31/5 /2013

Evening sportsfans!! well what a day today was for followers!! vainglory lead the charge going in at a tasty 12/1 followed by places at both 8/1 & 18/1! the nap disappointingly was a n/r but that gave us over 150pts profit to our advised bets today & its safe to say that day one of the meeting got off to a flyer! :-) hopefully the good form can continue tomorrow...

2pts e/w CAPTAIN DUNNE 3.15 epsom (nap) 7/1 bet365

what a credit to connections this horse has been over the years & he ran a cracking trial for this last time out at chester when just overhauled in the final furlong.the handicapper has left him alone & he can blast out here from a very good draw & show the younger generation the way home.he won this race back in 2011 off a 10lb higher mark so he looks very well treated here in my opinion.

1pt e/w GALILEO ROCK 4.00 epsom (nb) 33/1 ladbrokes

an ambitious selection but let me explain..firstly i cant have the favourite dawn approach on my mind at all so lets look at in laymens terms.. the horse has never run over the trip, not even close to it with a mile being the furthest hes gone upto now. so then the next thing you have to look at to see wether it will stay is the pedigree & thats what i'm baseing my decision on as the dam side of his pedigree is miler after miler..theres no stamina influence at all to back him up running over the trip & galileo doesn't have the best record over 1m 4f with his prodginey either.this brings us on to our selection & by the name you can guess hes by galileo but the difference here is on the dam side hes by grecian bride which makes him a three parts brother to the classy stayer sadlers rock & he will appreciate every yard of this trip.i said with our oaks selection that she would be running on when others have cried enough & the same applies to this lad.he ran a cracker on his return in the sandown classic trial when staying on behind sugar boy & had subsequent dante winner libertarian 8l behind giving the form a solid look & he will have come on a ton for the run.due to the fact hes from a family that improve with time & distance he looks cracking value to run a place at the very least & it looks like john magniers son in law could well upset the ballydoyle raiding party tomorrow & wayne lordan is a top quality big race pilot in my opinion.

0.5pt e/w double

many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian

30/5/2013

Evening sportsfans!! straight into tomorrow as its oaks day!! theres something about waking up on the morning of a classic with a spring in your step..hopefully we can find a few winners..

3pts e/w LICENCE TO TILL 2.10 epsom (nap) 14/1 paddy power

2pts e/w THE LARK 4.00 epsom (nb) 18/1 bet365

1pt e/w PENITENT 2.45 epsom 8/1 william hill

1pt e/w VAINGLORY 3.20 epsom 12/1 bet365

0.5pt e/w yankee

from the top the nap comes here 6lb below his last winning mark which was only last summer & looks cracking value here.hes weighted to turn around recent form with both area fifty one & blue surf and he certainly won't mind any rain either.the oaks looks wide open to me although i certainly wouldn't put you off the favourite as she looked a beautifully balanced filly to me when winning the lingfield oaks trial & she could well turn this into a procession but i've gone for a bit of value in michael bells the lark.she'll be staying on here when plenty of others have cried enough & the thing that struck me is the trainer won the race in 2009 with the owners sariska & this ones got exactly the same profile..won a back end maiden with minimal fuss & then re-appeared looking in need of the run placing in pattern company..and time will tell but i think that form behind winsili will turn out to be more than decent to be honest.our old friend penitent will love any further rain & he's a G2 winner dropping back in class & whilst he carries a penalty he's also been placed here by middleham park & they don't make mistakes, simple as that.vainglory was kept off the radar on his last run & looks on an attractive mark now.many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian

29/5/2013

Evening sportsfans!! a blank day on the blog today although we found a few winners throughout the day so those that follow my twitter feed hopefully had a few winners.lets see if we can nail a few tomorrow..

2pts e/w TRADER JACK 8.50 sandown (nap) 15/2 bet victor

this lad has by far the best form on offer here with his second behind grandeur (off levels) at goodwood being the absolute stand out for me as jeremy nosedas charge is now rated a whopping 108! he was then asked to give sir graham wade 9lb & ran a stormer to be beaten around 4 lengths as that ones now rated 107. he was then up against it yet again having to give weight to the improving amanda perrett charge blue surf (now rated 99) on his penultimate start & theres nothing of that quality here.the recent form of the roger charlton stable is a massive plus also as they've hit four winners & three places from there last ten runners & i fully expect this one to add to the total.

BLOODSWEATANDTEARS 3.00 brighton 4/1 bet365

PUTIN 4.30 brighton 8/1 bet365

CAYMAN FOX 3.10 hamilton 9/1 bet365

ALSAHIL 4.40 hamilton 14/1 paddy power

COPPERWOOD 5.55 lingfield 11/2 paddy power

0.5pt e/w lucky 31

i like all of these & they all should give a good account of them selves to be honest so i thought it was best to chuck them in a multiple & hope they land right!! :-)

once again the best thing to do is to keep an eye on my twitter feed as the ground is very unpredictable at the minute so last minute changes are inevitable i'm afraid. many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian

28/5/2013

Evening sportsfans!! with night racing most nights time is against me so i will try & post my selections every evening but you would be better of following my twitter feed @ianmallard whilst the evening racing is on.

