Category: HORSE RACING

FAVOURITES FAIL IN TOP TESTS: Daqman’s wrap of the weekend racing reveals how it changed some of the pecking order in markets for both the Gold Cup and the Champion Hurdle and turned the spotlight on a different stable as favourites failed.

7-1 DAQMAN WIN WAS 9.2 ON BETDAQ: A 7-1 winner at Ascot, taken at 9.2 on BETDAQ, rescued Daqman from the mud and the rain yesterday: Fontaine Collonges completed a 77-1 treble for Venetia Williams in 40 minutes. She won the big chase at Haydock with Royal Pagaille, like Fontaine Collonges ridden by Charlie Deutsch.

DAQMAN’S SUPPLY: A 4.9 WINNER: Daqman was back in front and with his regular two winners a day yesterday, picking a handicap one-two for good measure.

GIANTS OF A BIG WEEKEND: Look out for a big-race bonanza this week: Berkshire National and Ascot Hurdle, the Morgiana Hurdle and the John Durkan at Punchestown, Lancashire Chase at Haydock, plus Goliath versus Auguste Rodin in Japan.

LEADING TRAINER’S NINE RUNNERS: King-of-the-tipsters Daqman was back among the winners yesterday after losing most of his Tuesday bets to the weather; Roi De France (WON evens) scored 10 points. Warwick, which passed a morning inspection, has leading trainer Dan Skelton out in force, with nine runners on his local track.

WEATHER-BEATEN AFTER 15 WINNERS: You need to cancel a meeting to stop Daqman! After 15 winners in a week, and four naps in a row, he concentrated on Southwell yesterday but, ironically, the ‘all-weather’ meeting was abandoned. After seven winning days, he had only one Tuesday runner: My Mate Mike (not clear run) 3rd 10-1.