richard-westwood

Ebor 
Top tug   99.01
Shrewd   98.98 
Antiquarian  98.93
Huge amount of value here in top two ....both have posted decent efforts recently ....Top tug especially looks nicely weighted in this and could run a big race ....Shrewd has a claimer on board but 7lb claim wil help if jockeys good enough and Clifford Lee is looking a fair claimer ....at 20/1 outstanding value in a wide open race ....
top tug   5pts ew 20/1 pp
Shrewd  5 Pts ew 20/1 pp

Rated this  
Caitlin Mohr   98.88
An saigdhur 98.84
Dream walker  98.81
Currently dream walker sets the standard after a narrow win lto but 7/1 in such an open race is a little cramped ....Caitlin Mor looks my idea of the winner ...has decent form recently when just behind dream walker before going on to place at listed level ....that's good form so the 14/1 with bet365 now he's scraped in off bottom weight is a bit silly ....of the others an saigdhur is progressive and might not be finished yet 20/1 is overpriced as well 
Cailin mor 5 pts win 14/1 bet365
An saigdhur 5 pts win 20/1 bet365 

Rated this  
Caitlin Mohr   98.88
An saigdhur 98.84
Dream walker  98.81
Currently dream walker sets the standard after a narrow win lto but 7/1 in such an open race is a little cramped ....Caitlin Mor looks my idea of the winner ...has decent form recently when just behind dream walker before going on to place at listed level ....that's good form so the 14/1 with bet365 now he's scraped in off bottom weight is a bit silly ....of the others an saigdhur is progressive and might not be finished yet 20/1 is overpriced as well 
Cailin mor 5 pts win 14/1 bet365
An saigdhur 5 pts win 20/1 bet365 

Tote Scoop6
No winner last week as everyone was knocked out after 3 legs.
Win Fund starts at £213,628 and the Bonus Fund stands at £62,371.
Last weeks place fund paid out £82.60 and there was 264 winners.
 
This weeks action;

 
Selections:
Leg 1: Chancery 12/1 Skybet (Scarlet Dragon)
Just a 19 runner handicap to start the ball rolling and plenty in with a chance. I like Chancery now he has dropped back down the handicap and the O'Meara yard is in better form. The likely favourite will be Scarlet Dragon who followed up a victory at Newbury with a fine 4th at Goodwood last time out. Yard is flying at the moment and looks sure to be involved.
Leg 2: Scottish 4/1 William Hill (Custom Cut)
Group 3 action over 9f and the Godolphin runner Scottish will be hard to beat. He has improved since joining Charlie Appleby and ran well at haydock last time out in similar company. David O'Meara has won this for the last 2 years and he saddles Custom Cut who has yet to show the form he was in last year.
Leg 3: Shraaoh 7/2 Skybet (Regal Monarch)
The Melrose handicap over the Ebor trip of 14f and the Sir Michael Stoute trained Shraaoh is the warm favourite. Ridden by Frankie Vettori he will have a lot of support and will be out to gain compensation for a narrow defeat at Goodwood recently. I prefer Regal Monarch out of the two Mark Johnston runners and Aidan O'Briens pair should also be on the shortlist in a wide open affair.
Leg 4: South Seas 5/2 Bet365 (Total Star)
The Group 3 Solario Stakes at Sandown is our next race over 7f and we have a dozen useful looking colts lining up. The favourite is South Seas trained by Andrew Balding, he has won his two starts at Windsor and Haydock. Eight of these won last time out and have bags of potential including Total Star who looks one for the shortlist.
Leg 5: Oasis Fantasy 7/1 Paddy Power (Revolutionist)
Both Fire Fighting and Oasis Fantasy line up again after their terrific tussle last time out. Ed Dunlops charge is better off at the weights on this occasion and should reverse that form now. The Mark Johnston second string Revolutionist shouldn't be ignored and looks value at a big price while Hugo Palmer's Bandar is chasing a hat-trick and is clearly improving fast.
Leg 6: Top Tug 20/1 BetVictor (Antiquarium)
The Ebor Handicap with 20 runners lining up for the 1m6f trip. A decent renewal led by the Godolphin runner Antiquarium who won the Northumberland Plate last time out at Newcastle. This is a different test but the horse is obviously in good heart and should go close off his revised mark. Alan Kings horses are in good form and he runs Top Tug, he moves up to this trip for the first time and could be dangerous of those towards the bottom off the handicap. He has good course form as well and looks a big price.
 

