Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday’s meetings at Sandown, Wolverhampton, Ayr, Hereford and Chelmsford City.
Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday’s meetings
Sandown
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1.15 Castelfort
1.50 Asta La Pasta
2.25 Spirit D’aunou (nb)
3.00 Honky Tonk Highway
3.35 Golden Son (nap)
4.10 Bangers And Cash
4.40 Es Perfecto
Gimcrack
1.15 Valadon (nb)
1.50 Roger Pol
2.25 Go Dante (nap)
3.00 Crazierthandaisy
3.35 Heros
4.10 Trincomalee
4.40 Es Perfecto
Newmarket – 4.10 Trincomalee (nap)
Ayr
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1.23 Coniston George
1.58 Lady In The Park
2.33 Dreams Of Home
3.08 Park Annonciade
3.43 Whodini
4.18 Gypsey’s Secret
4.53 Step Out
Gimcrack
1.23 Sea God
1.58 Lady In The Park
2.33 Salamanca Bay
3.08 Atlantic Dancer
3.43 Whodini
4.18 Clovis Boy
4.53 Kingston James
Northerner – 4.53 Yakaleo (nap)
Wolverhampton
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2.40 Shouldvebeenaring
3.15 King’s Code
3.50 Siempre Arturo
4.25 Ciotog
5.00 Rebel Path
5.35 Queues Likely
6.10 Arctic Dawn
6.40 Con Te Partiro
Gimcrack
2.40 Shouldvebeenaring
3.15 Smoky Mountain
3.50 Siempre Arturo
4.25 Lafan
5.00 Rebel Path
5.35 Quiet Resolve
6.10 Travis
6.40 Mr Tibbs
Hereford
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1.42 El Granjero
2.17 Fantomas
2.52 Glencassley
3.27 Real Stone
4.02 Rocky Hill
4.35 Amelia’s Dance
5.12 Queens Melody
Gimcrack
1.42 Kenny’s Park
2.17 Fantomas
2.52 Glencassley
3.27 Real Stone
4.02 Hi Riko
4.35 Passing Kate
5.12 Queens Melody
Chelmsford City
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5.30 Tables Turned
6.00 Sea Ice
6.30 Pearl Of Rowdown
7.00 Beneficiary
7.30 Awesome Spirit
8.00 Smart Deal
8.30 Island Native
Gimcrack
5.30 Calcutta Dream
6.00 Sea Ice
6.30 Ten O’Clock
7.00 Alafdhal
7.30 Come On Girl
8.00 Wadacre Grace
8.30 Island Native
Databank – Your guide to the afternoon’s action
JOCKEY TO FOLLOW
Ross Ryan is romping away with the All Weather championships and has had 10 wins in the last fortnight. He has solid chances with KINGDOM COME (Wolverhampton, 3.15) and AT LIBERTY (Wolverhampton, 4.25), and also rides MARCHING MAC (Wolverhampton, 6.10).
TRAINER TO FOLLOW
Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero have had two wins from their last four jumps runners and the duo have a big chance in the feature Imperial Cup with MAKING HEADWAY (Sandown, 2.25) but also have serious hopes with LET’S GO JOE (Ayr, 2.33), L’impertinent (Hereford, 3.27) and WHODINI (Ayr, 3.43) plus interesting newcomer FENNELLA (Hereford, 5.12).
BIG DAY FOR
Jockey Harry Russell, who tries to win the biggest race of his career on DOCTOR KHAN JUNIOR (Wolverhampton, 2.40) in the Listed Lady Wulfruna Stakes. Russell has won six times from eight rides on the rapidly improving gelding.
WATCH OUT FOR
HONKY TONK HIGHWAY (Sandown, 3.00) makes her debut for the Skelton stable in this hotly contested Listed Bumper having cost £165,000 after a winning an Irish point-to-point. That form has been franked with the two horses which chased her home winning since, including Diva Luna who won a Listed Bumper at Market Rasen.
HORSES FOR COURSES
FINAL VOYAGE (Wolverhampton, 3.15) is now trained in Ireland by JP Murtagh but when he was based in Britain he ran four times at today’s track, winning three times and finishing third on the other start in 2020-21.
TRAINER TARGET
Gary Moore has won the Betfair Racing Podcasts Juvenile Handicap Hurdle three times in the last five years. He runs THROUGH THE AGES (Sandown, 1.15) and BRIDGE (Sandown, 1.15).
PERFECT PARTNERS
Clifford Lee has ridden seven winners from 30 rides for Steph Hollinshead to show a £1 level stake profit of £15.25. He rides the trainer’s PLUMETTE (Wolverhampton, 4.25).
BEST RACE FOR FAVOURITES
Four favourites have won the 1.23 at Ayr in the last six years.
TOP PRIZEMONEY EARNERS
AYR: 2.33 CORNERSTONE LAD £159,108.
SANDOWN: 2.25 SANS BRUIT £237,118.
WOLVERHAMPTON: 3.15 SIR BUSKER £555,918.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW – Best Bets
By Steve Ryder
The Gary Moore stable have a fantastic record at Sandown this season and they will be hoping a return to the track will mean SPIRIT D’AUNOU (NB) bounces back to form in the Imperial Cup (Sandown, 2.25). Victorious on both of his starts over this course and distance on heavy ground including by three and half lengths on his penultimate start, the progressive five-year-old should run much better than in the Betfair Hurdle with Freddie Mitchell taking off a handy 5lb.
Later on the card (3.35) GOLDEN SON (NAP) bids to follow up his victory from a fortnight ago at Kempton. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding chased home Cheltenham Festival hopeful Iroko at Warwick on his first chase in this country before disappointing on his next two starts. Fitted with first-time cheekpieces last time, he beat a subsequent winner (now rated 6lb higher) by half a length and is only 3lb higher in this race.
THE WIZARD OF ODDS
By Chris Baker
1.50 SANDOWN
FIRE FLYER has made a decent start to his hurdling career with two wins from three starts. His only defeat came when chasing home the subsequent Grade Two winner Gidleigh Park. 13-2
2.25 SANDOWN
Last year’s County Hurdle winner FAIVOIR (above) needs to win this race to be guaranteed a run at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. He finished a respectable fifth in the Betfair Hurdle last time out. 8-1
3.15 WOLVERHAMPTON
Hat-trick seeking KING’S CODE (nap) has an excellent record on the All Weather with four wins from nine races. Two of those successes have come at Wolverhampton, including over today’s distance. 7-1
ODDS COURTESY OF BETFAIR
