Today's Selections

I move into today's selections with an underlying fear of siding with the wrong horse. Like yesterday, most of today's NH races feature a couple of horses from my to follow list/alerts and that always make me nervous. Despite that I'm still confident of finding a few winners and continuing my solid run of form.

1:40 Kempton - Comeonginger (6/1) - 1pt e/w - I heard great things about this horse following it's PTP wins and was therefore extremely disappointed when I backed the horse at 2/1 on his debut for Paul only to see him fade dramatically 2 from home. That run immediately sent out the warning signs that this horse still had a breathing problem (wore a tongue tie previously) and with that in mind this has to be considered a speculative punt as I'm relying on the fact that Paul would have given him an opp during the last 100+ days. If I'm correct and the breathing problem is sorted, then I expect this one to step up significantly and although the King horse will be very hard to beat, I think Comeonginger will be fighting it out at the finish and that nature of the course at Kempton should suit him.


2:35 Bangor - O'Faolains Boy (2/1) - 3pt win - Clearly this race is a difficult one to call and in my opinion a claim could be made for any of the 4-5 runners at the head of the market but for me, OB just has the edge. To date I have been very impressed with his performances and I know that Trevor Horgan thought that he was capable of being a really high class performer in both codes (hurdles and fences). Today's trip represents a new  challenge for the horse but he is bred to stay and more importantly, he's already proved his jumping ability by winning twice at Chepstow. It is this aspect of the horse's profile which really sets him apart from the rest of the field as does the fact that he will have the assistance of a 7lb claimer. If i was to pick out one negative, it would be the form of his trainer but she targets Bangor to good effect and I'm confident of a big run.


4:20 Bangor - Tonvadaso (11/10) - 3pt win - I tipped up this horse as a max bet before it made it's debut back in December and I have no doubt that she's more than capable of defying a penalty against today's opposition


4:50 Bangor - That's Rhythm (6/4) - 3pt win - I've had some success in recent months in the hunter chase scene and this is a horse which would appear to fit my selection criteria. Obviously his absence from the track is a concern, as is his recent PTP fall but he should still be a class above his competition today.