richard-westwood

Nice one ...it wasnt showing on my results .....on heavy ground im over the moon with any return seriously 

Well done Richard mate
Happy with my EW bet for a small profit too

Hope that wasn't a sore one richard, i have plenty spare burns cream from last year if you need any mate ok.

I thought you were right but hes been left in at final stage and only 12 runners left and hes one of them so looking promising now 

Snap, posted this a few days ago, how weird.
Classic Chase Betting: Heavy ground specialists needed for Warwick on Saturday 
 
Verdict:
Plenty of horses with a chance on their best form but I think its safe to go with those proven in the ground and can jump well. I like Foxbridge for obvious reasons, he has won three races in ground like this and is in good nick at the moment and will have a nice low weight to carry.
Of those at the other end of the handicap I like Alan Kings Sego Success. He looks an improved horse and actually welcomed a return to soft ground at Doncaster last time out. He will get his conditions here for sure.
 
Foxbridge EW 16/1 Ladbrokes
Sego Success EW 10/1 Betfred

coral ie chase
folsom blue   99.27
heathfield    99.25
ballycasey    99.21
folsom blue would be an interesting entry if they come here but looks more likely to run Saturday at the moment so ill keep an eye on that one for moment
heathfield looks an interesting contender for this ...looks to have all the the necessary form and ability and is coming to peak form now so the 16/1 looks very
interesting and good value ......ballycasey is also coming into form and is a decent horse on a good day ..holds n entry in gold cup and also entered for thystes chase next week so another to watch if confirmed for this .....at the moment an ew bet on heathfield looks best option for time being
heathfield   5 pts ew 16/1 b365
other 2 ....2 pt wins if they are confirmed

Possible race for doubling up ....some nice races this weekend but everythings a bit of a mess because all grounds ridibg heavy and snow forecast .   Ive passed this through the computer 
Coral ie hurdle sunday 
Good as gold   99.32
Ice cold soul   99.26
Cliff house   99.24
 
Very very difficult race ..no degree of confidence to bet in this as usually 24 +runners go to post .....but saying that im wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this good as gold ?? ..  at first glance he wouldnt seem like a good candidate ...especially for a double up attempt ....but he did win lto and thats a plus ...and closer inspection of that win shows he was rated 114 ...and pipped a 120 horse that day ..  pair were 6 lengths clear of third (rated 107 ....6 lengths =12 lbs =119 )...so the sums seem to hold up suggesting this good as gold could be a 119 horse     the mark he runs off in this race  .      Couple that with the fact hes top rated and his current quote of .. 25/1???.   Suddenly looks very interesting indeed ? .. . Will keep an eye on market and weather 

This game can be sexy as feck at times 

Fancy S.C too richard
Good Luck 

Well done again Richard!! Will be hoping for more of the same tomorrow 

Baron alco bravely lasts home  ....cracker ....wetherby called off ....other one was second ....nice day 35 pts profit overall .  .....actually its 40 pts cos just realised churchfield was non runner too 

Coto only 5th but Capelita was impressive winning 6L on the bridle. Another fantastic looking purchase by Appleby and connections.

South 230 
Cross fire  98.44
Coto   98.41
Best trip 98.35 
 
Trappy race ..cross fire has the best form overall and conditions to suit ....im slightly surprised to see him fav but just shows bookies fear him too ...coto has decent ew chances and looks the most likely to benefit should the fav fail to fire ....
Cross fire  3 pts win 7/2 pp
Coto  1 pts win 7/1 bet365

The computer condenses speed ratings class and makes a hcap up .....then converts the combined rating to a figure as close to a 100 as it can .....although the figures seem close about .5 equates to about 2lbs or a length so in the above vullage vic was being equated as 1 length superior to tenor nivernais even though the ratings look close .... it just helps having them closer ......this race was particuly close though ...five of the top rated finished first seven home ....thats how close it was ..!!
In the above race the hcap and speed ratings were average to good for village vic but todays weight meant he could potentially improve somewhere between 13 -21 lbs and he actually improved around 17 lbs by the looks of it ..so smack in the middle .....his ratings were based on carrying in the 11st plus catergory and he was carrying 10 st so he wss dropping around somethin like 17 lbs .....even though he was effectively up 7 lbs in hcap the horse itself was just thinking feck me I feel light today .....??....the computer will spot that I probably wouldnt ..lol

