DAQMAN FLIES 14-5 UP ON PRICEWISE: Daqman landed nine winning bets over the two days of Cheltenham, including a 3-1 nap at Doncaster. Seven winning bets against Pricewise in the two days has him running away with their challenge match 14-5, some 82 points in front to level stakes. Overall weekend winnings topped 70 points.
Saturday: profit 18
WON 3-1 TWO FOR GOLD (nap)
WON 3-1 TOMMYS OSCAR (from BETDAQ 6.6)
WON 1-1 BLAZING KHAL (Fortune Cookie)
WON 2-9 MY DROGO (Daq Multiples banker)
Friday: profit 53.75
WON 12-1 VIENNA COURT (plus place win)
WON 7-1 COMMODORE
WON 6-1 DIESEL d’ALLIER
WON (2nd) POTTERS CORNER 14-1 (place win; same race)
SEE-HOW-THEY-RAN WRAP
⚠️ HEADS UP Daqman has been very selective this season about his Fortune Cookies, so starting today introduces See How They Ran, a weekend wrap in which he marks your card about horses to put in the notebook, for good reasons or Lays Logic!
Most impressive winner. Commodore went down in the notebook as one of the fastest winners and the most impressive when taking the Grade-3 chase at Cheltenham on Friday.
He jumped really well and made most to beat the consistent stayer from Ireland, Mister Fogpatches, and now goes for the Warwick Classic in mid-January. Trainer Venetia Williams.
Though the race looked attritional at times, the official going return was good to soft and Commodore won, slow by only 5.60secs. Got a ‘result’ by 15 lengths and 22, which was some performance.
If 9-2 on was too short for you. My Drogo, runaway winner, at Cheltenham yesterday, has multiple engagements at the Festival in March.
He’s 9.0 in BETDAQ Sportsbook for the Marsh Novices Chase, 11.0 for the Brown Advisory Novices Chase and 15.0 for the Arkle. Trainer Dan Skelton.
Faster than most. One of the fastest times of the weekend was by Quoi De Neuf at Taunton on Thursday.
Travelling powerfully, he went clear and was eased on the run-in. A pointer to Evan Williams’ yard? So it proved when the stable’s Coole Cody was the very game winner of the Winter Gold Cup at Cheltenham yesterday, also in a fast time.
Don’t write him off. Dan Skelton’s Beakstown was all the range in the gold-cup market. A cracking looker, he seemed unaware of what was wanted and was not punished.
Back to the drawing board. Enrilo let his backers down again, pulling up as 11-4 favourite behind Commodore, trying to redeem his fall in the Ladbrokes Trophy.
This column warned against Lalor; he drifted to 15-2 and was never short enough for a Lays Logic. He weakened into sixth, 27 lengths adrift. Noticeable that Enrilo and Lalor are both from the Paul Nicholls yard. Greaneteen apart, Ditcheat has had nothing to wave the flag about this month.
🗓️ Fortune Cookies tomorrow Whether to insert Commodore into the Fortune Cookies list? What to make of Blazing Khal’s run yesterday.
MIDDAY DEPARTURE
⭕ 12.00 Carlisle I’m keeping bets low today – locking in some of the profits over the last two days – but also we are hardly spoilt for choice with just the two Sunday cards.
There looks a bet in the opener at Carlisle though with The Big Jetaway who can continue the good recent form of Donald McCain (7 wins from last 34).
The gelding lost his way a little in points having been pulled up twice after a couple of more promising runs but shaped alright on his rules debut when third. Although beaten 17 lengths – he was beaten by the ‘right’ two with market leaders Nurse Susan and Hidor De Bersy dominating the finish. Both those two have run well subsequently with Nurse Susan winning at Leicester so the form looks strong enough.
The hope has to be that The Big Jetaway improves for his debut run which looks likely and the most positive factor of all is that this won’t take much winning.
Roxanya travels from Ireland but that in itself isn’t a major factor as she has had trips before to Musselburgh (twice) and Sedgefield without success. Her overall form is modest.
It might leave debutant Moonlight Spirit as the biggest danger although he hasn’t proved popular in early Sunday trading on BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE .
On his early flat form for Charlie Appleby he would be 1/10 for this on hurdles debut but he seemed to lose his way and beat just one horse home in his last four races.
CALLING PAPA TANGO CHARLY
⭕ 1.40 Carlisle Papa Tango Charly looks the nap on the card and the six-year-old is taken to complete the hat-trick for Jonjo O’Neill and Nick Scholfield.
He really impressed on chasing debut over course and distance here at the end of October winning by 12 lengths and had his field well strung out. He was probably value for 20 lengths so the 10lb hike by the handicapper might not stop him.
FOILLAN IN FINALE
⭕ 3.25 Southwell Foillan Is another easy last time out winner who might be ahead of the handicapper despite, in this case, a 7lb rise.
He coasted home by an eased down five lengths at Hexham last time out.
Blow By Blow is not the force of old but the ten-year-old showed more on his seasonal reappearance at Ayr when second, he again has place chances as does Russian Service at bigger odds. His Warwick and Worcester form stands up well in the context of this race.
DAQMAN’S BETS (staked to win 10 points)
BET 3.4pts win THE BIG JETAWAY (12.00 Carlisle)
BET 10.0pts win (nap) PAPA TANGO CHARLY (1.40 Carlisle)
BET 3.8pts win FOILLAN (3.25 Southwell)
What are points? Points facilitate a staking plan, which is the secret to creating profit. One point is whatever you choose: a pound, a euro, or whatever ….
Start with a bank and decide how much you can afford to lose over a period of time, and determine the size of your bets accordingly. Daqman makes this variation every day.
