Good morning folks
January and Febuary are notoriously tough months, for the obvious bad weather, allied to the fact of quality and horses being kept back for Cheltenham. That makes tipping in advance an even tougher job than it already is, especially with form study as I have stated many times before, ground conditions are paramount in attaining consistent results!
Where I am, it has lashed down, with further heavy rain predicted so no doubt the racecourses, and they have stated, that they are due a lot of the heavy stuff and the terrain is certainly going to ride on the heavy side.
So with that, I have had a really deep look at ‘MY’ type of race, the Betfair Handicap 2mile hurdle’ and a selection for that is below.
I have my on a couple of stronger fancies but they are drifting in the market as I type and I think as the day progresses, we will get EVEN better place terms and juicier prices so I shall hold fire with any further selections for tthe time being. Back later
1st tip below
3:15 Newbury
DONNACHA – 1/2 Pt EW 33/1 7 places Skybet, 28/1 7 William Hill, 28/1 6 places generally
The trainer has reservations over the ground, which is a concern for them all in this if truth be told (who knows how it will ride?) but this strapping looking 6 year old is improving his form and RPRs with every run which is a very good sign. The trainer has an excellent record with LTO winners (30%) so at the price, given his form ties in with a lot of the major fancied horses in this and he is set to carry a lovely racing weight of 10st 7lb (should be a big advantage if ground is ridiculous), worth chancing and seeing if it suits. If he goes in it then he is surely there with a chance.