’s Inotherwayurthinkin is one of six runners declared and he made an absolute mockery of his handicap mark at the Cheltenham Festival 29 days ago when ridden with upmost confidence by Derek O’Connor in sauntering to a eight length victory in the Kim Muir Handicap Chase and although this is a step up in grade is the highest rated in the field by 4lb. He can take this with both trip and ground conditions to suit from anther Cheltenham Festival winner in the Kim Bailey trained Chianti Classico who took the Ultima Handicap in good style. Both Iroko and Heart Wood have stamina to prove whilst the first time cheek pieced Broadway Boy also has claims.   INOTHEWAYUTHINKIN 1 point win @ 11-4 William Hill   Aintree 2.20 A maximum sized field of twenty two face the starter for this William Hill sponsored Premier Handicap Hurdle run over a trip of 2M 4F. It has a wide open look about with Dan Skelton throwing five into the race so with stable jockey Harry Skelton apparently choosing Kateira, she should be on anyone’s short list. One who catches my eye is the bottom weight Making Headway, trained by Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero. A lightly raced 3M Irish point to point winner he should relish stepping up to 2M 4F for the first time and with his two victories at Carlisle and Newbury both coming in heavy ground today’s boggy terrain will be of no concern to his connections. His fourth to Go Dante at Sandown in a similar handicap last time was decent form especially as he was staying on up the run in looking to all that a step up in trip will suit. He sports first time cheek pieces as well and looks a good each way bet.   MAKING HEADWAY 1 point each way @ 8/1 bet365 1/5th 123456   Aintree 2.55 A field of eight line up for this Grade 1 Trustatrader Top Novices’ Hurdle run over 2M 103 yards. A strong fancy is the Willie Mullins trained, J P McManus owned Mystical Power who had both Firefox and stable mate Mistergif 3 1/2L and 6L respectively behind in the Supreme Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham and there seems no real reason why either should turn the tables on the pick. I worry about the very testing ground for Fergal O’Brien’s smart mare Dysart Enos, who missed Cheltenham through injury and a bigger danger may well be Jeremy Scott’s mare Golden Ace who took the mares novice hurdle at Cheltenham four weeks ago. This looks one for Mullins and J P McManus though with Mystical Power.   MYSTICAL POWER 2 points win @ 2/1 William Hill   Aintree 3.30 A small but select field of seven go to post for the 2M 4F My Pension Expert Melling Chase. The highest rated is the Nicky Henderson trained Jonbon who will be the pick but only if there are signs on day one that all is well with his stable following his nightmare Cheltenham. Henderson has run nothing of real note since and with Jonbon missing Cheltenham will hopefully come here a fresh horse. He’s stepping up to 2M 4F for the first time but was a 15L Irish point to point winner over 3M so I don’t really see that as being an excuse. He will also have to jump better than he did when last seen at Cheltenham but he is a class performer who’s won 12 of his 15 starts having been runner up in his three defeats. Ryanair one - two Protektorat and Envoi Allen will have their supporters along with last years winner Pic D’Orhy but a fit and healthy Jonbon can score and put a smile back on the master of Seven Barrows.   JONBON 1 point win @ 5/2 bet365   Aintree 4.05 The day’s race over the Grand National fences is the 2M 5F Topham Handicap Chase in which we have a strong field of twenty five lining up. Last year’s winner Bill Baxter, from the in form (a double on Tuesday) stable of Warren Greatrex can run well although he’s shown very little this season, including last time when well backed on his favoured ground and is scant value at around the 9-2 mark. Harry Redknapp’s Shakem Up’arry won the Plate at Cheltenham and even with a 6lb rise can also be competitive for Ben Pauling and Ben Jones. Buckinghamshire trainer Stuart Edmunds has had his string in excellent form for a while now and his runner here Arizona Cardinal is an interesting runner. An easy winner at Leicester and Ludlow on soft ground this year (rising 14lb) this race was mooted after the victory at the latter track by his owners and he could be some each way value in a wide open contest.   ARIZONA CARDINAL 1 point each way @ 12-1 William Hill 1/5th 123456   Aintree 4.40 Nine staying novice hurdlers face the judge for this Grade 1 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle. The best form is brought to the table by Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Man who ran a stormer in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham when runner up, having been run down on the run in, by the 33/1 outsider Stellar Story. He had the Willie Mullins pair Dancing City 7L behind in third and the favourite Reading Tommy Wrong (pulled up) behind that day and can confirm that form under Kielan Woods. The interesting runner, especially if Nicky Henderson’s runners have run well coming into the race, is the Mrs J Donnelly owned Shanagh Bob who we haven’t seen since he won a Grade 2 at Cheltenham over today’s distance back in December. He missed, like all of Henderson’s stars, the Cheltenham Festival and will come here a fresh unbeaten stayer who’s won twice on soft ground. He’s worth a saver.   THE JUKEBOX MAN 1 point win @ 7/2 Betfred SHANAGH BOB 1 point win @ 9/2 Betfred   Aintree 5.15 Day two of the Grand National concludes with a nineteen runner 2M 103 yard conditional jockeys’ and amateur riders’ handicap hurdle. Plenty can be given a chance including Olly Murphy’s Go Dante who will love the heavy ground although he will have to overcome a career high handicap mark of 134. The horse which attracts me is the Ben Pauling trained Densworth who appeared to show much improved form for a wind operation when running away with a handicap hurdle on heavy ground at Doncaster on his re-appearance. It was a race where only four hurdles were actually jumped but you couldn’t be anything but impressed by his 16L victory especially as the horse back in second, his stable mate Getaway Drumlee, ran out a easy 17L winner himself later in the month at Fontwell. Densworth ran in this race last year as a 20-1 chance when pulling up, coming back with a dirty trachea wash according to his handler in a recent Aintree preview. A 10lb rise may not be enough to stop him from running well each way in a highly competitive handicap especially as his jockey Beau Morgan takes off 5lb thus halving the additional weight. Charlie Byrnes is a trainer to be feared and his runner here Maidenstreetprince was alongside, although not going as well, as Sir Gerhard when falling two out at Cork 12 days ago and when you consider that one is rated 155 it is possible that he could be very well treated off of just 128 today. He is worth saving on.   DENSWORTH 1 point each way @ 10-1 bet365 1/5th 12345 MAIDENSTREETPRINCE 1/2 point each way @ 6-1 William HIll 1/5th 12345    

220 ain't 
Might I  8.9 20/1 
Theatre man. 8.7 11/1 
Kateira. 8.4  8/1 
Spring Well bay. 8.0 
Icare Allen. 8.0 
Very difficult race ....kateira is fav and sets the standard so as you can see in comparison the top 2 look very good value bets. . .I'll try 5pt Ew both 😁 

1.55 south 
Split the profit seemed to run a good time over the 5f south two runs ago and wouldn't have liked the 6f chelm last time ....a return to his favoured conditions should be to his liking ....hopefully he will run better today 
Split the profit  5pt win 4.1 Betfair 

1.55 south 
Split the profit seemed to run a good time over the 5f south two runs ago and wouldn't have liked the 6f chelm last time ....a return to his favoured conditions should be to his liking ....hopefully he will run better today 
Split the profit  5pt win 4.1 Betfair 

1.55 south 
Split the profit seemed to run a good time over the 5f south two runs ago and wouldn't have liked the 6f chelm last time ....a return to his favoured conditions should be to his liking ....hopefully he will run better today 
Split the profit  5pt win 4.1 Betfair