I hope you all have had a very Merry Christmas so far… Decided to get the blog up for Boxing Day while the kids are busy playing with the empty boxes that their new toys came in and before the alcohol starts to flow!!
Plenty of racing to try and take in over the next few days, some of it top drawer, some not so. As usual we will have a NAP, NB & IWAC which will count towards our points but I will also be listing horses I picked out from across all meetings as a kind of shortlist, along with full cards for Kempton and Leopardstown…. these will not be added to the P&L win or lose (unless stated), they are just here as guidance on horses that stood out for me when working through the cards.
Here we go….
Kempton
12:50 Altior 13/8 WON (SP 11/8)
13:25 Antony 15/2 IWAC 1pt win Lost (SP 6/1) -1pt
14:00 Native River 2/1 NAP 3pts win Lost (SP 6/4)
14:35 Faugheen (not a betting race for me, hoping to see a good run as prep for March) WON
15:10 Don Cossack 9/4 NB 2pts win (Vautour is obviously a class horse but won’t peak until Cheltenham in March and is attempting this trip for the first time) Fell (SP 15/8)
15:45 Simply A Legend 10/1 2nd (SP 8/1)
Leopardstown
12:15 Ball D’Arc 5/1 Fell (SP 13/2)
12:45 Don’t Touch It 7/2 2nd (SP 3/1)
13:20 Jer’s Girl 4/1 2nd (SP 9/2)
13:50 Deano 11/1 SU (SP 7/1)
14:20 Treat yourself 9/2 Lost (SP 7/2)
14:55 Douvan (again not a betting prospect at the price, maybe worth adding to any acca’s) WON
15:25 Thirsty Work 9/2 Lost (SP 6/1)
Sedgefield 12:40 Nuts Well 7/2 Lost (SP 5/2)
Huntingdon 15:00 Take The Crown 2/1 Lost (SP 11/4)
Market Rasen 14:10 Ultimatum Du Roy 5/1 Lost (SP 7/1)
Wincanton 13:40 Ruacana 10/1 Lost (SP 7/1), 15:25 Quite By
Chance 8/1 WON (SP 10/3)
Wetherby 13:45 What A Good Night 5/1, 13:45 Apricot De L’Oasis 4/1 Abandoned
Wolves 14:05 Dougan 5/2 2nd (SP 5/2), 14:35 Take The Helm 5/2 Lost (SP 9/4)
Down Royal 14:30 Danielle’s Journey 9/2 2nd (SP 11/2) disq.
Limerick 14:10 Outlander 5/4, 14:45 Whistle Dixie 11/8 Abandoned