Best bets to kick off a winning weekend
November 27, 2008 by David
It’s the second day of the Newbury Hennessy meeting on Friday, where I’ll be hoping to be peg back Thursday’s losses – a repeat of last week which came good at the weekend!
The one that stands out at the Berkshire venue this afternoon is Ballydub (2.05) from the Philip Hobbs yard that is always respected in handicap hurdles here and who won this event two years ago.
This lightly raced type very much caught the eye on his seasonal return at Cheltenham earlier this month when chasing home the useful Punchestowns. He should strip fitter here with the cobwebs blown away and is favourably handicapped off the same mark.
Donald McCain Junior – son of the legendary Ginger, who trained Rud Rum – has his horses in good order at present and can advertise the fact with Notre Cyborg (2.55) at Musselburgh.
This novice chaser split a pair of subsequent victors at Bangor in October before finding better class events too hot the last twice when unfancied at 28-1 and 14-1. Back in more suitable company today, he can get back on the winning trail.
The final bet of the day comes in two parts on the all-weather track at Kempton, where Mister Ross and Perfect Act (8.50) should both be backed in the class 3 seven-furlong handicap.
The former is a horse on the up, having demolished his rivals the last twice, including on this surface at Lingfield recently. He hung right in the straight day but will be more at home around this clockwise venue. Perfect Act should also be backed as she showed enough at Lingfield last time to suggest she could be winning soon. This filly made steady late ground into third onto the heels of the runner-up, Mister New York who has since won a similar race, and Perfect Act could follow suit.
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If anyone is interested in a historic guide to this season’s major jumps races, then his latest book “Racing Trends Revealed Jumps 2009″ is available at High Stakes website.
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