By Carl Harris
Nothing is as exciting as finding out who killed Archie Mitchell, Live, on Eastenders. I find it exciting, not because of the plot but because it could be a total disaster. The great news is Master Chef is back on our screens, so all is well with the world.
Sandown will be touch and go if the rain that was coming down at Kempton last night is anything to go by. If it gets the nod the ground will be a nightmare. Kelso was a total disaster for Nicky Henderson, I wonder how long before we see the a Henderson runner at the borders track again?
Henderson faces another nightmare scenario with Punjabi who is due to run at Wincanton but the Somerset track is battling with the wet weather and has a 1pm inspection planned for tomorrow. A race full of promise for the Seven Barrows handler is rapidly turning in to a nightmare, but there is no one better to pull it round than one Nicky Henderson.
Nicky Henderson facing Champion Hurdle Issues
Fridays Horseracing comes from Sandown and Fakenham over jumps and Lingfield and Wolverhampton on the flat. I am focusing on the jumps today, but once again I recommend minimum stakes once again today. Here are your free horseracing tips for Friday.
5:05 Sandown, Bob Hall- Win. I think this is the first time I have put up a bet in a Hunter Chase. It’s that kind of day! Recently though the quality of Hunter Chases has improved to the point where they are like pro-am races with big owners and stables muscling in on what was once the preserve of the amateurs. Bob Hall could be better than the field here with his pilot Alan Berry certainly being a very capable amateur jockey. I am happy to back Bob Hall here, hopefully Sandown will go ahead so we can!
3:45 Fakenham, Vivarini- Win. Last time out at Market Rasen Vivarini was beaten in a ding-dong finish, with the first two pulling well clear of the field. I am prepared to take that as pretty decent form which in the context of this race will be more than enough. Screenscraper is the obvious danger but at the weights, and with Adam Pogson’s claim thrown in, Vivarini is the bet of the day.
Saturday should be good, please God let the meetings go ahead without problems.
Free Horseracing Tips for Friday 19 Feb;
- 3:45 Fakenham, Vivarini- Win
- 5:05 Sandown, Bob Hall- Win
