BBOTD Monday 31st December

[Blazing Bailey]

Last one for the year so we best make it a good'un! 2.00 Lingfield - Demoiselle Bond - 6/1 Bet365 BOG This is a horse that likes to lead which is perfect for Lingfield. I can only see one other potentially front runner in the race but fortunately the selection also has stall 1 meaning she should bag the rail from a good break. She has won over C&D and important she has won her last two 6f starts. I am out tomorrow so I have to take the early price but I will have my fingers crossed that she drifts to around 50/1 come post time or that BH bodges the figures in my favour! :lol

[cpo]

Re: BBOTD Monday 31st December 2.35 Punchestown King Vuvuzela 1pt win @ 12/1 Boylesports King Vuvuzela is one of the youngest horses in the line up and I think he is worth chancing in this race despite 3 very poor runs in handicaps so far. He has only had 8 career starts resulting in 2 wins, which have both come at this track. His bumper win instantly put him down as a horse to watch as it was very competitive and he had the likes of Don Cossack well behind him that day. The only other career run where he has ran well was over 20f at this track where he just got up on the line to dead heat for the win in a maiden hurdle earlier this year. The horse he dead heated with is Allure of Illusion who has since finished 6^th in the Supreme Novices and finished 2^nd in a grade 2 event. It does look as though he saves his best for Punchestown so I would expect him to be very competitive in this race tomorrow off a mark of 117. Michael Doran takes the ride on him and he takes off a handy 5lbs, which puts him on 112. I would be disappointed if he can’t at least make a race of it off this mark, considering the form of his 2 previous runs at the track. One slight worry is the form of the stable. Paul Nolan is struggling for winners at the moment and his horses aren’t running too well. All that being said, I do think this horse could be well handicapped here and he looks open to plenty of improvement.