2pts e/w BIG WAVE 3.00 nottingham (nap) 8/1 bet365

1pt e/w AMBITIOUS ICARUS 2.30 nottingham (nb) 16/1 bet365

1pt e/w AMAZING BLUE SKY 5.15 nottingham 14/1 bet365

0.5pt e/w trixie

all three like it here at the east midlands venue & it could turn out to be a nice little bet! ;-) the nap should be able to control things from the front & make all and amazing blue sky should also get an uncontested lead which he may be able to slip these from.

many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian

27/5/2013

Evening sportsfans!! well a day of what could of been really.. the nap was a n/r & then when your lucks out its out as the jockey on the nb forgot to remove the blindfold! now i dont mind getting beat fair & square if you make a wrong call but when you dont even get a run for your money its a bitter pill to swallow. the win lucky 31 didnt have any joy, a n/r being the highlite but the e/w lucky 31 found a nice 8/1 winner & a 12/1 place to go with it. we also had two finish fourth @ 20/1 & 25/1 respectably so it could of been a tasty day but ultimatly we came out with a loss, all be it minimal. i've got three i like tomorrow...

2pts e/w TRIBAL MYTH 3.30 leicester (nap) 12/1 bet365

1pt e/w JEDWARD 4.10 redcar (nb) 14/1 paddy power

1pt e/w HOT ROD MAMMA 3.10 redcar 16/1 ladbrokes

0.5pt e/w trixie

all three look to be on very winnable marks to me but the nap in particular will relish a return to this fast ground & i think i may have a walk up the course tomorrow & get stuck in. many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian

26/5/2013

Evening sportsfans!! a bumper bank holiday card & theres quite a few that i fancy after spending all day on tomorrows cards with there being no turf flat racing today...hopefully it will work to my advantage!! :-/

2pts e/w LADY CHAPARRAL 3.50 carlisle (nap) 10/1 bet365

2pts e/w NEEDY MCCREDIE 3.15 carlisle (nb) 6/1 bet365

0.5pt e/w double


DANDY 3.35 leicester 4/1 bet365

MODERN ROMANCE 4.05 leicester 7/1 ladbrokes

KING OF JAZZ 3.55 windsor 11/2 bet victor

SMART SPENDER 4.25 windsor 10/3 bet365

MUHARRER 4.55 carlisle 4/1 paddy power

1pt win lucky 31


COMMANCHE RAIDER 2.40 carlisle 11/1 bet victor

EXTRATERRESTIAL 4.20 carlisle 14/1 bet365

SMALLJOHN 5.25 carlisle 8/1 bet365

ORDERS FROM ROME 3.20 windsor 16/1 ladbrokes

ROBIN HOOD 5.30 windsor 14/1 bet365

0.5 pt e/w lucky 31

bank holiday monday & i'm getting my boots on tomorrow & getting stuck in..he who dares sportsfans!! :-)

regards
ian

24/5/2013

***SHOOT FOR A MILLION***

every saturday i will now be doing a shoot for a million section which is basically where i will select a small stakes multiple that if all land will pay a cool million....ambitious..VERY!lol but where on earth would we be without dreams?? now the suggested stakes will be affordable to all as it would be pointless doing it & putting up a £25 unit stake that people couldnt afford to follow so tomorrows bet is an e/w lucky 63 to 10p unit stakes.. her goes..

KNOWE HEAD 2.30 chester 11/1 paddy power

PEARL ICE 3.10 chester 13/2 paddy power

HARVARD N YALE 3.40 chester 9/4 paddy power

MABAIT 4.15 chester 12/1 bet victor

RAY OF JOY 4.40 goodwood 14/1 bet victor (really like this one!)

BOLLIN GRETA 4.00 YORK 10/1 bet victor

10p e/w lucky 63

i think i've got my sums right & if they all go in there might be a few millionaires about tomorrow evening!lol



Evening sportsfans!! a bumper card to kick off the bank holiday weekend & i've got a few races that i've been looking at which i will be previewing this evening..

2.55 york 5f C2 handicap

these warriors seem to take each other on week in week out & you'll probably get a different result everytime you run the race but the one that sticks out like a sore thumb to me is MAGICAL MACEY.he ran a cracker on his seasonal return behind ancient cross & he also gets healthy weight pulls with the winner & third that day judge & jury.that run will have tightened him up & he can make a bold bid from a prominent position here.

2pts e/w magical macey 16/1 ladbrokes (nap)


3.50 haydock 5f C1 Group 2

my play here is the lay of the day in reckless abandon. making his seasonal re-appearance here he was all speed at two years & the first question has to be has he trained on?? secondly will he handle the faster ground here as all his juvenile starts where on good or softer..i'm happy to take on a horse with so many questions to answer & on the fast ground i think sole power will carry on his upward curve & take this onto better things, he'll get the strong pace that he needs to come at tomorrow & he looks the banker bet of the day for me.

LAY: reckless abandon

BACK: sole power


2.20 york 1m 6f  C1 listed

the publics new darling of the turf mad moose comes here after running a cracker at chester but i think old moosey will have to bow down to a few of these.i'm on the Mccain runner ILE DE RE to bounce back to form here.he'll appreciated any further rain as the softer the better for him & he can lead this lot a merry dance here. i'll be more than happy to lay the favourite songcraft here as i don't think he has form strong enough to take this,simple as that. a C3 ripon conditions event is the best his current c.v. can offer & thats not good enough here to make him so short to be honest.

LAY: songcraft

BACK: 2pts e/w ILE DE RE 6/1 bet365 (nb) 


so two lays & three back selections for us tomorrow & hopefully we can get the bank holiday off to a flyer!! many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian