DAQMAN IN FORM FOR CHELTENHAM: That was a smart decision! Daqman yesterday placed the star against the horse of that name at Carlisle and landed his nap, just as he launched speculation on the Cheltenham Festival (Tuesday-Friday): that’s 28 more smart decisions required!
WON 2-1 SMART DECISION (nap)
TODAY: FESTIVAL SHOCKS: Despite the plethora of hot favourites (see yesterday’s Daqman), Cheltenham produces winners at huge odds. Which races are best and who trains these shocks?
TOMORROW: THEY’RE OFF: Those hot favourites and shock outsiders will all be available on BETDAQ tomorrow. Daqman points up the value.
119 FESTIVAL OUTSIDERS WIN
WHERE Ireland ‘gets beat.’ In a 14-year survey, Great Britain has scored with 62 outsiders of double-figure SPs at the Cheltenham Festival, against Ireland’s 57. Winning trainers of two or more big-odds winners:
Gordon Elliott (15) 50-1 Coral Cup, 33-1 Stayers Hurdle, 33-1 Albert Bartlett, 33-1, 25-1 and 18-1, Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, 25-1 Supreme Novices Hurdle, 16-1 and 12-1 NH Challenge Cup, 12-1 Coral Cup, 11-1 Mares Hurdle (aka Denise Foster), 12-1 and 11-1 Martin Pipe, 10-1 Pertemps Final, 10-1 Triumph Hurdle.
Willie Mullins (14) 50-1 Mares Novices’ Hurdle, 25-1, 16-1 and 11-1, Champion Bumper, 25-1, 20-1 and 12-1 County Hurdle, 20-1 Coral Cup, 16-1 Albert Bartlett, 12-1 Gold Cup, 12-1 Martin Pipe, 12-1 and 10-1 Stayers Hurdle, 12-1 Triumph Hurdle.
Paul Nicholls (11) 28-1 Grand Annual, 25-1 Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, 25-1 Pertemps Final, 25-1 and 16-1 Hunters Chase, 18-1 Albert Bartlett, 16-1 and 14-1 (twice) Martin Pipe, 11-1 Champion Hurdle, 11-1 County Hurdle.
Nicky Henderson (7) 40-1 Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, 28-1 and 14-1 Coral Cup, 20-1 Grand Annual, 20-1 Triumph Hurdle, 18-1 Mares Hurdle, 10-1 Ultima Chase
Henry De Bromhead (4) 50-1 Albert Bartlett, 22-1 Grand Annual, 16-1 Arkle Novices Chase, 11-1 Champion Chase
Tony Martin (4) 20-1 Turner Novices Chase, 16-1 Cross Country, 16-1 Grand Annual, 10-1 County Hurdle
Jonjo O’Neill (4) 25-1 Pertemps Final, 14-1 Grand Annual, 14-1 and 10-1 Ultima Chase.
Dan Skelton (5) 33-1 twice and 12-1 County Hurdle, 12-1 Grand Annual, 10-1 Mares Hurdle
Gavin Cromwell (3) 16-1 Champion Hurdle, 14-1 Albert Bartlett, 12-1 Stayers Hurdle
Noel Meade (3) 80-1 Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, 33-1 Albert Bartlett, 14-1 Plate
Ben Pauling (3) 28-1 Grand Annual, 14-1 Ballymore Novices Hurdle, 14-1 NH Challenge Cup
David Pipe (3) 33-1 Arkle Novices Chase, 12-1 Plate, 11-1 Ultima Chase
Two each: Rebecca Curtis, Jessica Harrington, Malcolm Jefferson, Patrick Kelly, Alan King, Donald McCain, Team Tizzard, Venetia Williams.
SMOKE RISES TO TOP
⭕ 2.50 Stratford today: The Cheltenham Eve card is usually well attended for those who find four days at Prestbury Park not enough!
Seasmoke is the only previous winner amongst the 13 runners here and might well be able to score again in a race that won’t take much winning.
Trained by Billy Aprahamian who has saddled two winners from his last five runners, Seasmoke made all to win at Market Rasen last May and her reappearance run at Huntingdon last month, when a well held fourth, is probably best ignored given that she most likely needed the race and didn’t get the rub of the green.
Summerleaze was heading the morning Betdaq Betting Exchange market and the main angle to her is whether the switch to Olly Murphy can spark a significant improvement. Her form in the book to date though is quite modest and she fell on her latest start at Plumpton back in October.
Les’s Jersey Royal won’t be carry any of my chips (sorry!) – his Wincanton second was an improvement – although he was beaten by 26 lengths.
THE WILLIE MULLINS APERITIF
⭕ 5.00 Plumpton The Plumpton card starts with a Willie Mullins aperitif when his More Coko (around 1.14) bids to extend his unbeaten sequence to four. How many winners he ends the week with is anyones guess but it’s fairly certain More Coko will be the first on the list.
Later in the card Smugglers Haven is a sporting bet to continue a winning sequence of his own. He was really impressive when winning here in November under today’s pilot and can’t be ruled out here with 7lb more and freshened up after a break.
NICE AND DANDY
⭕ 6.00 Newcastle The race takes a much different complexion with Danehill Star and Laura’s Breeze both non runners.
This should open the door for an overdue win for Urban Dandy who was pipped a head by Danehill Star last Friday and should get clear waters with that rival out the way tonight.
DAQMAN’S BETS on Betdaq Betting Exchange
2.50 Stratford (win 20)
BET 2.5pts win SEASMOKE
5.00 Plumpton (win 20)
BET 3.2pts win SMUGGLERS HAVEN
★ 6.00 Newcastle (win 10, nap)
BET 11.1pts win URBAN DANDY
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