Todays Selections (28/04/12)

Interesting days racing today and some really nice betting prospects.

Bank = 550 points

Sandown Selections


1:30 - SADDLERS RISK (7/1) - 5pt win - Now I know there is every chance that this horse will flop on the soft ground but he has been a horse which I have followed this season and he is rated a staggering 11lb better than his nearest competitor Lexi's Boy who on cross form with the likes of Otto the Great is probably even further behind SR than that. Obviously the french imports from the Henderson, Nicholls and Williams yard will be very difficult to beat (Nicholls horse probably the best of the 3) but even with ground which isn't against him, I believe Saddlers may just have the class to hold of all challengers.

3:10 - TIDAL BAY (12/1) - 2.5pts e/w  - Like Saddlers Risk earlier on the card I am backing this horse because he is by far the best horse in the field by a country mile. This race presents his weakest task in a long, and he is the only horse carrying more than 11st to have actually completed LTO. The record of non finishers in their last appearance is very poor in this race and therefore I'm happy to discard the likes of WEST END ROCKER, GALAXY ROCK, etc. The only horse not to complete LTO who may have a chance today is Rare Bob who meets a few key trends and thrives on soft ground so he should be considered. Elsewhere in the line up the likes of LE BEAU BAI, DOVERS HILL and POALCO DE FARGES meet 90% of the key trends and should be carefully considered but today I'm going to side with the class act and hope that Tidal Bay runs a good race and confirms his superiority over this second class field.

3:45 - TWICE OVER (2/1) - 10pt win - This horse has won me a lot of money over the years and although his run LTO was disappointing he was always going to need that outing to freshen him up. Obviously the ground is a complete unknown but his trainer seems to suggest that he will handle it and on his day he is still superior to anything else in the field. He has a CD win to his name and although the Cox horse will give him a run for his money I think Twice Over represents value at 2/1.


Punchestown Selections

3:15 - RUBY LIGHT (5/2) - 20pt win - No matter how many times I analyze this race I always come to the same conclusion, Ruby Light wins. The horse meets all of the key trends, is at home in testing conditions and he is completely unexposed at todays trips. Following his recent run against the legendary Synchronized we all know that 3m+ is well within his compass and with a few question-marks surrounding QUEL ESPRIT, I believe this horse has winner written all over it.

That completes my selections for today although I am waiting for a call from my source in Ireland and no doubt he will have at least one info horse at Punchestown for today and having hit two winners yesterday he is in fine form. I will post his selection/s up as soon as I hear from him together with stakes   and advice.

Starting Bank = 550 points
Bets Placed = 40 points