Bets 27/10/2012

Woop. Landed another big winner over jumps with Sporting Boy couple of days ago, so hope that bodes well for today! I like the look of soooooo many horses so I could get a tad carried away. Will be piling into accumulators! There is a lot of hype about Kingsbarns and I hope it’s all true as I reckon I’ll lump on and look for a few trebles too.

Tom Pricewise Segal from the Racing Post has selected:

Doncaster 2.30 – Doc Hay 12/1 and Dungannon 20/1

Newbury 3.45 – Sir John Hawkwood 6/1

My long list of thoughts for today:

Doncaster 2.00 – Art Scholar 11/1 has had a tough schedule of late, but the Nottingham race has decent form lines with First Mohican and Swnymor. Goes well at Donny too, but this field is 20 big and not the easiest race of the day! Proofreader 5/1 looks a few steps ahead of the BHA.

Doncaster 2.30 – Captain Dunne 14/1 looks on a decent mark and looks in better shape now. Goes well over C&D as does Kaldoun Kingdom 25/1. Drop back to 5f will suit. Just hope I’ve picked right side of the track!

Doncaster 3.05 – I backed Van Der Neer 8/1 Antepost, but all the chat is about Kingsbarns 2/1 and all the money is for Kingsbarns. Ladbrokes have been avoiding this race all week as well and then opened at 6/4. Clue? I hope so.

Doncaster 4.10 – No telling how good Taayel might be as the form is rock solid, but I’ll go Lucky Beggar 10/1 as not keen on short price as not proven on ground

Doncaster 4.45 – Skilful 5/4 looks a solid favourite. Second in this last year and come here in great form!

Newbury 2.15 – Wow. Tough. Tentatively going with Glean 5/1. Aimed at this race and I think the Havana Gold form is the strongest.

Newbury 3.15 – Momalorka 9/2 gets Moore onboard today and takes step down in class. Great chance and officially highest rated.

Newbury 3.45 – 3 year olds do remarkably well in this and the one I like is Lahaag 5/1 even though Sir JH is also of interest. I always seem to ignore the unexposed improving horses and go for proven, but hopefully caught the right one this time!

Newbury 4.20 – Gouray Girl 8/1 or Russian Rave 10/1. If the former gets a good start is in with a big shout and the latter has solid C&D credentials on heavy going with similar mark to play with.

Leopardstown 5.00 – Famous Name 4/5.

Aintree 2.25 – Nikola 5/1, won this last year of a higher mark. Old boy now but nothing else hugely scares me at the weights.

Aintree 3.30 – Noble Prince 5/1 if primed will be hard to beat. Wishfull Thinking is one of my favs, but think will struggle today, just have a feeling. Mad Max 25/1 is interesting if recapturing form, but trainer is not going well at mo

Chepstow 2.35 – Knock a Hand 6/4. Easily the best over hurdles. Please take to chasing.

Chepstow 3.10 – Back Bob Back 6/1 (just). Nearly went Plein Pouvoir but no record when after a break and hoping the 5lb claim BBB gets will make all the difference.

Chepstow 3.40 – Wonderful Charm 6/5 looks a good import and Nicholls has won this race a few times before too.

Chepstow 4.15 – If Salubrious 2/1 doesn’t turn out to be a well handicapped horse and sure he is then last year’s winner Arthurian Legend 6/1 will be around to pick up the pieces.

Chepstow 4.50 – Tataniano 7/4. Reckon Kumbeshwar’s jumping will let him down. Well, hoping.

8.30am update...Couple more horses to throw in...

Aintree 1.50 - Rumble of Thunder 16/1. Loves it here, good mark.

Newbury 2.45 - Noble Mission 4/1. Top rated 3yr old in the race. Will be a good gallop this time around (I hope)

Right, enough is enough. Let's hope this is not a disaster. The transition between flat season and jumps season has never been a successful one for me, but I had a good transition the other way around for the first time this year, so fingers crossed for a repeat.

Total Staked £1,827.25, Total Returned £1,628.79

£15.00 e/w Noble Prince 5/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Mad Max 25/1 - LOSE £0.00

£28.75 Skilful 11/10 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Art Scholar 11/1 - PLACED £54.19

£30.00 Proofreader 5/1 - LOSE £0.00

£30.00 Skilful 5/4 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Glean 5/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Lucky Beggar 10/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Gouray Girl 8/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Nikola 7/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Back Bob Back 11/2 - LOSE £0.00

£30.00 Salubrious 5/2 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Doc Hay 12/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Dungannon 20/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Sir John Hawkwood 6/1 - LOSE £0.00

£30.00 Knock a Hand 6/4 - LOSE £0.00

£151.25 e/w Trebles, Accumulator N/A - PLACED £148.55

£36.00 Famous Name 2/9 - WIN £44.00

£15.00 e/w Kaldoum Kingdom 18/1 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Captain Dunne 14/1 - LOSE £0.00

£150.00 Kingsbarns 15/8 - WIN £431.25

£15.00 e/w Lahaag 4/1 - NR £30.00

£15.00 e/w Russian Rave 10/1 - LOSE £0.00

£90.00 Famous Name 4/5 - WIN £154.80

£30.00 Wonderful Charm 6/5 - WIN £66.00

£30.00 Arthurian Legend 5/1 - PLACED £0.00

£30.00 Tataniano 7/4 - LOSE £0.00

£15.00 e/w Rumble of Thunder 14/1 - LOSE £0.00

£30.00 Noble Mission 10/3 - LOSE £0.00

£500.00 Famous Name 2/5 - WIN £700.00