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The Brigadier

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Ayr 1.15
The first of five races covered by ITV is the 2M 1/2F Scotty Brand Premier Handicap Chase with just six runners going to post. Paul Nicholls’s Sans Bruit did us a favour at Aintree when given a peach of a ride from the front by Bryony Frost who came home 4L to the good and despite a 10lb rise in the weights he may still be well handicapped on his back form in France. Expect Frost to employ the same tactics and if getting into a good rhythm will be tough to pass. Willie Mullins sends a formidable team to the West Scotland track and his Uncle Phil maybe the one to chase the selection home.
 
SANS BRUIT 1 point win @ 3/1 BetVictor
 
Newbury 1.30
It’s Greenham Stakes day at Newbury and proceedings kick off with the 1M 4F Group 3 John Porter Stakes which has attracted ten runners. Ground on the easy side are very much in the favour of the front two in the betting, William Haggas’s Hamish who has to shoulder a 3lb penalty for his group 3 victories last year and John & Thady Gosden’s Arrest who was last seen when finishing runner up in the St Leger at Doncaster. The Gosden runners have all been seen to be needing a run this week but the vibes are strong for this Frankel four year old and he’s the pick.
 
ARREST 1 point win @ 11/8 William Hill
 
Ayr 1.50
Thirteen face the judge for the class 2 3M Novices’ Champion Handicap Chase. Willie Mullins’s Sharjah heads the weights in his first handicap chase and shouldn’t be dismissed despite the big weight. Richard Bandey has his string in good form and he can take this with his MacLaine who looks favourably weighted towards the bottom of the weights. Formerly trained by Oliver Sherwood he’s shown promise for his new trainer with his latest victory at Newbury coming over the furthest trip he’s tried in his career over 2M 6 1/2F where he was strongest at the finish passing the line an eased down 3 1/2L ahead of his field. A rise of 8lb will make things tougher for him but with his stamina drawn out further he looks a good value each way bet in a competitive contest.
 
MACLAINE 1 point each way @ 10/1 bet365 1/5th 1234
 
Newbury 2.05
Just six three year old fillies go to post for the Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes with the highest rated being the William Haggas trained Relief Rally who isn’t certain to stay this trip of 7F mind and is opposable. John & Thady Gosden could be in for a good day with Arrest in the John Porter and can take this with their Frankel filly Regal Jubilee who will certainly enjoy any ease in the ground having won the listed Montrose Stakes on heavy ground at Newmarket last backend. Marco Botti has taken charge of a decent unbeaten Italian filly in the shape of Folgaria and she’s very hard to assess having won five times in her native country last year including in Group 3 and 2 company.
 
REGAL JUBILEE 1/2 point win @ 5/2 bet365
 
Ayr 2.25
We have a good turnout of fifteen runners for the Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle which is a handicap run over a distance of two miles. Last year’s winner Rubaud heads the weights but is 13lb higher now than last year’s victory and has it to do. Willie Mullins has three stabs at the race with Paul Townend presumably choosing Bialystok over Westport Cove and Alvainy although he was 19L behind L’Eau Du Sud in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham last time and I can’t see any reason why he would turn the form around despite a pull of just 3lb. Dan Skelton trains L’Eau Du Sud and he’s put up two excellent efforts in defeat in the Betfair Hurdle (2nd to Iberico Lord) and in the aforementioned County Hurdle (2nd to Absurde). A 3lb rise in the weights is unlikely to stop him from being highly competitive again and he is the one they all have to beat. Nicky Henderson has his string in great shape now and his First Street is worth a small each way saver. 8th in this last year he has a 20lb pull for 18L with the winner Rubaud and looked back to form when third to Lossiemouth in the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham when last seen in January. He’s also had a wind operation since last seen and can run well.
A tough race but L’Eau du Sud is the selection.
 
L’EAU DU SUD 1 point win @ 4/1 Coral
FLEET STREET 1/2 point each way @ 12/1 bet365 1/5th 1234
 
Newbury 2.40
The trial for the 2000 Guineas is the Greenham Stakes run over 7F and we have a field of eleven. Ralph Beckett’s unbeaten Zoum Zoum heads the market but looks far too short in my eyes for a horse that on official ratings is only third joint best and joint seventh best on Timeform ratings. Even though he is very promising I can’t be going near him at his current odds of around even money (big drifter since published.) The value bet may be Adrian Keatley’s Ballymount Boy who showed good progressive form as a juvenile finishing runner up in group races won by Vandeek and Indian Run and ended the season with a listed win at the final Doncaster meeting on heavy ground. James Doyle takes the ride for his new employers Wathan Racing and can be backed each way.
 
BALLYMOUNT BOY 1 point each way @ 8/1 William Hill 1/5th 123
 
Ayr 3.00
Next up is a class 2 3M 70 yard mares’ handicap hurdle which has attracted a field of eleven. Willie Mullins saddles three here in his quest to maintain the advantage in the British jockeys championship and with A Penny A Hundred the pick of stable jockey Paul Townend she looks the one to be with. The lightly raced five year old is asking her handicap debut but has looked useful in winning a bumper and a novice hurdle before being placed in listed and grade three mares company. She was a 66-1 chance when not being disgraced in fourth (beaten 20L) in a grade one mares race won by the smart Jade De Grugy three weeks ago and a mark of 133 seems fair enough. The Dan Skelton runner Coco Mademoiselle (Chepstow novice hurdle winner last time) and Paul Nicholls’s Larchmont Lass look dangers but this can be one for the Irish maestro Willie Mullins.
 
