25th April

Big day at Sandown with action from both codes of racing this afternoon at the same track, followers of last year blog will have fond memories of this day last year the great Monkerhostin rolling in 25/1, can't see much like that today but here's what the stats have thrown up for this rainy Dublin afternoon.

Sandown...

Clues are thin on the ground in the 2.05 but Spanish Conquest looks a game horse and has some value about him.

2.05 @ Sandown Spanish Conquest €50 @ 5.8

Celebration Chase...

Interesting race this as history suggest we are looking for a late bloomer with Spring course form, only one fits this bill & a weak favourite begging to be taken on

2.35 @ Sandown Mahognay Blaze €50 win @ 10
Mahagnay Blaze €25 ew @ 3.65
Kalarhi King €50 lay @ 2.2

Gold Cup Chase...

Formaly the Whitbread, won by some greats in the past & won by the Greatest Desert Orchid. It's a profitable race for me, I've landed the winner 3 out of the last 5 years with Lacdoudal three tears ago & Monkerhostin last year providing holiday paying profits!

This year my old friends are scarce but Lacdoudal is in there & lightly handicapped, will get the trip & comes into his own in the Spring. One I like to win is Irish National 2nd Church Island, his age goes against him but at the price he's at he can't be ignored.

3.10 @ Sandown Church Island €50 win @ 11.5
Church Island €25 place @ 4
Lacdoudal €50 place @ 3.6

Sandown Mile...

Thr obvious horse is Paco Boy but he's achored down with top weight, it's always a sharp mile at Sandown and the uphill finish might just catch him out.

I like a horse who hasn't won at the highest level and is improving, two take my eye here with ok prices.

3.45 @ Sandown Virtual €50 win @ 4
Stotsfold €25 place @ 1.87

Gordon Richards Stakes...

Derby 2nd Tartan Bearer will go off favourite but this being 1 mile 2 not 1 mile 4 I think he could find this a bit sharp.

Pipedreamer gets grabs my attention from the inform yard of John Gosden.

4.15 @ Sandown Pipedreamer €50 win @ 3.05

One more at Liecster

3.40 @ Liecster Asset €50 win @ 4.2

That's all for today, enjoy the days racing.

Good Luck

JB

Aintree Festival

Gotta be honest work got in the way of me going through every race in any depth barring the National.

Here's how we went...

Thursday...

Liverpool Hurdle

Mighty Man - €50

Friday -

Melling Chase

Voy Por Ustedes + €330

Saturday -

Aintree Hurdle

Kasbah Bliss + €200

Grand National

Brooklyn Brownie - €75

State of Play + €110

End of week balance €2,700

Not a bad week at Aintree all in all, Voy Por Ustedes battling in by a nose nearly brought a tear to my eye it boaded well for Brooklyn Brownie in the National who was the only horse in the race to fit every single stat needed to win the race in the last ten years & I'd back him at 50/1, fell at the 2nd.

However, a horse falling at the National 1st time out have a decent record the following year so one for the note book.

Not much else happening realy, Sandown this weekend & that blog will be up on Friday, followed by the Punchestown Festival & the 1st big one of the season in the Guniees weekend where it all begins.

We're doing well & hopefully have a really decent pot to have an attack on Royal Ascot.

Good Luck

JB

Some Results...Dubai Day

Folks...

Sorry for my absence, I've been away for the last 4 weekends and have not had time to blog.

We have been betting but staying on an even keel I'd say.

Here's some results I owe you.

We started Dubai World Cup Day with €2,160 in the kitty after the opening day of the Irish season. This is how we went on the 28th of March.

13:40 : Two Step Salsa win + €175
Kalahari Gold ew - €25

14:15 : Desert Party win - €50
Soy Libriano ew + €325

14:55 : Diabolical win - €50
Force Freeze ew - €25

15:55 : Archipenko win - €50
Lady Marian ew - €25

16.40: Dr Dino win - €50

17.30: Asiatic Boy win - €50

Doncaster

14:10 : Swilly Ferry win - €50

15:20 : Icelandic win NR

14:45 : Mangham win - €50

15:55 : Benandonner win - €50

End of Day Balance - €2,185