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01 May 2025
18:00 6:00 Punchestown
Home By The Lee
Daily Racing
250 WINNB
@11.00
Lose
-250
Joseph O'Brien's Home By The Lee was going well in the Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham before being seriously hampered and unseating JJ Slevin at the sixth hurdle. Prior to that, he had easily beaten the winner of this year's Stayers, Bob Ollinger, by eight lengths at Leopardstown. If he can recapture his Leopardstown form, he will win this.
17:35 5:35 Yarmouth
Mini Mac
Daily Racing
50 EW
@19.00
Lose
-100
Christine Dunnett's horses have been in very poor form lately but I think her Mini Mac might provide her with some welcome cheer here. The former George Boughey trained gelding is dropping in class today, and he ran his best race for this yard when upped in trip last time at Nottingham, keeping on well from a poor track position to finish 5th. Unfortunately there are only seven runners in this race and the hot favourite will probably win, but if he runs at his best he has a chance of getting second.
17:25 5:25 Punchestown
Rubaud
Daily Racing
200 WIN
@10.00
Lose
-200
The Paul Nicholls-trained Rubaud made virtually all to win the valuable Pendil Novices' Chase at Kempton in February before finishing down the field behind Impaire Et Passe at Aintree last time out. None of this field are in the same class as Impaire Et Passe, so I think he has a good chance here.
16:25 4:25 Yarmouth
Royal Velvet
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@5.50
Lose
-50
Two of William Knight's Royal Velvet's four wins have come over today's C&D. Indeed, she is unbeaten here at Yarmouth, and the ground was good to firm on both those occasions. Today, she also has the eye-catching booking of Oisin Murphy in her favour.
14:30 2:30 Punchestown
Turn And Finish
Daily Racing
100 EWNAP
@12.00
Lose
-200
Harry Derham's ex Joseph O'Brien trained Turn and Finish won a Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Catterick in January before finishing down the field in a valuable handicap at the festival in March. I think he has a good chance of getting back on track today.
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30 April 2025
18:35 6:35 Punchestown
Carrigmoornaspruce
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@9.50
Win
425
Declan Queally is a very good trainer and has a top-class bumper mare on his hands in Carrigmoornaspruce, who powered home to beat the boys at Leopardstown in December. She was beaten 13 lengths by subsequent Cheltenham Bumper winner Bambino Fever in February and again ran well in a recent Listed bumper at Fairyhouse a month ago, where smart Switch From Diesel turned previous form to beat her. She could take this today.
18:05 6:05 Punchestown
James Du Berlais
Daily Racing
50 WINNOTENon runners at 10.0 or more so no R4 deduction
@9.00
Win
400
The Willie Mullins trained James Du Berlais has just the one win to his name since October 2020 but has run many good races in defeat and has useful recent form. Placed twice at Grade 1-level from three course runs, he fell having started favourite for last year’s race. He has run well in the last two renewals of Aintree’s Topham Chase, dropping slightly in grade here I think he has every chance.
15:40 3:40 Punchestown
Locked Box
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@13.00
Lose
-50
Cormac Farrell's Locked Box made all to win his maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse last week under today's rider claiming jockey Philip Donovan. There’s every chance he can take another leap forward here.
14:50 2:50 Ascot
Electrolyte
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@5.50
Lose
-50
The Archie Watson-trained Electrolyte is making his seasonal debut here. He was only beaten a nose in the Group Two Coventry Stakes at last year's Royal Meeting over this C&D in what was just his second start. Electrolyte finished off the campaign with a French Group 3 win, and that race has produced some decent winners. He'll like the quick ground, and there's probably more to come from him.
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29 April 2025
15:40 3:40 Punchestown
Serienmond
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@7.50
Lose
-50
Serienmond was an easy winner on his first outing for Gavin Cromwell at Leopardstown at the beginning of March. In his next run at Fairyhouse a week ago, he encountered traffic problems and got going a bit late after being switched to the outer, but still managed a third-place finish. I think he has a good chance here despite being three lbs out of the handicap.
15:30 3:30 Brighton
Assured
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@12.00
Lose
-50
Marcus Tregoning's Assured has had just the mandatory three starts to get a handicap mark. She showed some promise on both her starts at Kempton and then Goodwood as a three-year-old last season. Although she failed to make an impact when returning from a break at Kempton in October, she can make a successful seasonal and handicap debut this afternoon off an opening mark of 64.