A PENNY A HUNDRED 1 point win @ 10/3 bet365
 
Newbury 3.15
The big handicap of the day at Newbury is the 1M OLBG Spring Cup with a big field of 21 spread across the straight track. As you would expect it has a wide open look about it. Lincoln Handicap runner up Lattam looked a tad unlucky to me and can confirm that form with the third Navarro, fourth Alpha Crucis and seventh Thunder Ball and run well. Julie Camacho is not really firing at the present and for only that reason the selection is the Richard Hughes trained Real Gain. Hughes has been in unstoppable form recently winning with 7 of his 20 runners at time of writing and he took a handicap at Newmarket apart last September off of a mark 11lb lower than today’s on fast ground. He’s been gelded since last seen and he has to prove his effectiveness on softer ground but he wasn’t disgraced on soft group in a Group 3 when last seen and can reward an each way wager in a wide open mile handicap with a small each way saver on Lattam.
 
REAL GAIN 1 point each way @ 14/1 bet365 1/5th 12345
LATTAM 1/2 point each way @ 10/1 bet365 1/5th 12345
 
Ayr 3.35
A near maximum field of 26 line up for this year’s renewal of the 4M Coral Scottish Grand National. There’s plenty here who will struggle at the trip with five of the six Willie Mullins having stamina to prove with Mr Incredible the exception although he’s hardly had the best prep for this having unseated at the chair in last weekend’s Grand National. My short list include Sara Bradstock’s Mr Vango who stays so well having won the Devon National by a staggering 60L prior to a creditable third in the NH Chase at Cheltenham won by subsequent Grade 1 winner Corbetts Cross. He holds decent each way claims despite a 3lb rise. Out and out stayer My Silver Lining ran a stormer in the Midlands Grand National finishing third to the re-opposing pair of Beauport and Mr Incredible and can come out best of those who finished ahead of him over this 2F less distance. My main fancy though has to be the Jamie Snowden trained Git Maker who is stepping up in trip here but has always looked an out and out stayer throughout his career. He’s only gone up a pound for finishing runner up to the handicap blot that was Inotherwayurthinkin in the Kim Muir with 18L back to the third , the re-opposing Whacker Clan. The winner has gone on to win a grade 1 at Aintree to frank the form and had he not been in the race at Cheltenham we would be looking at a 18L winner of that race who would have gone up an awful lot more than 1lb. As long as he stays he looks easily the best handicapped horse in the field. I’ve managed to tip/back the Irish National and Grand National winners this year in Intense Raffles and I Am Maximus and my main pick for the Scottish version is Git Maker with each way savers on My Silver Lining and Mr Vango.
 
GIT MAKER 2 points each way @ 8/1 bet365 1/5th 123456
MR VANGO 1/2 point each way @ 16/1 Betfred 1/5th 123456
MY SILVER LINING 1/2 point each way @ 16/1 bet365 1/5th 123456
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Brahmin

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Fascinating read above from @The Brigadier and right now it pays to go with 'inform' trainers ie R Hughes etc!......

 

From Mondays message below on thread and so far so good 🐎 👍......plus add on day 1 at Newbury

'' ps.... the 3 day Craven meeting starts tomorrow at Newmarket and if our friends hear / back anything of note, then will post it on here like last year with some nice big priced winners from them during the flat season 👌 ''  

 

Wish all well and good luck with racing Saturday 🐎 🤞 as 'we' on Grandparents duty ( after Mr Brahmin that is has bashed a white ball around a field lunchtime  🙄 ⛳ )

 

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black rabbit

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Forza Orta                                             7 05 Ths/               1/40th of a pt ew  20/1

Expressionless                                     5 00 Neb/              1/40th of a pt ew   16/1

We'llhavewan                                       3 35 Ayr/               1/40th of a pt ew    44/1

Iron Bridge                                            3 35 Ayr/               1/40th of a pt ew    33/1

Racingbreak Ryder                               3 15 Gw/               1/40th of a pt ew    36/1

First Street                                             2 25 Ayr/               1/40 th of a pt ew   14/1

Fast Tara                                                2 45 Cur/               1/40th of a pt ew    22/1

 

 

P/L   +  177.35pts     

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MGC

MGC

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705 Thirsk 

To Catch A Thief 3/1 on stats

Haggas for owner in 2023 8 from 21, with 4 2nds, 4 3rds.

E Oppenheimer at Thirsk 2023, 1 from 1.

Haggas sends one to Thirsk tomorrow and Cieren Fallon rides.

Fallon on Oppenheimer horses 2022 2/6, 2023 5/8.

Haggas at Thirsk 2022 5/11 45%, 2023 2/6 33%.

 

GB Flat last 5 seasons Jan 2020 - Dec 2024GB Flat last 5 seasons Jan 2020 - Dec 2024GB Flat current season Jan 2024 - Dec 2024IRE Flat last 5 seasons Jan 2020 - Dec 2024IRE Flat current season Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
 
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richard-westwood

richard-westwood

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On 4/18/2024 at 9:03 PM, richard-westwood said:

Newb 315 

Lattam 8.9 10/1 

Navagio. 8.9 10/1 

Real gain. 8.9 14/1 

3 wAy tie ....prices are bet365 are great currently compared to others ...so posted early ......and forecasts all 3 

Wow 

..that was a bit of a head scratcher race ....no where to be seen .... 1.5 PT profit on the day ....it's still more than I started 🤣

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Brahmin

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😱 👍 soooo close but still a 'winner' coming 2nd by a nose! ......yes its 'Blonde logic' as i had Surrey Quest in our Scottish National sweepstake in our Salon, so enough to pay for 2 x Bottles white wine to go with our Indian takeaway this evening 👌..... as we unwind from day of Grandparents duty 🙄

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