Kempton / Market Rasen Sunday 22nd January

A few for today, would love to have another Sunday like last week at Kempton.
Mainly short price favourites, but I picked them on form and stats, then checked prices after.

Kempton -

2.50 – Nibani 4/1 (unplaced)

3.25 – Shauna’s Spirit 9/4 (unplaced)

3.55 – Fire in Babylon 9/4 (2nd)

4.25 – Hazzard County 15/8

4.55 – Vhujon 5/1 (each way)

I looked at Bold Ring in the 2.20, as I was on last time when 2nd by a neck at 10/1.  Beaten by Fedora, they are up against each other again today, but Fedora is 3lb lighter, and has won 2 of her last 3 times at Kempton.
Fedora is 9/1 today, Bold Ring 10/1,  Could prove to be each way value – slight preference due to weight on: Fedora.

Bottom weight Mataajir could be interesting in the 2.50.  I’ve backed him last 3 times, and he’s won twice and 2nd once.  Up in distance and class again today though, but in all his recent races he’s finished strongly and found an extra gear.  The weight advantage against Nibani is big and could be a massive advantage, but it’s basically into the unknown, and 3/1 second fav seems short to me.  I would like to see him win though for trainer Derek Shaw.

Market Rasen -

2.30 – Book Em Danno 12/1 (risky each way) (unplaced)
Reasons have been outlined on my Twitter earlier.

These are just my views.  Doesn’t mean I’m right.  If you take any notice hopefully they gain you a profit.
Thanks for looking

Prices were last night with Bet365 (best odds guarantee)

Good Weekend for Winners

I didn’t do a Blog update this weekend with my bets, but I did post some on my Twitter page.  They were the 2/1 Derby & Hull Double.
It was originally a near 5/1 Treble, but the MK Dons match was postponed due to the weather.

I also gave Stevie Gee (plus the straight forecast with Desert Strike), and Oratorian for Kempton and Jack The Bus today.
I’m glad some people took notice and did them and got a pay out from the bookies.

I feel there should of been another winner, and genuinely not making excuses, but Raul Da Silva got the tactics all wrong on Storm Runner.  Dropping the horse out last and expecting it to win.  The horse did a tremendous job to actually get 3rd, the way he cut through the field and battled strongly, but the finish line came too soon.

My full set of winners are listed below, with some of the betting ‘slips’.

Saturday Football:

12/1 Double
Liverpool v. Stoke – Draw
Aston Villa v. Everton – Draw

2/1 Double
Derby & Hull

18/1 European 7 Team Accumulator
PSG, Real Madrid, Porto, St Etienne, Cercle Brugge, Antwerp, Bordeaux

Sunday Horses:

Kempton (4 wins from 6 races)
Stevie Gee 9/4
Art Scholar 9/1
Fire in Babylon 11/2
Oratorian 6/4
(Fire in Babylon & Oratorian was in a 15/1 Double)
Big thanks to @FredEccles for flagging up Fire in Babylon last night

Navan
Jack The Bus 7/2

12/1 Draw Double

18/1 Acca.

15/1 Double

Sunday 8th Jan – Southwell (All Weather) 63 Photos – Horseracing

Here are my photos from Southwell on Sunday 8th January 2012.  (In race card order)
Click Photos for full size image.

NOVAY ESSJAY - George Downing

TUNZA THE LION - Noel Garbutt

SLATEY HEN - Nora Looby

BIRD DOG - Danny Brock

BIRD DOG Winners Enclosure

JOZAFEEN - Lee Newman

MI REGALO - Leonna Mayor

SO IS SHE - Dominic Fox

GENERAL TUFTO Winners Enclosure

NEWPORT ARCH

MAGIC MILLIE

JONNIE SKULL

HAYLEY TURNER

KIPCHAK - Hayley Turner

SOUTHWELL Winners Enclosure

SOUTHWELL RACECOURSE

MAGIC MILLIE - Ryan Powell

JONNIE SKULL - Danny Brock

NEWPORT ARCH - Michael O'Connell

BILIDN - Adam Kirby

MAGIC MILLIE Winner

FLYING APPLAUSE

FLYING APPLAUSE Close Up

MIEREVELD - Robert Winston

PUTIN - Leonna Mayor

VERBEECK - Adam Kirby

VERBEECK Winner

ONE MORE ROMAN - Amy Ryan

ISHIAMIRACLE - Danny Brock

KEY AMBITION - Dale Swift

KEY AMBITION

KEY AMBITION Winners Enclosure

ISHIAMIRACLE Close Up

BANDSTAND

BANDSTAND Rear

ACE OF SPIES

HAYLEY TURNER

ELHAMRI - Hayley Turner

MOTHER JONES - Joe Fanning

AVONROSE - Dale Swift

AVONROSE

LA CAPRIOSA

ACE OF SPIES - James Sullivan

GRANDSTAND

BOOKMAKERS

BANDSTAND Beats Dancing Freddy

LA CAPRIOSA and CHEERY CAT

DANCING FREDDY - Martin Harley

BANDSTAND - Justin Newman

BANDSTAND Winner

BANDSTAND Winners Enclosure

HAYLEY TURNER

1ST

SAKTOON

SAKTOON and Derek Shaw

SAKTOON - Joe Fanning

SAKTOON 2nd Place

SAKTOON

SAKTOON

SAKTOON Close Up

SAKTOON Winners Enclosure

SAKTOON

SAKTOON After Race Drink

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Here are a few other photos from our previous visit to Southwell on New Year’s Day:

SPARTILLA

JAMIE SPENCER

SPENCER

EVEN STEVENS - Graham Gibbons

Sat 7th Jan Horseracing + FA Cup Bets

SANDOWN PARK - pic: Telegraph

Welcome to my blog, the first selections for a couple of weeks.

A few horses below, I’ve done some as singles, and some in Lucky 15′s.

SANDOWN:
1.00 – The Strawberry One 5/1 (unplaced)
(Love of Tara 7/1 each way) (unplaced)
2.05 – Rileyev 9/2 (unplaced)
(Dave’s Dream 9/1 each way) (unplaced)
2.35 – Colour Squardon 15/8 (2nd)
3.10 – Hold on Julio 10/3 (Won)
3.10 – Master of the Hall 7/2 (unplaced)
3.45 – Alarazi 5/1 (unplaced)

LINGFIELD
12.40 – King’s Colour 11/4 (2nd)
2.45 – Capone 11/4 (3rd)
3.55 – City Legend 4/1 (Won – dead heat)

FA CUP FOOTBALL
Swansea, Doncaster, Stoke & Tottenham
Accumulator = over 8/1

Not advising you follow me on these, but I am hoping for some winners.
Thanks for looking.