Bets 10/05/2013

I made some horrendous choices at Chester yesterday. Not sure why, but back to simplicity today and no punting if uncertain. Ground has switched to good to soft at Chester which stats show to negate low draw bias in the sprints.

Chester 1.45 – Pricewise has gone for Postscript @ 8/1. I decided to avoid the obvious choices yesterday, not sure why, so today Gandalak 3/1 has to be the choice. There will be a few front runners but hopefully won’t stop the win.

Chester 2.45 – No idea which way round the top two will finish

Chester 3.50 – Clockmaker has decent claims but is hit and miss. Personal Touch 3/1 is in good form, and has a consistent record including a decent race behind Jack Dexter last year.

Ascot 6.00 – I’ve finally found another hurdler I wanted back in a flat staying race! Kuda Huraa 5/1 looks to have plenty of speed at the end of jumps races over longer and looks on a workable mark. Sign Manual has a large weight rise to overcome and may well do so but don’t fancy the prices. The other one I’ve always liked but never backed because of mark is Montaff 10/1. He’s slipped enough pounds now to get into a place today and has no excuse not to.

Ascot 7.05 – I told the boys yesterday to back Yeeoow 12/1. They scoffed at the suggestion. I backed it twice in spite. He’s now 11/2 in places and the reason is he finished a close to Move in Time who is still well handicapped and went on to a respectable effort in a G1, Shropshire who has been solid this year and had a claimer, Hitchens who is another solid yardstick and finally Hamza who bolted up at Newmarket in a C2H last week, in a tough race at Donny.

Nottingham 6.15 – Kiwi Bay 5/1 drop in trip huge bonus and oh look two horses that beat him last time, Icebuster and Tres Coronas.

Ripon 6.55 – Chooseday 9/1 down in class, pieces back on, back to fast ground which is clear is much needed down the final stretch.

Ripon 7.30 – Snooky 5/1. Bolted up against Showboating and Haylaman who was my unlucky loser yesterday