2-1 NAP IN THIRD DAY WITH A DOUBLE UP: In a week of 289 races in England and Ireland, Daqman yesterday managed to focus on just three events from six meetings. That deserves the cigar and, sure enough, he landed two winners for the third consecutive day, including his nap:
Monday
WON 2-1 KILBARRY LEADER (nap)
WON 5-2 APHELIOS
Sunday
WON 9-1 ADDITIONAL
WON 3-1 DARK SHIFT
Saturday
WON 5-1 KINGS LYNN
WON 4-1 VALLEY FORGE
🗓️ TODAY: FORTUNE COOKIES’ final list before the Derby meeting at Epsom (June 3 and 4) and Royal Ascot (June 14-18).
🗓️ TOMORROW: Make your own list of horses to follow from squads declared by stables which are leaving the champion trainers behind.
FORTUNE COOKIES’ RATINGS UPDATE
REVISED ratings for Fortune Cookies with Classic and Royal Ascot engagements.
121 COROEBUS St James Palace Stakes, Royal Ascot
120 TRUESHAN Ascot Gold Cup
117 DESERT CROWN Epsom Derby
117 LUXEMBOURG St James’s Palace Stakes, Royal Ascot.
116 HOMELESS SONGS Eclipse Stakes, Sandown
115 INSPIRAL Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot
115 STONE AGE Epsom Derby
113 PERFECT POWER Commonwealth Cup, Royal Ascot
113 TEONA Coronation Cup, Epsom
110 CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD King Edward V11 Stakes, Royal Ascot.
107 EMILY UPJOHN Epsom Oaks
107 TOY Prix de Diane, Chantilly.
107 WITH THE MOONLIGHT Ribblesdale Stakes, Royal Ascot.
104 HIGHFIELD PRINCESS Royal Ascot choice of races.
097 JUST FINE Royal Hunt Cup
Also listed in Fortune Cookies.
103 ALFRED MUNNINGS Railway Stakes, The Curragh.
102 MY ASTRA Pretty Polly Stakes, The Curragh
101 LAMPANG Ayr Gold Cup
082 LIR SPECIALE next race not decided.
*Results so far: Desert Crown won 7-2, Toy unplaced; profit 25 points
DO IT AGAIN
⭕ 1.00 Southwell After the small fields at Ffos Las last week Southwell have lowered the bar even further for their jumps card today with field sizes of 7,4,9,6,5,5, and 2.
It’s a weird old game – the concluding match bizarrely looks one of the more competitive races on the card !
Do It For Thy Sen won the opener, easily, 12 months ago and off just a 2lb higher mark must surely take all the beating at a track he seems to really enjoy. Both his career wins under rules have come here.
It’s his first run of this season and he hasn’t run well after a break before but we needn’t worry on that front as his latest start of last season was actually only 36 days ago!
Diamond Rose and On The Bandwagon are helping to keep his price honest on the BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE .
Diamond Rose has yet to win over fences and has been found wanting in his last two starts over course and distance and probably needs help from the handicapper.
On The Bandwagon is harder to assess. He hasn’t shown any enthusiasm in his last two starts pulling up on both occasions and not even the switch to better ground is guaranteed to suit the Jonjo O’Neill trained chase who looks out of love with the game.
DON’T DESERT HIM
⭕ 5.10 Lingfield Cosmic Desert should give the all-conquering Appleby yard another winner.
He switches to the all-weather after hugely promising turf efforts at Newmarket (third to stable companion New London) and then runner-up at Windsor last time out when getting headed close home by Deauville Legend who holds a Group 2 entry at Royal Ascot.
He is preferred to chief market rival Real Dream who should improve for a debut fourth at Nottingham but has the worst draw of all in 13.
Main danger could come from fellow Godolphin owned Return To Dubai who was in front of Real Dream at Nottingham and seems to be progressive.
THAKI VERY MUCH
⭕ 8.05 Newcastle Tom Marquand has several good rides on tonight’s card and it would come as a surprise by this point if he hasn’t chalked up at least a double.
This looks harder for him though and it looks best left to Thaki who has been running well in better races than this and returns to the scene of his course and distance win with a pound gift from the handicapper from his last start.
DAQMAN’S BETS
1.00 Southwell (win 10)
BET 6.8pts win DO IT FOR THY SEN
5.10 Lingfield (win 10)
BET 10pts win (nap) COSMIC DESERT
8.05 Newcastle (win 10)
BET 3.3pts win THAKI
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.