14:43 2:43 Nottingham
Dark Sorceress
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@8.00
Lose
-50
Clare Hobson's Dark Sorceress followed her win over today's six furlong trip at Chelmsford in March by finishing very well to take fourth in a grade higher handicap at Wolverhampton last time. Dropping back in grade today she could go in again off a mark just three lbs higher than her Chelmsford win.
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28 April 2025
16:05 4:05 Ayr
Red Mirage
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@9.50
Lose
-50
John & Sean Quinn's ex-Andrew Balding trained Red Mirage is a horse that goes well when fresh. He ended last year with a disappointing eighth-place finish at Redcar, and today he gets in here off a four lb lower mark. The Quinns will have freshened him up over the winter, and I think we can expect a much better run today on his seasonal debut, for which he is also dropped in class.
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27 April 2025
18:15 6:15 Southwell
Rohaan
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@7.00
Lose
-50
The David Evans-trained Rohaan has been disappointing in his last two starts at Newbury and Kempton, respectively. However, he has a better record here at Southwell, including when going down by a length to subsequent winner We Never Stop last month (the third has won since too). On that occasion, he met trouble in running, and the winner got the first run on him and had gone by the time Rohaan got going. He should be able to take advantage today of a two lb lower mark.
16:15 4:15 Southwell
Orchard Keeper
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@6.00
Lose
-50
Roger Varian's Orchard Keeper finished three lengths behind Overture when the pair met at Yarmouth in September. Today, she enjoys a seven lb swing in the weights with that rival here and has the advantage of having already had a run. At Leicester last time, she didn't have a lot of room to start her run when the race began to get going in earnest, so it was a good effort to be only beaten a length. She gets to run off the same mark here and showed she handled Tapeta when third at Wolverhampton last year.
15:45 3:45 Southwell
Alligator Alley
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@11.00
Lose
-50
Alligator Alley made a reasonable seasonal and stable debut for his new trainer, Ruth Carr, after his move from the David O'Meara yard. When finishing fourth at Newcastle over today's minimum trip 45 days ago, he is a dual C&D winner here and could well get off the mark for his new handler today.
15:15 3:15 Southwell
King Of Ithaca
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@8.00
Lose
-50
James Tate's King Of Ithaca has a very good record at Southwell, with course form figures reading 131215 including three C&D wins. On his last run here he was on a career-high mark of 77, and was seriously hampered over a furlong out. I think he could have won that race but for the interference, he gets in here off a lb lower and can make amends today.
14:30 2:30 Wetherby
Rock Camelot
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@9.50
Lose
-50
Charlie Johnston’s Rock Camelot is a daughter of Camelot who made her racecourse debut by finishing last of the five runners in a good novice at Salisbury last August. She followed that with a second-place finish behind the useful Janey Mackers in another valuable race at Doncaster. She was easy to back when making her seasonal debut over a mile and a half at Southwell three weeks ago, but was going as well as anything turning in before running out of steam on her first start for 163 days. Today, she drops back to a mile and two furlongs for her handicap debut off the very reasonable opening mark of 73.
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26 April 2025
16:10 4:10 Sandown
High Class Hero
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@5.50
Lose
-50
Willie Mullins is going for his second UK trainers championships today and I think he will succeed. His High Class Hero will love the spring ground at Sandown. He is the choice of Paul Townend who is Willie’s number one stable jockey. This horse ran up a winning sequence of four in a row as a novice hurdler. The ground was too soft in the Albert Bartlett hurdle however he bounced back to finish second to stablemate Dancing City in a three-mile grade 1 novice hurdle at the 2024 Punchestown Festival. Mullins has kept half the field out of the handicap proper by running top weight and 168 rated Grangeclare West. It leaves High Class Hero carrying 10-8 and he has a favourites chance.
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Victtorino
Daily Racing
25 EW
@13.00
Lose
-50
Venetia Williams' Victtorino was pulled up in the Ultima at Cheltenham last time out, but got behind early after playing up at the start. Prior to that, he had finished strongly in the Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury at the end of 2024 and won the Swinley at Ascot in February. This is the last real test of stamina of the season, and he is a strong stayer who, as long as he behaves at the start and doesn't get too far behind early on, has every chance of getting placed at least here.
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15:50 3:50 Haydock
Belsito
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@8.50
Lose
-50
The Kevin Ryan stable has hit form of late and his Belsito has a great chance here after wind surgery, having ended last year with a pair of good runner-up finishes at Redcar.
