We’v scoured the race cards for today but, as with yesterday, can’t find anything worth posting as a bet - we never put up tips just for the sake of it, only selections that we’re backing.
There’s excellent racing to come later in the week so we’ll be busy then - indeed we’ve got a strong fancy for a runner on Thursday, so we’ll have a morning update then.
We won’t have an update on Sunday but will be back on Monday morning.
Our Hennessy tip Ballyfitz started jumping poorly and was soon out of the race while Wee Robbie (2.05) was in the process of running a cracker before a horrendous fall four out.
However Denman’s success was great for racing - a superb effort.
While our heads are tuned into the Flat now, it was great to see tremendous performances from Dunguib and Notre Pere at Punchestown today - two top-notchers.
The Guineas meeting is approaching and we’re looking to get back on track after our 100% record on the Flat (alright, it was only one bet but it was a maximum win on Nautical!!) was spoilt by Indonesia’s defeat on Saturday.
If the prices are right, we should definitely be betting again this weekend so please keep checking here and your e-mail updates.
We were due to continue our waiting game today but word reaches us from our best bookmaking contact that Indonesia is worth an interest in Haydock’s 6.40 race.
He ’s a 6/1 shot with Bet365 and that’s worth 0.25 points each-way on account - click on the banner below to get £200 free bets (Paddy Power go 11/2).
Tim Walford trains the gelding and his stable is one that we rate very highly - it’s definitely a yard to keep an eye on, especially when in good form as at present.
Today’s bet should be the start of a much busier period as we approach all kinds of cracking meetings, including the Guineas and Chester.
Lots of fascinating racing in the last week at Newmarket, Newbury and Leopardstown so we’re making plenty of notes but keeping our powder dry until we feel the season has absolutely settled down and the form can be trusted.
Perhaps the most interesting winner of the last seven days was Fame And Glory in the Ballysax on Sunday - he looks a real Derby contender when one considers the slow start to the campaign by Aidan O’Brien and also the fact that he carried a Group One penalty.
At Newmarket, Fantasia and Delegator were impressive winners but it remains to be seen whether they repeat the performances at the Guineas meeting itself.
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Well, our last seasonal bet on the jumps was hardly the appropriate farewell after a very successful couple of months - we’re over £2,000 up since February but Arbor Supreme never looked like adding to that.
Now is the time for change however and the Flat season is really starting to come to the boil with Newmarket’s Craven meeting as always delivering quality runners.
We’ll forgive our Irish mole for Monday’s bum tip as he’s mostly brilliant (Mikael d’Haguenet and Ninetieth Minute at Cheltenham being recent examples.
We’ve no bets to offer you for Thursday but would advise you to set the video (alright, Sky+ it then) as there are lots of future winners to be noted at this two-day meeting.
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Our Grand National fancy State Of Play took a worrying walk in the Betfair market for the big race on Wednesday - let’s hope it’s ill-informed.
Our 25/1 each-way bet has looked great value as it was slashed down to as low as 14/1 with the bookies but today his odds hovered around 28/1 on the exchange.
The fear has to be that someone knows about an injury or setback but we can only keep our fingers crossed, as otherwise we’ve got a really good bet on our hands.
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Unlike our sister site Cheltenham Festival Tips, Bet On Horses is more focused on Flat racing than the jumps.
We will have bets over the sticks but the faster horses are the ones that excite us!
As all roads are leading to Cheltenham at the moment, we’re probably due a slightly quiet period but, rest assured, our ears and eyes are open and we’re evaluating a whole host of betting opportunities every day - we’re just waiting for the right ones to come along.
There’s one horse we’re looking at for Saturday but probably only a 40% chance we’ll invest currently - check back tomorrow to see if there’s an update.
Tony McCoy looks set to renew his big-race relationship with trainer Henrietta Knight when Calgary Bay takes his chance in the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.
McCoy seems unlikely to be claimed by his retaining owner JP McManus in the race so Knight has announced that McCoy is likely to replace Dominic Elsworth.
Calgary Bay is a general 6/1 shot for the two-mile novice chase championship.
Harry Findlay and his team have busily mopped up all the 6/1 about the owner’s Big Fella Thanks in Saturday’s Racing Post Chase at Kempton.
With previous leading market fancies Madison du Berlais and Can’t Buy Time withdrawn from the race, Findlay quite rightly saw the chance to grab a value price about the seven-year-old.
If successful, Findlay and trainer Paul Nicholls would be enjoying a second consecutive victory in this event following Gungadu’s triumph last year.
The Bet On Horses view would be that 6/1 would have been a lovely price but we wouldn;t be too sure about taking the current 3/1 available with many firms.
Let’s face it, we all love a bit of juicy racing gossip, don’t we? Even better if it’s a morsel of info that guides us to winners in the future.
We can’t guarantee that will happen every time but we’ll work on the premise that you’d like to hear what the ‘word is on the street’, as Huggy Bear would say.
More to follow soon …
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