Saturday's 2yo Info (16th October)

Friday was another one of those days when you think you're doing the right thing but in the end it’s the wrong decision. I did back Hooked On You the night before at 12s anticipating a gamble but when it didn’t come I pressed the cash out button only to see the Karl Burke trained filly stay on to finish third at 11/1. My other two trackers were disappointing but I made the right decision not to bet on them both in the end. Macchiavello is definitely better than today showing signs of greenness and Divine Jewel proved inexperienced. 

Right, tomorrow is a new day and I still have to believe one tracker will come good at least. 

13:20 Catterick 16 Oct 2021 

Ten go to post here and the favourite Bint Elmalek looks a nice Kingman filly for Charlie Hills after finishing third on debut. Easy to back that day when sent off 11/1 and ran a nice enough debut. My one tracker in this race is the Simon and Ed Crisford trained PHILOSOPHY. The Exceed And Excel filly was sent off favourite for her debut at Kempton 101 days ago, I expect connections were disappointed as Philosophy finished down the field in eighth place. The lay-off could mean Philosophy had some type of problem or just needed time. She was slowly away and caught for pace until making steady progress towards the finish. She has been fitted with a hood and tongue strap so I hope this will keep her mind on the job. Around 11/2 at the time of writing. I've had a small each way hoping Philosophy won’t drift as that would be a negative for me. 

14:05 Leopardstown (IRE) 16 Oct 2021 

My Irish trackers have been a bit hit and miss this season, well in fact most of my trackers have to be honest, but you have to believe you will turn a corner if you keep working hard. I do have a few in this, PURPLE DAWN, IMPERO, DOWNING STREET and NINJA who looks a nice Galileo colt for the all conquering Aidan O’Brien team. I have to say you never know how an Aidan 2-year-old will run, especially first timeout. Ninja was another who was easy to back on debut when sent off 17/2. The Galileo colt was towards the back for most of the race but slowly made up ground. Granted, Ninja never troubled the leaders but to me it looked like he was given an easy time towards the finish and had more left in the tank. Aidan does like this colt and hopefully he can be a bit more competitive here. Impero has a list of fancy entries and should no more today. Ninja opened up around 3s but is shortening up as I write this. 

8:00 Wolverhampton 16th October 2021

James Ferguson's VIADELMORE is a good-looking son of Invincible Spirit who hasn't show much in two starts to date but may be capable of better and worth a small each way bet at 40/1. There may be some value at those speculative odds. 

Thanks for reading and hopefully I can get a much needed win to gain more confidence going into the latter part of the season.

Friday's 2yo Racing Info (15th October)

Sixth Street was pretty disappointing to say the least on Wednesday when only managing fourth, I did have a small win bet. I did mention a few more trackers in my last post and to be honest they all ran pretty well. Clear Day ran well enough to finish third to what looks a nice Dubawi Roger Varian colt despite running green. As I mentioned I did have a small speculative each way on the Richard Hannon trained Kodias Sangarius who put in a much improved performance after being pulled up in both outings before. Last but not least was the Richard Hannon trained newcomer WINDSEEKER who took a drift in the market out to 16/1. The Aclaim colt broke well and was up with the pace throughout and one point I thought Windseeker could win, now I might be talking sour grapes here but Windseeker had the rail and was staying on until the eventual winner Qitaal cut across. I don’t think he would have won but could have got closer, anyway it was a decent debut all the same. 

I have a few trackers going today, a couple who I imagine will be short but I will mention them anyway. 

15:15 Redcar 15 Oct 2021 

Not a race I will be betting in but interested to see how the Roger Varian trained Frankel filly DIVINE JEWEL gets on after finishing second on her debut. Purchased for 300,000gns at the 2020 October Yearling Sales out of book 1 and owned by Mr Koji Maeda. Divine Jewel made her debut at Nottingham just over two weeks ago, she was easy to back that day and sent off a 9/2 shot, kept towards the back by David Egan and behind a wall of horses she was given an impossible task but still managed to grab second staying on late but the winner had first run on her. Looking forward to seeing if Divine Jewel can improve on that decent first run, around 6/4 at the time of writing. 