14:40 2:40 Haydock
English Oak
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@5.50
Lose
-50
Ed Walker's English Oak found the company a bit rich for him in the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot last year. The five-year-old today drops back to handicap company, his best effort came when runner-up in Listed at Newbury and, having been gelded at the end of last season, appears to have a great chance here.
14:25 2:25 Sandown
Gentleman De Mee
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@9.00
Lose
-50
The Willie Mullins-trained Gentleman de Mee won the Topham at Aintree last time out off a five lb lower mark than the one of 160. The nine-year-old can follow up today.
14:05 2:05 Leicester
Billyjoh
Daily Racing
25 EW
@13.00
Win
35
The Mick Appleby-trained Billyjoh struggled when finishing eighth behind Dark Thirty on his seasonal debut at Doncaster a month ago. But off a mark of 82, the five-year-old is well handicapped on the pick of his form last year, and it would be no surprise to see him go close here.
14:00 2:00 Haydock
Pol Roger
Daily Racing
25 EW
@17.00
Lose
-50
The Michael Dods-trained Pol Roger hasn't won since last May, which is probably due to the ground being too soft for him. Today, for the first time in a long time, he gets the good to firm ground he relishes.
13:50 1:50 Sandown
Riskintheground
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@6.00
Lose
-50
The Skeltons can get off to a good start here in their battle with Willie Mullins for the trainers' championship with their Riskintheground, who is now 12lb higher after winning a couple of valuable races at Ayr and Cheltenham. I think the eight-year-old can defy that big increase in his handicap mark today.
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25 April 2025
15:00 3:00 Sandown
Cash
Daily Racing
25 EWNAP
@26.00
Lose
-50
David Simcock has his horses in great form at the moment, saddling three winners from his last eight runners, including a 22-1 and 25-1 shot. He can have another big price winner here with his lightly raced six-year-old, Cash, who won his only start as a juvenile and was beaten just a short head on his seasonal debut as a three-year-old by the top-class Westover. Cash pulled out in the Sandown Classic Trial, at which point he was thought a serious Derby contender. After that, things appear to have gone wrong, with a subsequent absence of 220 days preceding a mediocre comeback in an all-weather Listed event, after which his campaigns have been more stop than start. This is his first run in 219 days, but he goes well when fresh and likes it here at Sandown.
14:40 2:40 Perth
High Treason
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@6.50
Lose
-50
Nigel Twiston-Davies could have the winner of this Novices' Handicap Chase with his lightly-raced six-year-old, High Treason, who has won over hurdles from this rating, if his wind operation has the desired effect. He gets in here off a handy mark of 116 minus Jamie Brace's five lb claim.
14:25 2:25 Sandown
Peace Man
Daily Racing
25 EWNB
@41.00
Lose
-50
There are only seven runners for this year's renewal of the Gordon Richards Stakes, and I think John & Thady Gosden's Peace Man could pull off a shock. In June, the six-year-old won over today's mile and two furlong trip at Newmarket and followed that with a close third place in the Group 3 Darley Stakes over the same C&D in October. He then went down by just a nose in a good race over the same distance there in November. Last time out, he was tried on Newcastle's all-weather surface, which didn't suit him, and he hung badly left before finishing fifth. Today, back on turf, he should be competitive. The Gosden stable have a good record in this race, having won five previous runnings of it.
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24 April 2025
17:05 5:05 Perth
Klitschko
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@10.00
Lose
-50
The Lucinda Hughes-trained Klitschko had his first win in two years over today's two-mile trip at Sedgefield last month. The runner-up that day, Synchronist, was an easy ten-length winner at Plumpton a couple of days ago. I don't think the five lb rise in the weights will be enough to stop Klitschko going in again here under his trainer's husband, former champion Brian.
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14:15 2:15 Beverley
Digital
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@19.00
Lose
-50
Ruth Carr's Digital gets in here off a good mark of 75, which is eight lbs lower than his best winning mark on turf. He looked like he needed the run on his return to the track after a five-month break over six furlongs at Wolverhampton three weeks ago. Dropping back to the minimum trip here should play to his strengths, and despite a wide draw, he looks capable of getting at least a place here.
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23 April 2025
17:05 5:05 Gowran Park
Half Nutz
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@9.00
Lose
-50
Half Nutz's last win came at the Curragh over today's seven-furlong trip back in 2022 while he was still trained by Johnny Murtagh. After that win, his handicap rating rose to 84. He has since been with many trainers without success. Today, he is in his second run for Chris Timmins off a 29 lb lower mark of 55. I think he has a good chance.
