Best Bet Of The Day ~ Friday 16th

[BillyHills]

705 Aintree : Double Vodka EW Nice tricky meeting at Aintree, like the look of this full length handicap. Had my eye on Double Vodka this season especially with the trainer Chris Grant having his stable in good form for most of last and this season. The horse are well and expected this one to have been closer to winning one by now. Went up to rating of 133 when winning last March, didnt reappear until Feb this year as the ground is the key to this horse, had a couple of runs to get fit on softish ground and dare I say it, to get his handicap down a bit. First time he got his ground was in the Imperial Cup at Sandown and was well there turning for home and finished 9th behind Ashkazar. Then ran in another Class 1 race over an extra half a mile and seemed not to stay, they gave him another chance over a trip when finishing fourth at Ayr and this time it was obvious the trip was wrong. So, tonight he's back at the right trip, unless it hisses down all day in Liverpool the ground will be right, he's won over course and distance, he has the young lad Gillies taking another 7lbs off an already slipping handicap mark and its a Class 3 race which is his grade. Has an improving horse in Kings Head to worry about but apart from that the opposition is not that great. 14/1 in the Post and 16/1 on BF at the moment is just too big to let go by.

[PL_Crewman]

Re: Best Bet Of The Day ~ Friday 16th Newbury 3:55 Maxwil Maxwil won his last run by a head and another 6L to third place. He's been out a while but booking of George Baker looks a good thing to follow here. Four of last eight Wins & Places for jockey George Baker has been for trainer G L Moore. 5pts ew @ SP