Best Bet of the Day Mon 1/9/08

[fintron]

Not been able to post much of late cos away on jollies, but found an internet cafe to have a little stab for tomorrow!! Kempton 5.30 Dance The Star - doesn't look to have beaten much on last two starts as the form of his maiden win at Windsor hasn't really worked out. LTO won off 77 at Lingfield, beating the 76-rated Brexca by 4 lengths. In turn that rival was 2.75 lengths clear of 74-rated Flash of Colour. So, on the basis of that form D Simcock's colt would look up against it running off 83 and stepping up in class tomorrow. However, the form that does offer some hope is a good third to Top Lock on his debut back in April. That rival has progressed well since, running credibly in group company with close placings behind Conduit and Campanologist at Ascot and then finishing second to Centennial, but infront of the well fancied Patkai, at Goodwood in one of the races switched from York. Its safe to say that Top Lock is a 100+ horse and although less impressive, Touchdown, the horse that split the pair in that Kempton maiden, did boost the form by winning subsequently (albeit in a low grade maiden). Dance the Star appears to go well on the surface, he'lll get the trip, and there could be plenty more to come from this lighly raced 3 yo. He was just over 2 lengths off Top Lock that day and that gives him a decent chance here if he continues to progress. Sporting Life Tissue price is 7/1. 1 pt win.

[Jonesy Knows]

Re: Best Bet of the Day Mon 1/9/08 Limelight 5.40 Folkestone @4.00 Paddypower GP - or greater price! Apt name considering J Guillambert should be getting more of it now last seasons joint top flat jockey Seb Sanders will miss the rest of the season after his fall yesterday. Sir Mark Prescott sends this one runner out to this meeting where he has a great 56% strike rate for 3 year olds and Limelight is a 3 year old. It has been running consistenly enough and the ground here could be key as the last time out over a distance it was rather bogged down in the mud! On a day of not much quality racing wise here in England and plenty of decent football matches distracting a lot of punters this horse may go under the radar and give us a fair price! :hope