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Glorious Goodwood - Day 5
A big sigh of relief as Montiridge (NAP) wins on Friday and I just hope anyone brave enough (or daft enough!) to follow my NAP took the 7/4 on Wednesday evening!
On to the final day and here are my thoughts for Saturday.
Goodwood Day 5 (03/08/2013)
2.40 RAC Handicap – Elidor (NAP) @8/1 or higher
For Saturday’s NAP I am going to skip the two feature races (Nassau Stakes and Stewards C…
Glorious Goodwood - Naps Days 3 and 4
Nick Hardman is back with a look at Days 3 and 4 of the Goodwood festival. I don’t know about you guys but I’m not having the best of festivals so far with my own selections! Just a solitary winner in Cap O’Rushes @9/2, who I dutched with Excess “could I have been any more unlucky” Knowledge in the Gordon Stakes. Run that race another 10 times and John Gosden’s horse will win every time. Apart from that, a couple of second placed refunds and a non-runner have been the highlights. So on to Days 3…
Glorious Goodwood Days 1 and 2
Resident racing writer Nick Hardman gives us his thoughts on the best bets on Days 1 and 2 of Glorious Goodwood. Goodwood Day 1 (30/07/2013) 3.05 Bet365 Lennox Stakes (Group 2) – Producer (NAP) @11/2 As ever, Richard Hannon looks likely to end the festival as top trainer, especially as he is mob handed in most races. He looks to hold a strong hand in the Lennox Stakes, the feature race on Tuesday. His two entries, Producer and Professor come here at the top of their game and I expect them both…
Nick's Punting Diary w/c 08-07-13
On that note, I am often asked what gives me more joy - the financial reward of a wi…
Nick's Punting Diary w/c 01-07-13
It’s the final test of the British Lions tour to Australia and a conversation at work turns to a gentleman’s bet of £5. I really fancy Australia. They dominated possession and territory in th…
Nicks Punting Diary - W/C 24-06-13
In fact, I had more or less decided to take a week off and then get stuck in to the two-day Newcastle meeting on Friday and Saturday. I stuck to my guns admirably until a text message came through on Thursday evening.
Basically it went like this – “Chester races Friday evening, free train ticket, free entry to Final Furlong enclosure, free carvery and a fr…
Nick's Punting Diary - Royal Ascot Part 2
Ascot Festival Day 4.
The Tipster
Sandiva looks a decent bet in the Albany and she’s my first tip @11/4. I look to take on Battle Of Marengo in the King Edward VII and I put up Contributer as an each way selection @14/1. In …
Nicks Punting Diary - Royal Ascot (Part 1)
Festival betting is difficult, especially the big two - Cheltenham and Royal Ascot. Take Royal Ascot for instance and the typical races we see. 30 runner cavalry charges (who will put it all together on the day?); 20+ runner 2yo races full of unexposed types…
Nick's Punting Diary w/c 10-06-13
That said, I decide to sit out the first three days of the week and have a punt on the US Open golf Championship. I do not know much about golf, and I really don’t follow it, so I rely on a couple of tips from a good friend who can politely be described as a “golfing nut”.
Phil Mickelson each-way (5 places) @20/1 is what is advised and I get on t…
Royal Ascot Day One Preview
Today, we have an article from David Dunning, pro horseracing analyst, giving us his thoughts on the pick of the runners in each one of the races on Day 1 of Royal Ascot: Royal Ascot Day One Preview The opening day of Royal Ascot gets under way with three successive Group 1 races, the Queen Anne Stakes, the King’s Stand Stakes and the feature race of the day, the St. James’s Palace Stakes. The supporting card features two major juvenile races, the Group 2 Coventry Stakes and the Listed Windsor…