14:05 Redcar 15 Oct 2021 

Another short one here but MACCHIAVELLO comes here with a bit of a reputation. The Karl Burke trained No Nay Never colt is a £300,000gns 2-year-old and owned by Amo Racing & Michael Tabor. Not much to go on here and a no bet for me but I am interested to see what the hype is about. Karl has a decent record with debutants priced under 9/2 and with Macchiavello currently 6/4 the signs are good but not worth the risk first timeout for me. 

13:45 Haydock 15 Oct 2021 

A second timeout Karl Burke runner here so what can go wrong? HOOKED ON YOU is another who does have a nice reputation at Spigot Lodge. I was looking forward to the Starspangledbanners debut at Newcastle just over two weeks ago but she refused to settle and pulled away her chances early on. It’s hard to know what to think after that but the drop in trip should help and I will also be keeping a close eye on the betting, anything over 7s I would say is a negative. Mother Shipton is another who has a good chance if under 13/2 but I’m hoping I can have a each way on Hooked On You if the price is right. 

Thanks for reading and good luck.

Monday's Racing Tips (27th September)

It’s been a while since my last post and it’s fair to say the trackers have could have done better lately to be honest, it’s funny because the same thing happened last season when I started off pretty strong but the last few months of the flat season was a disaster, definitely something for me to look into when the flat season finishes. 

I do still have trackers coming through as we still have a fair bit of 2-year-old racing left but I will be betting with caution after my recent hits to my betting bank. 

17:30 Newcastle 27 Sep 2021 

I do have a few trackers in this. I had a few quid on the William Haggas runner Persist last time out who ran a decent enough when coming third in a class 2 race at Salisbury at the beginning of the month. Persist was in a bit of a barging match at the business end of the race that day and came off third best to a nice looking horse of Ralph Beckett’s called Good American. I’m pretty sure the Cheveley Park Stud owned Frankel filly will have a win on the board soon enough and today could be the day, around 5/2 at the time of writing. Aunt Bethany actually came second that day and another who could be involved here. At the time of writing the Sir Michael Stoute trained Chichen Itza has been well-supported into favourite after a decent debut fourth at Leicester 20 days ago, could be anything really and not one to be ruled out. I keep saying I won’t back a newcomer ever again but it never happens and I’ve had a small each way on my next tracker HOOKED ON YOU who is a 130,000 gns yearling trained by one of my favourite 2-year-old trainers Karl Burke, I do normally like to back his runners second time out but I’m taking a chance on this Starspangledbanner filly who was bought at the December yearling sales and owned by John and Jess Dance. A half-sister to the superb Alcohol Free who won on debut and has since won plenty of group races for trainer Andrew Balding. Hooked On You has attracted a bit of support from 7s so it will be interesting looking at the market near race time. 

18:00 Newcastle 27 Sep 2021 

Not much of interest here apart from my only tracker THREE DIAMONDS for trainer David Simcock who makes his debut here. It’s been a pretty quiet season so far for David but he has still managed a couple of debut winners. Any support for the Night Of Thunder colt would be interesting here, if weak I would take it as a negative. Has a low draw to deal with. Around 5s at the time of writing. 

14:10 Ayr 28 Sep 2021 

A couple of trackers here. Mark Johnston trained CAPITAL THEORY who brings a decent level of form to the table here. Another is a bit of a dark horse called MR ALAN who hasn’t been seen since running a nice race back in May at Yarmouth. A £92,000 purchase and owned by Amo Racing and trained by George Boughey. The form of the race has worked out really well and if the long absence isn’t an issue hopefully Mr Alan can get his head in front here. 

13:15 Cork (IRE) 28 Sep 2021 

SCHOLAR is a very well-thought of No Nay Never Aidan O’Brien colt who could be a nice type for the future. I can never be sure how Aidan’s 2-year-olds run on debut so could be a watching brief. Thanks for reading and good luck.