16:22 4:22 Perth
Little Miss Dante
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@5.00
Lose
-50
Olly Murphy and Sean Bowen have been on fire all this season and can have another winner here with Little Miss Dante, who is returning here from 118 days off the course. As she has twice won off breaks of more than 50 days before, she goes well when fresh. Murphy and Bowen won this race last year and can do so again today.
14:18 2:18 Perth
Denemethy
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@7.00
Lose
-50
Fergal O’Brien's Denemethy only just went down by a neck to Homme d’Un Soir (who has won again since) at Market Rasen last time and has been running consistently well over fences with a third and two close second place finishes on last three runs.
14:00 2:00 Catterick
Glory Fighter
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@6.00
Lose
-50
Paul Midgley's C&D winner Glory Fighter has always run well over a sharp five furlongs. He gets in here today off two lbs lower than the mark of 67 he last won off, minus Warren Fentiman's five lb claim. The nine-year-old is dropping down to Class Six company for just the second time, having won the other at Musselburgh in August. He has run well on both his last two starts, first when finishing third at Newcastle (a course that didn't suit him) and then when finishing fifth in a big field handicap at Doncaster last month.
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22 April 2025
18:00 6:00 Thirsk
Coolree
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@8.50
Lose
-50
Now trained by Lemos De Souza Coolree returned to form with a win over an extended mile at Beverley last spring while still an inmate of the Amy Murphy stable. This is only his third start for his new yard, and the booking of Silvestre De Sousa catches the eye.
16:25 4:25 Epsom Downs
Mayday Malone
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@8.00
Lose
-50
Michael Bell could have a welcome winner this afternoon with Mayday Malone, who so far in his career has only had five runs. The best of those came when finishing runner-up in a seven-furlong Chester maiden last September. There has been a bit of money for him, 14/1 into about half that price in the morning markets today.
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21 April 2025
17:45 5:45 Wolverhampton
City Escape
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@10.00
Lose
-50
Mark Loughnane's dual C&D winner City Escape didn't put up her best performance when finishing fourth here in a seller behind Danehill Star two weeks ago. She meets the winner again this evening on six lbs better terms, and looks capable of bouncing back to land her third C&D win of the year.
17:00 5:00 Fairyhouse
Another Choice
Daily Racing
25 EWNB
@81.00
Lose
-50
In today's Irish Grand National, I'm going for Matthew Smith's Another Chance, who just scraped in at the bottom of the handicap as a reserve. The eight-year-old ran a great race to finish a length and a quarter runner-up behind History Of Fashion in a listed race over this C&D last time we saw him in December, with this year's Kim Muir winner Daily Present nearly five lengths behind in third. That was his first attempt at today's marathon trip, and if he can get close to repeating it here, he can outrun his massive price.
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Now Is The Hour
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@9.00
Lose
-50
It's Irish Grand National day today, and this year my pin landed on Gavin Cromwell's mudlark, Now Is The Hour, who was going well when he came down at the second-last in the National Hunt Chase at the festival in March. That race was won by Haiti Couleurs. Today, Now Is The Hour is four lbs better off in the weights, plus he will relish these testing ground conditions.
16:05 4:05 Kempton
Follow Your Heart
Daily Racing
25 EW
@13.00
Lose
-50
Mark Loughnane's four-time C&D winner Follow Your Heart won by a length at Wolverhampton last month and might have been worth more than the winning margin suggests. With William Buick booked, he could get his fifth win here today. Although he has drifted in the morning market from 13/2 out to nearly double that price, which is a bit worrying.
15:50 3:50 Fairyhouse
Colonel Mustard
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@11.00
Lose
-50
Lorna Fowler's Colonel Mustard ran a fine race to finish fifth in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham. He was only about six lengths behind the winner there and gets in here off a lb lower mark of 145. With JJ Slevin booked to ride, he can go very close here.
15:15 3:15 Fairyhouse
Come Walk With Me
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@5.00
Lose
-50
Eddie Cawley's Come Walk With Me has finished runner-up on his last three runs. Normally, this is a sign of an ungenuine horse, but in his case, he has come up against some smart opposition from the Mullins and Elliot stables. He should do better here off an opening mark of 125 on his handicap debut.
