FIVE NAPS UP OUT OF SEVEN: Daqman’s tips return on Boxing Day on a hat-trick of naps after weekend best bets both won, taking him to five out of seven.
★ WON 8-11 ZHANG FEI (Sunday nap)
★ WON 5-2 VICTTORINO (Saturday nap)
★ WON 4-6 RAJEKO (Wednesday nap)
★ WON 11-10 VIOLENTI (Tuesday nap)
★ WON 6-5 LADY BALKO (Monday nap)
SEE YOU ON BOXING DAY! Daqman checks out the big races at Kempton on Boxing Day and has an in-depth survey of Friday’s Welsh Grand National. Back Thursday with Betdaq Betting Exchange selections.
THE BIG BOXING-DAY DOUBLE
🎄 1.55 Kempton, Boxing-Day Thursday (Christmas Hurdle) Constitution Hill goes for a hat-trick and seven out of eight for Nicky Henderson in the Christmas Hurdle that Willie Mullins last won back to back with Faugheen (2014-15).
Willie challenges on Thursday with the five-year-old grey mare, Lossiemouth, winner of the Triumph Hurdle and the Mares Hurdle at successive Cheltenhams among nine hurdles hits out of 10.
Lossiemouth has 7lb with which to close a ratings gap of 15lb with Constitution Hill.
After that, you have Sir Gino and Burdett Road each one bidding to become the first four-year-old winner since 1942.
🎄 2.30 Kempton, Boxing-Day Thursday (King George V1 Chase) The last six King Georges have produced winners at 12-1 (twice), 20-1 and 28-1.
Paul Nicholls always has one ready (he’s won four of the last six) but youngsters aged six to eight usually come good and two of five such contenders are trained by a Mullins and an O’Brien.
ROAD TO THE WELSH NATIONAL
🎄 2.50 Chepstow, Friday (Welsh Grand National): If the Welsh don’t win their Grand National, English raiders from just across the border in Dorset and Somerset take it.
Trainers from between 25 and 78 miles of Chepstow racecourse have bagged the prize a staggering 16 times this century.
So forget the form book, get your road map out of the car and be your own trip advisor. Daqman details here past ‘distance winners’ from just down the road. Look out for his verdict on the day.
78 miles ELEGANT ESCAPE 2018 (Colin Tizzard, Milborne Port)
78m NATIVE RIVER 2016 (Colin Tizzard, Milborne Port )
74m DREAM ALLIANCE 2009 (Philip Hobbs, Minehead)
74m THE TWO AMIGOS 2022 (Nicky Martin, Minehead)
71m MIKO DE BEAUCHENE 2007 (Robert Alner, Sturminster Newton)
55m MOUNTAINOUS 2016 (Kerry Lee, Byton Presteigne)
55m MOUNTAINOUS 2013 (Richard Lee, Byton Presteigne)
55m THE BEAU BAI 2011 (Richard Lee, Byton Presteigne)
50m POTTERS CORNER 2019 (Christian Williams, Ogmore-by-the-Sea)
44m SECRET REPRIEVE 2021 (Evan Williams, Llancarfan)
43m SYNCHRONISED 2010 (Jonjo O’Neill, Cheltenham)
43m MINI SENSATION 2002 (Jonjo O’Neill, Cheltenham)
30m EMPEROR’S CHOICE 2014 (Venetia Williams, Kings Caple)
30m JOCKS CROSS 2000 (Venetia Williams, Kings Caple)
29m IWILLDOIT 2021 (Sam Thomas, Lisvane)
25m MONBEG DUDE 2013 (Michael Scudamore, Bromsash)
Some dates overlap where the race was delayed until the following year
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