THREE WINNING DAYS IN A ROW: With stakes planning and Alacrity, Daqman made a profit for the third consecutive day at Kempton’s evening meeting on Monday.
Monday: profit on the day 5 points
WON 3-1 ALACRITY BETDAQ XSP 4.52
Sunday: profit on the day 10.40 points
WON 9-10 CHARYN (Prix Jacques Le Marois) BETDAQ 3.1 taken
WON 13-8 LESLEYS BOY (nap) BETDAQ XSP 2.68
Saturday: profit on the day 6.76 points
WON 5-6 JARRAAF (Shergar Cup Sprint, nap) BETDAQ 2.62 taken
WON 11-8 LAKE VICTORIA BETDAQ 3.1 doubled with Jarraaf
WON 9-2 INSANITY (Shergar Cup Challenge) BETDAQ 6.3 taken
SHORT PRICES AND LONG-SHOTS MIXED: As well as his midweek staking plan, Daqman has outsiders in bull’s-eye bets at weekends and big meetings, and (updated below) a list of likely short-shots you can rely on, his Fortune Cookies. This is their final update for the season.
FORTUNE COOKIES FINAL 20
FORTUNE COOKIES score so far 6-9. Winners: Big Evs WON 13-8, Bedtime Story WON 1-16, Sosie WON 100-30, City Of Troy WON 1-4, James’s Delight WON 33-10, Rosallion WON 5-2. Profit 161.41pts to 20pt level stakes.
112 ASFOORA (Henry Dwyer, Australia) Nunthorpe Stakes, York, August 23
116 BEDTIME STORY (Aidan O’Brien) Moyglare, Curragh, September 15
113 BIG EVS (Michael Appleby) Nunthorpe Stakes, York, August 23
117 BLUESTOCKING (Ralph Beckett), Yorkshire Oaks, August 22
120 CHARYN (Roger Varian) Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes, Ascot, October 19
095 JARRAAF (Owen Burrows) could be stepped up to 7f.
107 LAKE VICTORIA (Aidan O’Brien) Gave her sire, Frankel, a century of Group winners. Entered in the Debutante (August 24) and the Moyglare Stakes, both at the Curragh.
111 ELITE STATUS (Karl Burke) Haydock Sprint Cup, September 7
112 GOLIATH (Francis-Henri Graffard) next date to be announced
110 JAMES’S DELIGHT (Clive Cox) Haydock Sprint Cup, September 7
111 LAKE FOREST (William Haggas) City of York Stakes, August 24
115 LAZZAT (Jerome Reynier) next race to be announced
120 LOOK DE VEGA (Carlos and Yann Lerner) Arc De Triomphe, October 6
114 METROPOLITAN (Mario Baratti) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, September
115 OPERA SINGER (Aidan O’Brien) International or Yorkshire Oaks next week
116 PORTA FORTUNA (Donnacha O’Brien) Matron Stakes, Leopardstown, September 14
* 118 ROSALLION (Richard Hannon) out for the season
116 SOSIE (Andre Fabre) Arc De Triomphe, Longchamp, October 6
106 UXMAL (Joseph O’Brien) Irish St Leger, Curragh, September 15
088 KNIGHTSWOOD (Charlie Johnston) next date to be announced
* A replacement for Rosallion could be added after York
AN OPENING PAIR
⭕ 2.30 Nottingham It’s a one selection from each of the three meetings kind of day and at Nottingham I’m keen on the consistent pair Star Of James and Showlan Spirit in what looks a wide open amateur riders handicap to start the card – even more so with the defection of likely Betdaq Betting Exchange favourite Kinetic who is a non runner after his runaway success at Windsor last night.
No problems with the jockey ability on my pair – both go well for amateurs and in the case of Star Of St James Stephenie Dorsey was in the saddle last time when the partnership were successful at Redcar. The Ivan Furtado runner made all of the running that day and a 3lb hike in the weights might not prove punitive.
The handicapper has also been reasonably kind to Showlan Spirit who has been raised just 2lb for her narrow success at Wolverhampton when having the considerable assistance of Simon Walker. This 10 furlongs could be her optimum trip and if the first time visor makes a positive impact she could easily be competitive again.|
I’ll play both selections against the field for a win 10 return on Betdaq.
MIX AND MATCH
⭕ 4.15 Lingfield It’s a slightly odd card at Lingfield this afternoon with the first three races on the all-weather and the final three on the turf …. so watch your races!
To confuse matters further, Miss Dubai was a winner on the all-weather here last time out (very modest race) but now switches back to the turf!
She’s been in consistent form all season but the thought with the likely market leader is that she is better on the artificial surface and was only a very modest third at Bath behind 25/1 and 33/1 shots on her only previous turf start this season.
Foinix looks the stronger option here – he proved his current well being with a 12 length romp at Brighton last week. It was also a classified event and I am not convinced today’s race is much tougher.
GOOD EVENING GOOD MORNING
⭕ 7.00 Hamilton The first thing to note about tonight’s meeting is the going – SOFT is forecast!
That should suit the four-timer seeking Good Morning Alex who started his current winning run with an easy success at Wetherby on soft ground and has since followed with a wide margin win here at Hamilton for which he was hiked 11lb but it didn’t stop him returning to the course for another success.
Another 7lb on his back is likely to make things much harder in what looks a tougher race but it wouldn’t be the biggest shock either if there’s something left up his sleeve and he is likely make another bold bid to make all.
Ignore Arctic Mountain’s last run – his saddle slipped and he was disqualified as he lost the weight cloth. The Godolphin runner is better judged on earlier efforts and has proven form (to some extent) on the ground.
DAQMAN’S BETS
2.30 Nottingham (both win 10)
BET 1.25 pts win STAR OF ST JAMES
BET 1.25 pts win SHOWLAN SPIRIT
4.15 Lingfield (win 10, nap)
BET 5.0pts win FOINIX
7.00 Hamilton (win 10)
BET 1.8pts win GOOD MORNING ALEX
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