14:35 2:35 Plumpton
Teddy Blue
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@7.50
Lose
-50
Harry Derham's horses have been running well this season, and he can take this with Teddy Blue, who won the Sussex Champion Hurdle at this meeting in 2023 while trained by Gary Moore. The seven-year-old has taken well to fences this year, winning novice races at Huntingdon and Kempton before finishing runner-up at Newbury last time out. He gets in here off a winning mark of 131.
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20 April 2025
15:45 3:45 Market Rasen
Walden
Daily Racing
25 EWNAPNOTETip made at odds of 13.00 on 20/04 at 09:460.10 deduction for Away For The Night@7.50 withdrawn at 13:59R4 Adjusted Odds = 1 + 12.00 x (1-0.10) = 11.80
@11.80
Win
324
Tom Lacey's five-year-old Walden finished third at both Leicester and Huntingdon before disappointing on his handicap debut at Doncaster last time, which can be excused because four of the eight flights were omitted due to low sun. He handles all types of ground but is probably at his most effective on a sound surface, which he gets here today.
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19 April 2025
16:49 4:49 Huntingdon
Bobalot
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@7.50
Win
325
Laura Horsfall's Bobalot gets in here off a mark of 94, which is nine lbs below a winning mark for the eight-year-old who has held his form well. With Sean O'Connor taking off a further seven lbs for his claim, I think this is a real chance for him to get his head back in front.
15:35 3:35 Musselburgh
Wise Eagle
Daily Racing
25 EW
@10.00
Win
20
Adam Nicol's three time C&D Wise Eagle loves this track and can win the feature Queen's Cup this afternoon. The eight-year-old is yet to finish out of the first two at Musselburgh, with four of those being victories on the Flat and another success over jumps.
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15:15 3:15 Haydock
Dubai Days
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@7.00
Lose
-50
Nick Alexander's Dubai Days was a five length runner-up to Numitor in this race twelve months ago. He should be able to reverse placings against Numitor this time round off six lbs better terms. Dubai Days is in good form since making a winning seasonal debut over this C&D in February.
15:00 3:00 Musselburgh
Jer Batt
Daily Racing
50 WINNB
@5.00
Lose
-50
David & Nicola Barron's Jer Batt can take another step forward by winning the Scottish Sprint Cup. He won over this C&D two years ago and held his form well at this level, including beating the reopposing American Affair before going down by just a head to Cover Up at Doncaster last time out. He's weighted to beat them this time.
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18 April 2025
16:42 4:42 Newcastle
Duke Of Oxford
Daily Racing
50 WIN
@5.50
Lose
-50
Michael Bell's Duke Of Oxford finished runner-up in this race last year behind Prydwen, who has won three times since, including the German St Leger. He has been in good form when last seen in the winter under new partner Hector Crouch, who won a pair of Kempton handicaps on him. That latest win has been franked by subsequent wins from the third and fourth, and he's likely been kept fresh for this.
16:07 4:07 Newcastle
Andaleep
Daily Racing
25 EWNB
@101.00
Lose
-50
Daniel & Claire Kubler could pull off a major shock here with Andaleep, who looked a little unlucky to go down by three-quarters of a length to Kings Code (who has won again since) at Wolverhampton in December. He ran no sort of race at Kempton last time, so if you forgive that run, I'm sure you will agree that 100/1 is far too big a price for him today.
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15:35 3:35 Newcastle
Heathcliff
Daily Racing
50 WINNAP
@5.00
Lose
-50
James Fanshawe's Heathcliff can reverse January’s form when he finished fourth behind the Marshman, now that he is better off at the weights. He didn’t get the clearest of runs that day and found himself further back than ideal, but kept on into fourth, leaving the impression he may have gone closer with a clearer run. He was unsuited by the steady pace over six furlongs at Kempton. Next time, again at Kempton, this time over seven furlongs, he stumbled leaving the stalls and was again denied a clear run when making some headway. Hopefully, he will get a clear run today.
13:40 1:40 Chelmsford City
Honour Your Dreams
Daily Racing
25 EWNOTEBest Odds Guaranteed SP 12.00 used instead of 11.00 takenBOG
@12.00
Win
30
Mick Appleby's horses have yet to hit form this season, but I think he can have a very welcome winner here with his front-runner Honour Your Dreams who raced to keenly early on and didn't get home over seven furlongs at Lingfield last time. Today he is back over the minimum trip and should do a lot better.
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