15 pts carried over from earlier  in week ... ill top it up to 20 pts and try for a double up on top 3 rated ...big open race but worth a shot 
Annacotty  8 pts win 9.5 betfair
Village vic 6.5 pts win 10/1 corals
Tenor nivernais 5.5 pts win 12/1 willh
 

Excellent aim wins nicely ...and jockey her first win ....nicely done 

That made for comfortable watching. Cheers and well done Richard. 

Good call ...decent horse hes done well 

Must admit i like Tea For Two Richard, definitely a big handicap in him this season i reckon.
Trainer won it with Diamond Harry and Aubusson in the past.
Will have a proper look tomorrow.
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Great stuff Richard!
Was on for a 5 grand each way treble in the next if Irish Cavalier held on though.  
Thought he was the winner trading at almost 1/2 in running and I hope he held onto 5th.

big race thoughts and form ....
just finished rating current declarations ....risky to bet at this stage as usually only 20 go to post and currently 28 runners but some decent prices on offer so ill chance it before the value evaporates 
annacotty    99.21
boondooma  99.17
sound investment  99.12
kings palace     99.12
 
always a tough race to call and throws up shock results but some decent value in the top two here ...both lightly raced fast improvers ...just the type that does well in this ...boondooma is vying for favourite around the 8/1 mark and that looks very fair ......annacotty ran a fabulous race at chelt and returns here just 3 lbs higher so has to have outstanding chances if reproducing that .....20/1 just looks amazing value and looks overpriced .....nice value bets in an open race .....just hope they both run 
annacotty  5 pts win 20/1 corals 
boondoona   5 pts win 8/1 corals 

105 chelt 
Keel haul     98.87
Sew on target   98.86 
La vaticane    98.81 
La vatixane sets the standard here as fav around 7/2.....will be hard to peg back as has a lot in his favour ....but top two are just too big priced to ignore ....both will have to be at their best to win this and neither is guarnteed to do that but when on song both are fully capable so just down to luck which one will turn up .....nonetheless ...good value bets 
Sew on target  2 pts ew  11/1 stanj
Keel haul    2 pts ew 25/1 boyles 

richard.........Can i just remind you that Christmas is just around the corner, so need a bit more than the above.
Thanks and Merry Christmas 
 

150 donc 
bigtime   98.98
withernsea   98.94
adams ale    98.91
predominance  98.86
 
interesting big hcap .predominance is fav ...lightly raced and possible improver but in a 22 runner race a 4/1 quote looks dire value  .... adams ale is quoted at 25/1 but hes best at 5f ....can stay 6f but this 7f is a huge question so no value even at big price .....bigtime and withernsea have good recent form ....have both recorded good speed ratings and look ready to run well ....prices of 12/1 and 14/1 are just what u want in such an open race ...nice value bets 
bigtime   2 pts ew  12/1 p.p
withernsea  2 pts ew 14/1 wh 

just rated the november hcap at donc 
misterioc     99.10 
zand      99.08
argus     99.05
just looking for a bit of value ....misterioc and zand are  closely matched in this .  argus is fav but on paper misterioc should  reverse  form at these  weights ....at twice the price of the fav he looks fantastic ew value  .....zand is more  of a speculative bet ...has been running well on the a.w so no guarntee he will hold form on turf especially soft but zand has run well on turf and is very nicely weighted in this so definate chances if acting and johnston no mug especially in races of this type .....both good value bets in big race 
misterioc    2 pts ew 12/1 lads 
zand  2 pts ew 16/1 lads