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Ahern - A Ripon Double?

I am still in awe of Sea The Stars, but living in Yorkshire I was delighted to hear that his next destination could be the International at York, a date I definitely will not miss. I made a vow on Saturday to go to his next run, to see this Champion in the flesh. I was thinking Ireland would be a long way but 12 miles to York will do just fine!

Monday’s Bets…

Strangely for a Monday there are quite a few decent bets to get stuck into today. I will be at Ripon which is a picturesque Yorkshire track where I have done pretty well over the years.

Ripon….

Acquisition (7.50) is the best bet on the card in my view with Henry Cecil booking Eddie Ahern for the filly’s handicap debut. A mark of 74 looks fair following a maiden win where she was not at all overly extended to win. It was a very poor race but her breeding suggests she should be better than this grade and I suspect she may be well handicapped.

Eddie Ahern carries our hopes aboard Eastern Warrior (9.20) who is hoping to score after hitting the crossbar three times in succession. As a three year old he gets a handy weight allowance from chief market rival Nisaal which could be the decisive factor. John Hills’ gelding should really win this race. I will also be laying Nisaal at a price that is short enough to do so.

Musselburgh…

I will have one bet elsewhere, which is the prolific Argentine (3.45) at Musselburgh. I have owned a few horses but would love one with the heart that this fellow has shown in winning four of this last six races. Carrying a penalty he can confirm form with Racoon and should have the measure of hat-trick seeking Secret Venue who is running off a four pound higher mark.

Mondays Best Bets

3.45 Musselburgh- Argentine, win
7.50 Ripon- Acquisition, win
9.20 Ripon- Eastern Warrior, win

To Lay…

9.20 Ripon- Nisaal, Lay

Bank Holiday Monday Horseracing Tips…25th May

Venitia Williams trains American Art at Cartmel

Bank Holiday Bankers..Flat, Jumps and Sticky Toffee Pudding…

There are 47 races at 7 meetings in the UK and Ireland today with plenty, too many, betting opportunities. The 6 UK meetings are all on the flat except the excellent card at Cartmel, which I can thoroughly recommend as a great day out. I can also recommend the sticky toffee pudding that they claim was invented there, you must visit the Sticky Toffee Pudding shop if you go to Cartmel.

Over Jumps…

Summer jumping can throw up strange results on the hard surfaces you usually find but today there is some juice in the going at Carmel which is spot on and it should be a good day for punters. Venitia Williams has had a brilliant year and is definitely on the way to the very top. Today she introduces a really nice type in American Art (3.00) for a big owner over hurdles who is rated 88 on the flat. Oliver Greenall who, as an amateur, takes off 5 pounds and is very good value for that allowance takes the ride today. The highest rated horse in this race has a mark of only 114, from which American Art gets a total of 19 pounds and you would be pretty disappointed if American Art cannot win today on his hurdles debut.

On The Flat…

On the flat my bet of the day is Perfect Silence (3.15) who makes her seasonal reappearance at Leicester. The 4 year-old has won both her starts in handicap company and should be fresh after a 7 month break. She last raced at Windsor, off a mark of 68 when Eddie Ahern was aboard and the pair should complete her hat-trick today from a 4 pounds higher mark. Both wins came from Clive Cox switching her to sprinting and this progressive daughter of Dansili looks one to follow. I expected, given that there are only 8 runners, that she would be shorter than the current price, so a bit of value is to be had in the Betfair win market.

Speaking of value , there is plenty to be had with Gibb River (5.40) at Chepstow. Michael Jarvis and Philip Robinson team up with the, currently, odds on favourite Dhushan who has 1 run, and a moderate one at that, to his name in a Newbury maiden. Jarvis maidens are frequently over bet and Gibb River is selected in preference to Dhushan on the basis of experience and the ability shown last time out which earned him a mark of 83 for handicaps. Peter Chapple-Hyam’s colt has conditions to suit and should take all the beating. The odds on price looks to be more a result of the stable’s reputation than the form and Dhushan is exactly the sort of odds on shot that I like to Lay. I will be laying Michael Jarvis’ horse at these odds today, for sure.

Todays Horseracing Tips…
3.00 Cartmel – American Art- Win

3.15 Leicester- Perfect Silence – Win

5.40 Chepstow – Gibb River- Win

Lay

5.40 Chepsow – Dhushan – Lay

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