Paul Jacobs’ Sunday Racing Ideas
15:15 Limerick – Georgian Quarter
15:45 Sedgefield –My Present To You
15:50 Limerick – Chemical Power
17:20 Leopardstown – Nika Pika (Every Means)
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to vary.
Maid of the Moon ought to get properly together with her gentle weight, however I really feel an intermediate journey of two and three quarters might swimsuit her better of all. GEORGIAN QUARTER has an actual probability of lastly getting off the mark on the fifth time of asking. He ran in a few point-to-points, earlier than operating below guidelines, however in three maidens he was despatched off at 50/1, 100/1 and 250/1 with the step again to 2 miles for his final two begins presumably enabling him to register a pleasant handicap mark.
Connections then ran the gelding over three miles in a maiden hurdle at Cork, for which he went off at solely 12/1, and was an attention grabbing fourth, seemingly nonetheless in want of expertise and staying on properly up the house stretch. Mark Walsh wasn’t overly exhausting on him within the closing levels, and because the cliché goes, he ought to be handsomely rewarded for that kindness by racing off a good opening mark of 109 right here in a race to my eyes which has little or no energy in depth.
The Durham Nationwide is the apparent race to preview on the cardboard, however I assumed this prolonged three and 1 / 4 mile chase had a greater betting form to it. Large Bee Hive is the apparent place to start out, and can be made for a giant race, however just isn’t extremely sufficient rated to get into the sector. A very dour stayer, the seven-year-old has his finest days firmly behind of him, and after being outpaced turning for dwelling for the ultimate time, he ran strongly within the remaining quarter mile to complete a closing second to Prince Cleni at Southwell. That flat monitor didn’t play to his strengths and Sedgefield will swimsuit him higher over the additional quarter of a mile, however I ponder if he might get outpaced at a significant stage but once more, so the highest weight is most popular.
MY GIFT TO YOU is rated as excessive as 91 over timber, he has proved to be an excellent higher chaser having been positioned of late off marks in three figures and has arguably been a bit unfortunate on a few events. His third to Jigginstown King over three and 1 / 4 at Fontwell two outings again was most likely a close to profession finest. With loads of tempo right here, and Alex Chadwick taking a beneficial 5lbs off, making his mark 104, he should have strong claims of giving the burden away to the Sam England cost.
The Munster Nationwide is one among my favorite betting races within the first half of the nationwide hunt season, with a giant discipline assured over one of many fairest tracks within the land. Prime weight, and off a mark of 145, Horantzau d’Air has an actual probability regardless of his leaping being a bit sloppy when push involves shove, however he’s nonetheless studying. Being below the Willie Mullins banner, he’ll clearly be punted on right here, however there are many options down the weights to oppose him. Yeah Synthetic nice strides final season, however wants to point out extra enchancment to return off a mark of 140, whereas Panda Boy, a favorite of mine, ran an outstanding race for a good distance within the Grand Nationwide at Aintree earlier than a mistake at Valentine’s second time round put paid to his probabilities.
However I’m going to be double handed right here with the outdated boy Battleoverdoyen and CHEMICAL ENERGY. The previous bounced again to type to win his first race below guidelines for 3 years, strikingly each got here at Galway, which appears to swimsuit his model. The 11-year-old is my saver wager behind his secure mate.
With Carl Millar taking 7lbs off his again, I believe he seems outstandingly properly handicapped right here off a mark of 138 and his run behind Flooring Porter ought to have blown away the cobwebs when he made a number of niggly errors which noticed him lose all momentum. Nonetheless, he confirmed within the Galway Plate he retains all of his outdated means when a late operating fifth of twenty-two, to Pinkerton, off 146, and therein lies his probability at massive odds with the improved place phrases.
I began with the highest weight of Speckled Meadow, after two cracking runs at Galway and Killarney in the summertime, and with Wayne Hassett partnering him once more he has strong claims below high weight, however I ponder whether he’s a greater horse over a mile, regardless of this being a barely simpler process than of late.
Additionally on the high of the weights, Summer time Snow and Selective Energy have good probabilities with out both standing out as worth on the possible costs, and I might slightly go additional down the record and have an each-way play with NIKA PIKA who to my eyes merely didn’t get dwelling on heavy floor over a mile at Killarney final time. Again over 1400 metres, with loads of tempo within the race, which he might want to negotiate coming from the again of the pack, I fancy a a lot improved run with Sam Coen large worth for his monster 10lbs declare on high.
Paul Jacobs’ Sunday Racing Ideas
15:15 Limerick – Georgian Quarter
15:45 Sedgefield –My Present To You
15:50 Limerick – Chemical Power
17:20 Leopardstown – Nika Pika (Every Means)
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to vary.
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