Good Morning/Evening Racing fans, I hope you are well rested for a hectic weekend of racing and of course an even more hectic Christmas period coming up. We wont worry you about that just yet however as we focus on today and hopefully try and find some winners! They go to post in the feature meeting today at Ascot as they hold the Grade One Long Walk Hurdle and the Grade Three Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle. Supporting them is Haydock and Newcastle who hold jumps cards and the only flat meeting of the day is at Lingfield as they race on the polytrack, racing in Ireland is from Navan.
Before we get into things, a quick review of last week as we had a couple of winners at nice prices as well. First up Sam Winner jumped his rivals into submission and held off Le Bec in game fashion up the Cheltenham hill, he looks an ideal type for the 4 miler at the Festival. Our NAP also went in at 11/1 through Double Ross who left a disappointing run behind him at Ascot to land the December Gold Cup. More of the same this week please!!!
As always we have prepared a video for you covering the racing today with all of our fancies. Joining me this week is Adam Webb (@Adamwebb121) and Calum Madell (@Calummadell), hopefully we can find you a few winners. Watch the video by clicking the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvTA5gXJuKc
Now let's get down to business!
12:30 Haydock - Ahyaknowyerself
Dr Richard Newland could have a useful horse on his hands here after a good performance on chasing debut at Bangor behind the capable Open Hearted. Over hurdles he was even better and managed a rating of 147 but fell in the Greatwood when still going well but admittedly at an early stage. He jumped well first time over fences and was probably given a bit too much to do as well as giving first run to the eventual winner. At the finish he was only 2 and a half lengths behind Open Hearted but had put 20 lengths between himself and Lord Of House back in third. It was a debut full of promise and if he can build on that with the weight he receives added in then he'll be the one to beat. (9/4)
12:45 Ascot - Sybarite
After a press day at Nigel Twiston-Davies' yard there was one horse everyone wanted to take out of the day, that horse was Sybarite. He had lost his was badly in early 2012 but resorted to pointing and found that much easier notching up a few wins along the way. On his return to racing under rules he gave a somewhat laboured effort and steps up in trip today which will suit him down to the ground, as will a return to handicaps. As you will remember if you read this blog last week I made the point that Double Ross ran in a dry spell for the yard, Sybarite ran on that exact same day so I have no qualms about forgetting that run. The yard are back in great form again and Sybarite can refind his old form once again. (10/1)
3:00 Ascot - Houblon Des Obeaux
Venetia Williams drops her representative in trip today after running on in taking style for a good sixth in the Hennessy behind the reopposing Triolo D'Alene. For his efforts that day the handicapper has dropped him a couple of pounds down to a workable mark of 152 in ground he will absolutely adore. It will be interesting to see how they use him today, by that I mean what style of running will they adopt for the day. A strong pace will be a huge positive and it would be no surprise to see him go on and make the running to draw out doubts in other opponents stamina. Houblon Des Obeaux to run his rivals into the ground. (7/2)
3:40 Lingfield - Modem
Our last selection today comes on the polytrack at Lingfield which will make a change from the jumping action in testing ground. He was possibly a tad unlucky last time but will have learned a lot from his first try at the trip on only his fourth career run and on top of that he wore blinkers for the first time. He is up a pound for finishing 2nd to a more experienced and older rival last time but drops into a handicap for three year olds. That is a huge positive and in the capable hands of Andrea Atzeni can take all the beating today. (5/2)
NAP - Sybarite
Nb - Ahyaknowyerself
I hope you all have a great Christmas and thank you for reading my blog this year, I appreciate every single one of you :) We shall return on Boxing Day!
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