Hi all,
Nothing from me today. I don’t like punting at Southwell and Newcastle is an eight race “Jumpers Bumpers” card. Which doesn’t do it from a betting perspective.
Instead of a Tuesday selection. I have an each-way selection for Leopardstown on Saturday and an ante-post each way selection for the Cheltenham Festival.
Saturday February 6th
1:35 – Ladbrokes Dublin Chase – 2m 1f
I don’t see the Willie Mullins trained 9-year-old not winning the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Dublin for the second season running. However, the trainer has another potential runner who could get in to the places at big odds. The horse is Tornado Flyer. You can forgive the 8-year-old for his poor run over 3m here last time. He was ridden to get the trip, just didn’t stay and he’s better judged on his two previous runs. When running Min to a length in the Grade 1 John Durkan at Punchestown and trying to give nearly a stone to the progressive Daly Tiger in a valuable handicap on his seasonal return.
Granted he’s probably better over 2m 3f/2m 4f but he won a Grade 3 over 2m 1f last season and the drop back in trip is better than going over 3m that’s for sure. You can get 20/1 with Ladbrokes & Paddy Power for the Dublin Chase which looks a good each way bet.
1pt each way – Tornado Flyer -20/1 @ Ladbrokes & Paddy Power (both playing 3 places 1/5 odds).
Cheltenham Festival Ante Post Selection
Festival Novices’ Chase
Eklat De Rire had jumped well for a novice when making winning debut over fences at Punchestown. He put in an even better jumping performance when making all to win the Grade 3 at Naas on Sunday. Once again, he relished the heavy ground on Sunday. The Festival Novices’ Chase (formerly known as the RSA) is next on the agenda for the 7-year-old. He will come up against Monkish there. Now he will need to improve further to beat that one. However, he’s a smart recruit to chasing and the 14/1 available with Bet365 looks fair to me.
1pt each way – Eklat De Rire – 14/1 @ Bet365 (paying 3 places 1/5 odds).
There’s likely to be a few more weekend ante-post selections over the next few days so watch your inboxes.
Cheers
John