On the whole today was a good day with a winning info double and a few personal picks that went very close to winning. Tomorrow is a new day and I have been concentrating on the Kempton NH meeting which features some progressive horses and an info horse hunting to make a winning reappearance for the 3 year in a row.
I'm going to kick things off with the opening race on the card which is a Novice Hurdle event over 2 miles, and the horse I fancy is BOLD HENRY (5/2). This races looks to be a sprint to the finish between my selection and the McCain horse CALL BACK. My personal feeling is that the form of Bold Henry's previous races is substantially better than that of Call Back as he has come up against the likes of New Years Eve, Super Duty, Keys, North Cape and Claret Cloak all of whom look quite smart. With the slight drop in trip and the nature of the track at Kempton certain to suit, I fancy this one to do the business tomorrow. The trainer had a good time at Aintree and the yards form is clearly improving. O'Brien takes the mount and is a quality jockey, especially from the front, and hopefully he makes good use of Henry in the early stages which will be critical to this horses chances. I'm not going to get too carried away with this one but I am going to have a reasonable win bet (BOG) when the market forms and I expected it to open up around 5/2-3/1.
My next selection comes in the 3:50 in the form of KIKOS (7/1) and he is the big INFO bet for tomorrow. This horse is returning from a 172 absence and takes a drop back in trip on his reappearance, he is back below his highest winning mark (120) and is horse that you want to catch fresh. Kikos always shows his best form around this time of year (won twice on his spring debut) and connections are apparently confident that he will go very close to winning tomorrow. The only slight concern would be the forecast heavy rain as the horse wouldn't want too much cut, but if it does get sticky underfoot the general feeling is that he will be declared a non-runner. Currently priced up around 7/1 so there is plenty of e/w value and I will be having a chunky e/w bet on this one.
Final bet of the day comes in the 4:50 and its MISTER DILLION (6/1) E/W. When you review how the form of his previous races have panned out (especially his last run) this horse has to be well handicapped off a mark of 118. I can't help but think that the handicapper has made a massive mistake allowing him to run off the same mark as he did at Taunton back in December and I fully expect this one to continue his progression tomorrow. The trainer is in fine form, the jockey claims an additional 5lb and I would be very, very surprised if this horse isn't in the mix at the finish. Once again I will be having a chunky ew bet.
So that completes tomorrow's selections and I'm hoping to land a few more winners. I will be making a few calls in the morning to see if I can obtain any info for Southwell and Exeter and will update the blog as and when I hear anything, so watch this space.
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