DAQMAN CUP-WINNING SPREE AT 20-1 PLUS: This is the final day of Daqman’s ante-post plans for the autumn, starting with the Arc and the Cambridgeshire, and concluding today with Saturday’s Ayr Gold Cup. But he’s a bit tight-lipped about this one. Who can blame him for not giving away all his secrets about four gold winners and a bronze at 25.0, 23.0, 21.0, 20.0 and 11.0 on BETDAQ in the last five years. All will be revealed at the weekend.
CHEPSTOW NAP: Three early bets from DAQMAN on Tuesday including his nap running in the opener at Chepstow.
FOUR GOLD STRIKES IN FIVE YEARS!
I have a secret formula. It’s so secret, I’m not sure what it is myself! It’s all a bit Baldrick but, whatever it is, I hope to find it and use it again on Saturday.
I can tell you that it needs the midnight oil for form study, that it relates to past results, that the draw is important, and that the treasure revealed four times out of five is the winner of the Ayr Gold Cup.
But not only gold is unearthed. I’ve also found silver and last year’s bronze (Classic Seniority) at 20-1. So I feel confident I’ll be on the podium after the weekend’s big-three sprints.
When I say midnight oil, as of last night when I lit the lamps, there were 184 entries waiting to be split into three for the gold, silver and bronze. Phew! What a swat.
So many old friends. Richard Fahey alone has 33 entries. And the ratings range is from 58 to 114, a four-stone spread that encompasses the three divisions. But it’s gold I want. Here are my winners in the last five seasons (check out the Daqman Archive):
WON 11-1 BRANDO (Ayr Gold Cup 2016 from 25.0 on BETDAQ)
WON 6-1 DON’T TOUCH (Ayr Gold Cup 2015 from 11.0 on BETDAQ)
WON 20-1 HIGHLAND COLORI (2013 Ayr Gold Cup from 23.0 BETDAQ)
WON 16-1 CAPTAIN RAMIUS (2012 Ayr Gold Cup from 20.0 BETDAQ)
One secret revealed. Just make sure to back your horses on BETDAQ, with all four gold strikes in the five years taken at better odds in the orange on the day, notably last year’s massive 25.0 about the 11-1 hero, Brando.
Brando’s done very well since, so another part of the gold-mining mystery may be for punters to play on the side of class or the potential to be class.
With winners in the decade trained Kevin Ryan, Richard Fahey, Andrew Balding and Clive Cox, it’s also clearer than Scotch mist that we must be looking closely at the stables that do well generally in sprint handicaps.
That’s all for now. Wish me luck. Pass the Finnan Haddie and the Islay under the office door and leave me to dig. See you in the BETDAQ orange with, for sure, long odds contenders for my labours.
AND IT’S A GOODNIGHT FROM HER
Hopefully better luck than yesterday. There was me talking about keeping things simple – well things got very messy and complicated.
The nap Book Of Dreams (sent off 85/40) traded at around 1.05 in running on BETDAQ and was odds-on in the photo but events conspired against us with the Fahey debutant getting the verdict by a nose.
Very frustrating given the front two pulled five lengths clear.
1.40 Chepstow this looks a good opportunity for Goodnight Girl to record her first win. She has run well in two starts – the first on soft ground at Newmarket last month when third to Gavota and then followed up with a good second to the odds-on Clairette at Salisbury.
The fillies she has been beaten by look well above average and this looks a perfect opportunity for her both distance and going wise.
Frolic looks the obvious danger – the Sir Mark Prescott trained runner went closest yet to a first win when second at Beverley last time out but it was a modest contest on good to firm ground and it’s softer today.
The Marcus Tregoning trained Diva Star shaped better for the step up in trip at Newmarket when fourth to Vitamin and should land a place here.
1.50 Redcar a competitive nursery over seven furlongs in which Darlington based trained Michael Dods is doing an ‘Aidan O’Brien’ with three runners in the race.
The pick of his trio, and my selection, is Byron’s Choice who seems to relish the softer conditions. He was a Carlisle winner earlier in the season over five but this longer trip over an easier course should prove ideal.
Placebo Effect has a habit of finishing first or third. A mark of 70 looked to anchor him in the mud at Doncaster last time out and might need a bit more help than the one pound he is dropped today to return to winning form. So it must a third place today!
2.00 Yarmouth Plenty of blue blood and blue silks here and very much a race for the notebook.
My man in the long grass puts up a favourable mention for the Owen Burrows trained Mutaaqeb – the choice of Jim Crowley and so far popular in the market too.
DAQMAN’S BETS (Staked to win 20 points)
BET 13.8pts win (nap) GOODNIGHT GIRL (1.40 Chepstow)
BET 4.3pts win BYRON’S CHOICE (1.50 Redcar)
BET 6.1pts win MUTAAQEB (2.00 Yarmouth)
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