By Carl Harris
One of each on offer today with flat racing on turf and the all-weather as well as an excellent jumps card at Exeter where the William Hill Gold Cup is the feature race, a good race by any standards but exceptional for a Tuesday. The flat season is in it’s final days for 2009 and we are building up to the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita on Saturday which as always is packed full of quality. The November Handicap is the last big race of the season at Doncaster on Saturday, then its jumping all the way.
2:10 Catterick- Cono Zur, Win
Cono Zur (14:10) hails from the Mark Johnston stable who has had an outstanding season bagging over 200 winners in 2009, an excellent feat for a northern yard. Cono Zur was a very impressive winner at Newcastle on his debut and reappears here for the first time in a handicap, off a mark of 82. He is sure to have improved following his introduction to racing and I think can give weight to the field and win with Joe Fanning in the saddle once again.
Oh Crick - The Answer at Exeter
3:00 Exeter, Oh Crick, Win
Oh Crick (15:00) finished last season with two huge wins at Cheltenham (The Grand Annual) and Aintree (grade 3 chase) for Alan King. He makes his reappearance in the William Hill Gold Cup Chase at Exeter which has attracted a field worthy of the £75,000 prize money. Twist Magic went off favourite last year, finishing a well beaten fourth and may need this run despite being trained by the Champion Trainer. Nacarat may be the main danger but for me Oh Crick is improving and is sure to arrive here fit and ready to land the hat-trick.
Carl Harris Best Bets for Tuesday 3 November
- 2:10 Catterick- Cono Zur, Win
- 3:00 Exeter, Oh Crick, Win
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