1st and 3rd ...wrong way round but who cares ...10/1 

Off and running ...boom

Nice one Richard. Some late money and a nice place.

Cork 555
Tithonus   98.79
Count of carabass 98.79
Interesting race ....huge support for the fav tithonus here at 7/4 but interesting runner in count of carabass who has same rating but looks poor on paper ....was 6th last time but average of 5  horses that beat him was 64 and he has been dropped to 47!,...as a result....odds 14/1....seems good value to me 
Count of carabass 3pts ew 14/1 generally 

625 cork
Clear focus   98.75
Enter the red   98.73 
These two have been running well lately and should handle conditions well ......lots of value in clear focus at 14/1 as he wascrunning well at 6f last time before fading at the 7f so return to 6f should be perfect ....il try ew doubles with above racevtoo
Clear focus 5 pts win 14/1 lads
Enter the red 5 pts win 11/2 lads 2 x
2 x 2pt ew doubles with 555 cork 

Cork 555
Tithonus   98.79
Count of carabass 98.79
Interesting race ....huge support for the fav tithonus here at 7/4 but interesting runner in count of carabass who has same rating but looks poor on paper ....was 6th last time but average of 5  horses that beat him was 64 and he has been dropped to 47!,...as a result....odds 14/1....seems good value to me 
Count of carabass 3pts ew 14/1 generally 

Just went to back Enter The Red, obviously a mistake on Betway's website because they had it priced at 151/2 rather than 11/2!! They let me have place a max of £5 ew, took the bet and then voided my bet haha 

Well done BH great shout. 

The Gurkha 
 
 

Well the one i wanted couldnt win but at least clawed a decrnt bit back on kimbrella ....fight another day 

Time for a good old fashioned gamble .....ante post bets gone down the pan ...always the risk ....55 pts returned today so il keep my stake money and try a double up with the profits for a big payout 
Gigaset international  
Mutawathea    99.28
Withersea  99,21
Suzie conniseur  99.19
At this stage it looks an easy choice to double up .....I was looking for a horse that got good form at the distance ..,speed ....and is nicely weighted ....muthawathea ticks all three .....I'm going to have to take a chance on the draw ....ideally I'd want a rail draw either side but at 14/1 bet365 are being very very generous so I'll risk 20 pts ew and go for a jackpot payout ....c'mon me beauty ..boooom
Muthawathea 20 pts ew 14/1 bet365

Time for a good old fashioned gamble .....ante post bets gone down the pan ...always the risk ....55 pts returned today so il keep my stake money and try a double up with the profits for a big payout 
Gigaset international  
Mutawathea    99.28
Withersea  99,21
Suzie conniseur  99.19
At this stage it looks an easy choice to double up .....I was looking for a horse that got good form at the distance ..,speed ....and is nicely weighted ....muthawathea ticks all three .....I'm going to have to take a chance on the draw ....ideally I'd want a rail draw either side but at 14/1 bet365 are being very very generous so I'll risk 20 pts ew and go for a jackpot payout ....c'mon me beauty ..boooom
Muthawathea 20 pts ew 14/1 bet365

Nice one Billy ...well done ...

Three bells wins ...nice price 55 pts returned 

Three bells wins ...nice price 55 pts returned 

....And i had 3 winners, Not that anybody cares, 

Ground caught a lot of them out tonight richard, all it's done is piss down mate
And they call this Summer, in Scotland that just means warmer rain
 

Sovereign bounty wins ...nice 

Well done again Richard, you're on a roll my friend 

430 bev
Tanawar   98.71
Sovereign bounty 98.70
Qaafaal  98.65
Very difficult race and not too much confidence but qaafal has been installed favourite at 7/2 but the other two are 5 and 6/1 so rate value bets against this fav ...small stakes in a difficult race
Tanawar  2 pts win 5/1 wh
Sovereign bounty 2 pts win 6/1 bv

Great stuff richard