Best Bet Of The Day - Thursday 3rd July

[mowgli77]

Shampagne 7.25 Newbury One of only 3 distance winners in the field and one that will love good to firm ground if it stays like that by tomorrow night. I was at Ponty the night it won and was very impressed, it got sent into a Gp2 race after that and was not good enough but should be good enough at Listed level. Concedes weight all round but did exactly that at Ponty and was still staying on strongly up the hill and 6f looked ideal. Frogive it the last run and it has every chance, does not seem too well fancied. I can see there being 2 non runners so win bet only, hard to predict a price etc a day early but won't be around tomorrow evening at race time so have to put it up now. Also looked impressive in a Kempton maiden but that was over 5f.

[Trotter]

Re: Best Bet Of The Day - Thursday 3rd July 2.40 Haydock - Makshoof - 0.5 EW Class 4 sprint handicap - this fellow has run in four similar races this season and has been getting closer each time, beaten (in round figures) 8L, 6L, 3L, 2L...........he's getting nearer the front with each race ! Has dropped a few pounds with each run and down another 2 lbs today, now 6 lbs lower mark than his last win but not necessarily in decline, Good draw, low to middle..........should be plenty of pace around with 17 runners * and he can race prominantly but not exposed at the front. Top rated by Massey and Postdata..........that'll probably scupper the price............but showing at 10/1 in the RP forecast The clincher is his course form........2 runs, 2 wins, both over 6 furlongs in double-figure fields. * obviously there'll be at least 2 non-runners.......:unsure At race time I'll be in the dentists chair................:loon