The Brigadier Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Musselburgh 1.50 A six runner three year old class 3 handicap kicks things off today for the ITV team with seven races to be shown split between Musselburgh and Haydock. The Johnston stable have won four of the last five renewals of this race and look to have solid claims of improving on that record with their Too Darn Hot colt Individualism. He showed form in all four starts as a juvenile and ended up with a creditable fifth of 13 in a Newmarket novice stakes that has already worked out well with the winner and third both winning since. That run came on heavy ground so today’s terrain should hold no fears for him and with Joe Fanning in the saddle can open his account at the fourth time of asking. INDIVIDUALISM 2 points win @ 13/8 bet365 Haydock 2.05 A class 2 two mile handicap hurdle is the first from Haydock for the ITV cameras and features ten hurdlers. Top weight Brentford hope will love the conditions and should go very well although has been raised 5lb for his recent Newcastle win. Better value at the current odds may lie with the Dan Skelton trained Playful Saint who went down by just a neck to the re-opposing Milldam on his first run for a 366 day break at Stratford earlier this month. I confidently expect him to turn the tables on his old rival on 1lb better terms and with that run under his belt. Skelton still has his string in fine shape and is chasing Paul Nicholls in the trainers championship table. He can claw back £25,720 by taking this valuable contest. PLAYFUL SAINT 1 point win @ 4/1 bet365 Musselburgh 2.25 Nine go to post for this class 2 7F handicap. Katie Scott sends her seven year old Gweedore, who’s had two racecourse gallops, back here to try and win the race for the third year running but is now 10lb higher and maybe susceptible to an improver like the Karl Burke trained Poet Master. Burke has his team well forward this season and his Sheikh Obaid owned four year old has won three of his four starts including a valuable handicap at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting on good to soft ground when last seen in September 2023. A 8lb rise puts him on the 100 mark and he can strike gain before moving into pattern company. POET MASTER 1 point win @ 11/4 bet365 Haydock 2.40 A good sized field of thirteen line up for this 3M 58 yard class 2 handicap hurdle. The race has an open look about it with several holding chances although my eye is drawn to the Richard Phillips trained Picanha, a very lightly raced ten year old who’s won three of his 7 runs under rules (as well as an Irish point to point). There was plenty to like about his first run for 660 days at Newbury last month when fourth to Emitom (beaten 6 1/2L) with the winner and runner up, Kyntara both running with credit in the Pertemps Network Final at the Cheltenham festival to give the form a healthy look. Sure to have come forward for that run and with his trainer amongst the winners in the last fortnight he looks solid each way value. PICANHA 1 point each way @ 12/1 bet365 1/5 1234 Musselburgh 3.00 Just eight have declared for this £45,000 guaranteed 5F Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap. The one horse who stands out here is Karl Burke’s five year old Silkie Wilkie. He blew this race apart last year leading on the favoured near side rail and winning by 4 3/4L. He’s favourably drawn again in stall 7 near the rail and he can race today off of a mark 2lb lower than last year. His opponents looks rather exposed and the Middleham Park owned gelding will be hard to beat if in anyway near the same sort of form as last year. He will be ridden today by 7lb claiming apprentice Sam Feilden who has won on him before back in February 2023 at Kempton. He hopefully won’t have too much to do here other than point and go. SILKY WILKIE 2 points win @ 5/2 William Hill Haydock 3.15 The 2M 4F veterans handicap chase has attracted ten runners with the ten year old Champagne Mystery one of the front runners in the betting market and to my eyes the most likely winner. Trained by Tom George he’s a rare winner but he’s shown up well in his last two starts since rejoining George having had a spell with his son Noel in France. Fifth to Ga Law in a valuable Cheltenham handicap he then was a two length third to Golden Son at Kempton just 1 1/2L behind the subsequent dual winner Heltenham. A further drop of a pound by the handicapper is very welcome and in an open chase should be thereabouts under Jonathan Burke. CHAMPAGNE MYSTERY 1 point win @ 7/2 bet365 Musselburgh 3.35 A maximum field of fourteen for the day’s feature race the 1M 6F Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup. The Johnston stable have won this valuable handicap twice in the last four years and obviously mean business this season with four to be saddled. The best of which may be bottom weight Yorkindness but the one to beat is the James Owen trained Sweet Fortune. He was a dual 1M 4F handicap winner on soft ground last season for Ralph Beckett and since joining rookie trainer Owen has been sent hurdling and won novice hurdles at Plumpton and Catterick in good style. He’ll be fit, loves the ground and should run a big race under 3lb claiming apprentice Aidan Keeley. SWEET FANTASY 1 point each way @ 5/1 bet365 1/5th 1234 azzybear, black rabbit, anaconda69 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black rabbit Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Picanha 2 40 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt ew 12/1 - 3rd Guns And Glory 1 50 May/ 1/40th of a pt ew 33/1 Emiyn N/R Pink Legand 3 15 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt ew 16/1 Yes Indeed 3 50 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt win 7/1 Ballygeary 2 05 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt win 10/1 P/L + 177.30 pts Edited March 31 by black rabbit Brahmin, The Equaliser, The Brigadier and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-westwood Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 445 muss Ey up it's Maggie 8.4 16/1 Thornaby pearl. 