Friday's Meetings Lingfield A/W 7 Races 1:30-4:40p.m. Market Rasen N/H 7 Races 1:50-5:00p.m. Chester Flat 7 Races 2:10-5:20p.m. Cork(E) N/H 7 Races 5:05-8:15p.m. Nottingham(E) Flat 7 Races 5:10-8:20p.m. Downpatrick(E) N/H 7 Races 5:20-8:35p.m. Ascot(E) Flat 6 Races 5:30-8:10p.m. Ripon(E) Flat 6 Races 5:50-8:30p.m. Racecards At The Races Racing Post Sporting Life Good Luck
In the Dee Stakes.... Housesofparliament is at around 9/2 on the early exchanges and I really like his chances of winning as a Ballydoyle second string. Nice reappearance where he was beaten by impressive stablemate debut winner BHUTAN (Keeping my eye on him for a St Leger or something) but looked like he would come on a tonne. Then won easily at Dundalk where he was really hitting top gear at the line, and I think he looks nimble enough to relish Chester, hopefully getting a good position from the plumb draw. He is a full brother to Foundry- a horse I really liked at Ballydoyle but who was interrupted by injury before racing in Australia later on.
Not info, but big word for Ice Age last night in the 2 30 @ Lingfield today 9/1, one of the owners was staying @ the Marriott last night and got talking to him and said it should win tomorrow and has had a fair wedge on it himself, plan was to give him a run there last week, then providing he came out well drop him back a bit in distance today, and he's come out really well and they feel it will get back to winning ways today.
Cheers for sharing Chelsea.This might brighten up your Friday-Kid wakes up from an anaesthetic and thinks he is a gangster from dubai!
He's fit and ready to go but we just dont know whether he will have regained his spark. The hope is that a return to hurdles and better ground will help him and he will be ridden more handy. On old form he would have a cracking chance off that mark but would be a big leap of faith to be backing him given hes not enjoyed his fences.... that said hes a big price and will be doing our best. Dickie and Aidan both had better offers in their eyes which tells you something. Charlie has alot still to run throughout May and would expect him to hit some form.
Morning, all. Like one today. It runs in the card commencer, across the county line, at Ascot. NIGEL (5.30 Ascot) – My regular readers will recall that this was one that I followed closely last term and although he didn’t oblige the old boy was runner-up on three occasions and did put up a few efforts that indicated potential. Was with old boy Gosden in those days and I know the family very well (Nigel’s not old boy Gosden’s) as he has such luminaries as Samuel and Duncan in his lineage whilst his dam, Deidre (what a lovely name for a dam by the way) was Listed placed. In the close season Nigel has transferred to Richard Hughes (same owners as before) and off 78 this eve you would have to think he has the ability to go very close in this valuable apprentices heat. One of the best in the business, in this sphere, Tom Marquand, has been booked whilst Dickie is in form as 3 out of his last 9 runners have won. Many of Nigel's relatives have improved with age and you must envisage that he would be capable of similar improvement now that he has reached the age of 4. You do have to take Nigel’s fitness on trust but I would imagine his handler would have him ready to run a big race as a win at Ascot is likely to ensure him plenty of headlines in his fledgling training career. Good luck, crew.
7:40 Ascot - Madrinho e/w (Not good enough for Class 1 end last season, but back to Class 2 here worth an e/w at 25/1 for small punt).
Barney, when I'm rich enough to benefit from Cams tax cuts for the County set policy, I'm going to buy a race horse, call it Corbynmania, and send to Nicky Henderson.
Chester is generating as much buzz as a bee hive in December here I see! Linguistic was well backed but as John Gosden said, wanted a more galloping track and he looked the best horse in the race to me from where he came and how he was finishing. Houseofparliament got squeezed for room a bit on the bend but had every chance to go by In the small straight, just couldn't catch the game winner, I think both 2nd and 3rd are the better horse still.
A good card for punting today due to decent meetings, good ground and lots to sort out a few good bets from. Chester 3.10 Dartmouth Looks a typical Stoute improving older horse, took a group 3 with ease last time and will possibly be seen after this in Group 1.
Chester 3.10 Dartmouth 5-4 3.45 Kachy 2-1 Likes the course and looks to have been pointed at the meeting as he has been before Nottingham 5.40 Poets Word 7-4 A very decent introduction behind a very decent looking horse, it will take a decent one to beat this selection today. Ascot 6.00 Jule in the Crown 9-4 Purely on the amount of money which has come for it, Group 1 entered and looks to have a bright future, will likely drift on course and hopefully win around 7-2 7.05 Ice Lord 3-1 Just turned over by well handicapped rival at Windsor and has a good chance of taking this. I really feel this is a two horse race andnothing else will get a look in, either Ice Lord wins or Cartmell Cleave does. I have backed Ice Lord to win and a reverse forecast. And that is today
Spotted one I like at Nottingham later in the 5.40 - Muntahaa 2/1 ran a lovely race on debut being beaten 2.25 lengths into 3rd by Sky Kingdom, that one running another very nice race at HQ Guineas weekend. The 2nd horse from this maiden, Mulk, won easily at Chester yesterday when going off a very strong favourite, albeit against very poor opposition. If Muntahaa has learned at all he will take the beating and he seems to have his support today too so hoping he obliges today for Gosden and Dane O'Neil.
A real outsider in the 6.30 at Ascot. Sunlit Waters won't win but a tote place or small E-W may give you some fun. Looks a very open maiden to me whereas the heat at Nottingham looks very hot.
5:30 Ascot Lady Of Yue 25/1 e/w- looked a horse to keep an eye on over staying trips and interesting that Stanford heads here out of the weights.
Cheers STH - I still can't see how Ice Lord didn't win as I thought it was a certainty. No excuse however beat fair and square. All the making of a cliff job for me that one now.....
