BANGOR OFF: AW ONLY TODAY: Bangor’s jumps card was called off this morning, leaving the terrestrially televised AW card at Newcastle tonight and another eight-racer at Wolverhampton this afternoon.
‘HEAVY’ TOMORROW: Newbury (heavy) is still being regarded as raceable for tomorrow, despite more rain in the forecast. Uttoxeter inspects this afternoon and Newcastle (jumps) on Saturday morning.
TRAINERFORM SAYS SILVA
⭕ 4.30 Newcastle Trainer Andrew Balding’s last seven runners have all finished in the frame, with his 2026 strike-rate 28%, best returns here at Newcastle.
His progressive Maria Da Silva got off the mark on today’s course last month and now goes handicapping.
Elizabetty also makes her handicap debut after winning well here recently but she was Brian Ellison’s sole Flat scorer this year from 20 starters so far.
Pints In Peace could improve for first-time tongue-tie, back up in trip and travelling over for Daniel McLoughlin, whose local meeting is at Dundalk today.
PAL TOGETHER WITH PAUL
⭕ 6.00 Newcastle Ben Haslam is Mr Newcastle, scoring 71 AW winners there in the last five years, with a fat wallet of returns for punters to a level stake.
Paul Mulrennan is one of his top jockeys for winners and he helped make the difference when Pal Joey scored there just six days back.
Tongue-tie and visor also helped and the team is hoping that Pal Joey can be held together for a quick follow-up under a 5lb penalty.
It’s a very poor field, with betting interest this morning about a nine-year-old, Good Earth, a winner here way back in 2022.
And Dark Kestrel, who has run at Newcastle 25 times, success here last October his only win from 26 outings in a year.
VENTURE INTO HOT PACE
⭕ 7.00 Newcastle Level-2 winners from speed stables give us a bit of class and decent offers about Venture Capital, drawn low in 5 near another performer in this grade, Fahrenheit Seven (2), who was the one for the money this morning.
Fahrenheit Seven’s trainer, Robert Cowell, also has front-runner Rhythm N Hooves drawn in single-figures (4) and, despite the size of the field, could help get us a pay-out.
I played this morning at Betdaq Betting Exchange offers of 6.7 Fahrenheit Seven and 13.5 Venture Capital.
16.0 TOO BIG FOR GENERAL
⭕ 7.30 Newcastle Back to class 4 and last year’s winner of this, Longhaired General, is 2-2 at Newcastle over the mile.
Having his first run for a new stable, so his targeting this race at this time is interesting for one whose last two on grass were a grade higher at Ascot and Newmarket.
It all reads like a test for the AW championships; again, he’s got the class. BETDAQ 16.0 is too big this morning.
DAQMAN’S BETS
on Betdaq Betting Exchange
★ 4.30 Newcastle (win 20, nap)
BET 10pts win MARIA DA SILVA
6.00 Newcastle (win 12)
BET 6pts win PAL JOEY
7.00 Newcastle (win 25)
BET 4.5pts win FAHRENHEIT SEVEN
BET 2pts win VENTURE CAPITAL
7.30 Newcastle (win 30)
BET 2pts win LONGHAIRED GENERAL
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