The Professor of the Form Book...
Exclusive to Racing Diary, The Professor of the Form Book has a 9/1 Each-Way bet for you….
- Horse: Cumana Bay
- Race: 1.30 Newmarket
- Bet: 2pts Win (Stan James), 2pts Place (Betfair).
- Price: 9/1 (Stan James)
A glance at Cumana Bay’s form figures tell you that she is a consistent filly. But getting deeper into the form tells you that at a best price of 9/1 we have a very solid bet. We have 16 runners in the race and I am anticipating a non-runner so I recommend that the place bet be placed on Betfair, where we will get paid on the first four even if there are non runners. If you get better than 9/1 [10.0] in the Betfair win market then place the win part there too.
Dropping back to 7f following a good win here at HQ over 1m last time Richard Hannon, in the absence of Richard Hughes, has called on the services of Jimmy Fortune. Her mark of only 4lb’s higher than when scoring is reasonable and I think she has a huge chance. More importantly so does her trainer, Richard Hannon, who says
“We start the week with Cumana Bay in the fillies handicap. She has been on a roll this season, with two wins and three places from five outings, and she beat a filly (Charlotte Point) going for a hat-trick when she won at Newmarket last time. That was a mile, but she won over seven furlongs at Newbury, so the trip is not a problem and she has only gone up 4lb.”
The key statement there is “he has only gone up 4lb” which is trainer speak for saying he thinks his horse is well handicapped! That is exactly what I think and will be very surprised if she is out of the frame, the first four on Betfair, but has a huge chance at 9/1 of winning.
Good Luck, The Professor.
Falmouth Stakes…
Having looked at the Falmouth stakes may I say I wholly agree that Goldikova is the stand out bet of the day at the early price on Betfair.