8.2 Zargun 8.2 Son of sampers. 8.0 I'm not liking the ground tomorrow 😕....just this race stood out ....wide open and thornaby is short fav but computer says ey up it's Maggie is way overpriced so I'll try 5 PT Ew and hope it can place at least 😉 Brahmin, anaconda69, black rabbit and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-westwood Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 15 hours ago, richard-westwood said: 445 muss Ey up it's Maggie 8.4 16/1 Thornaby pearl. 8.2 Zargun 8.2 Son of sampers. 8.0 I'm not liking the ground tomorrow 😕....just this race stood out ....wide open and thornaby is short fav but computer says ey up it's Maggie is way overpriced so I'll try 5 PT Ew and hope it can place at least 😉 Meeting called off 😭😭 Bedlam, black rabbit, anaconda69 and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calva decoy Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 21 minutes ago, richard-westwood said: Meeting called off 😭😭 At least ITV have compensated with 2 races from Meydan & 1 from Cork taking Musselburgh's place . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-westwood Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) Meydan 225 Tuz. 8.9 15/2 Mouheeb 8.8 16/1 Sibelus 8.5 Leading spirit 8.2 5pt Ew top 2 @Zilzalian 1 Leading Spirit 132 2 Mouheeb 131 3 Tuz/Colour up 130 Wow ....that's snap 😂 Edited March 30 by richard-westwood Bedlam, Brahmin, maxironchin and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzybear Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 daring prince 12.05 france black rabbit and The Equaliser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzybear Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 asfan al khaledia 11.30 meydan The Equaliser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 AW selection Wolverhampton 7.00 ROAD TO WEMBLEY anaconda69, black rabbit, azzybear and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzybear Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 mcclaury 2.10 The Equaliser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brahmin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) Hi all, wish you well with your racing selections 🐎......for 'us' we will pick / choose from the 'wise owls' in thread today and have a dabble at Meydan 🤞...... Tower Of London, Eldar Eldarov & Siskany To Finish In The Top 6 In 12:40 Meydan @ EVS.... WON ( Eldar Eldarov NR ) Tower of London 5/2 WON 💷 ( Main bet ) Enemy 33/1 EW Sober 22/1 EW 4 places Star Of Mystery & California Spangle To Finish 1-2 any Order In 13:15 Meydan @ 7/2 WON Meydan 1.50 Forever Young @ EVS WON Mendelssohn Bay 10/1 EW Auto Bahn 25/1 EW 2ND 3 places Hay 2.05 Brentford Hope 5/2 WON ( Daily nap ) Meydan 3.10 Measured Time 5/1 Facteur Cheval 22/1 EW WON 4 places Tower of London / Auguste Rodin win double @ 9/1 Ryan Moore Treble - Sibelius (14:25) 👎 Luxembourg (15:10) & Auguste Rodin (16:00) To Finish In Top 4 At Meydan @ 9/2 😨 Auguste Rodin To Finish In Top 3 In 16:00 Meydan @ EVS 👍 a very profitable day at Meydan and UK racing 🐎 💷 .......just Auguste Rodin 'bombed out' for us to win a big double 😨 Edited March 30 by Brahmin maxironchin, richard-westwood and anaconda69 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glafy-ya-bassa Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 21 hours ago, black rabbit said: Picanha 2 40 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt ew 12/1 Guns And Glory 1 50 May/ 1/40th of a pt ew 33/1 Emiyn N/R Pink Legand 3 15 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt ew 16/1 Yes Indeed 3 50 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt win 7/1 Ballygeary 2 05 Hyd/ 1/40th of a pt win 10/1 P/L + 177.30 pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxironchin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2.25 Meydan Tuz Won by a mile here back in January. Well rated at the weight. anaconda69, Brahmin, Bedlam and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxironchin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 16.00 Meydan Auguste Rodin Best rated of the field. Good balance of youth and experience. Also O'Brien and Moore are proving more effective at their "foreign" adventures than before. black rabbit, Bedlam, anaconda69 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-westwood Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4 hours ago, richard-westwood said: Meydan 225 Tuz. 8.9 15/2 Mouheeb 8.8 16/1 Sibelus 8.5 Leading spirit 8.2 5pt Ew top 2 @Zilzalian 1 Leading Spirit 132 2 Mouheeb 131 3 Tuz/Colour up 130 Wow ....that's snap 😂 Tuz wins ..10/1 Bedlam, maxironchin, justice and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxironchin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 15.10 Meydan Measured Time 2pt EW Great record of wins and seconds in decent races. Good rating. Fast finisher. Bedlam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Margarettii Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4.30 fairyhouse - mint boy 16/1 ew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Margarettii Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4.40 cork - mickey the steel 14/1 ew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Margarettii Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5.05 fairyhouse - little mixup 50/1 ew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLARKE Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 18 hours ago, MCLARKE said: AW selection Wolverhampton 7.00 ROAD TO WEMBLEY Won. BSP 5.32 66 from 246, LSP 72.78 richard-westwood, black rabbit, harry_rag and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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