PROFITS STREAK ENDS ON 129 POINTS: Daqman’s three bets were all placed without winning yesterday, a frustrating end to his six consecutive days with a profit (total 129 points). Daqman and Pricewise both had seconds so the score remains Daqman 16, Pricewise 9, with 28 points between them (+18 to -10).
CHELTENHAM COUNTDOWN BEGINS: It’s a 15-day wait until the big-time betting at Cheltenham but Daqman will bring you a countdown every day, including – next week – his famous See How They Won guide to festival success. And there will be more ante-post bets (look out on Tuesday).
CHELTENHAM COUNTDOWN: DAY 1
March is the magic month. And you’ll go armed to the Cheltenham Festival with Daqman’s horses to follow for the short shots and his ante-post bets on BETDAQ for the long shots, plus a full stats guide.
* TODAY: Daqman Library update; the year so far; past success.
* TOMORROW: Cheltenham Cavalry. Horses to follow with targets.
* WEDNESDAY: Ante-post Cheltenham (and Aintree) campaign.
* NEXT WEEK: ‘See How They Won’ day-by-day Cheltenham stats.
* EVERY DAY: The latest festival news and market anomalies.
HUGE FESTIVAL OFFERS ON BETDAQ
20 Daqman festival winners. Spread over the four days at Cheltenham, with some of them notable for amazing value on Betdaq, including 17.0 a Champion Hurdler, 11.5 a Gold Cup winner and a staggering 44.0 about a winning National Hunt Chase tip.
Byrne Group Plate
WON 12-1 Ballynagour, 2014
Champion Bumper
WON 9-2 Moon Racer, 2015
Champion Chase
WON 5-1 Sprinter Sacre, 2016
WON 9-2 Dodging Bullets, 2015
Champion Hurdle
WON 11-1 Rock On Ruby, 2012 (from 17.0 Betdaq)
Cross Country
WON 4-1 Balthazar King, 2014
Gold Cup
WON 8-1 Synchronised, 2012 (from 11.5 Betdaq)
Kim Muir
WON 9-2 Cause Of Causes, 2016 (from 11.0 Betdaq)
WON 12-1 Spring Heeled, 2014
Mares Hurdle
WON 4-6 Vroum Vroum Mag, 2016 (from 6.0 Betdaq)
WON 6-1 Glens Melody, 2015
National Hunt Chase
WON 8-1 Cause Of Causes, 2015 (from 44.0 on Betdaq)
Novices Chase
WON 11-1 Irish Cavalier, 2015
WON 25-1 Holywell, 2013
Pertemps Final
WON 9-1 Call The Cops, 2015
RSA Chase
WON 8-1 Blaklion, 2016 (from 12.5 Betdaq)
Supreme Novice Hurdle
WON 7-2 Vautour, 2014
Triumph Hurdle
WON 15-2 Guitar Pete, 2014
Stayers (World) Hurdle
WON 1-1 Thistlecrack, 2016
WON 17-2 Solwhit, 2013
IN THE MONEY: DERBY OR NATIONAL
Already in the money for 2017. Daqman is already in the money with big odds and big-race winners in 2017, clear of Pricewise 16-9 in the Racing Post’s own selected feature races:
WON 20-1 Shantou Flyer
WON 10-1 Ziga Boy (Great Yorkshire, 13.5 on Betdaq)
WON 10-1 Coolking (Surrey National)
WON 6-1 Dancing Shadow (Edinburgh National, 8.0 on Betdaq)
WON 11-2 Convey (Winter Derby)
* For a full history of Daqman’s headlines and winning selections since 2007, check out the Daqman Library (click on the Daqman icon).
BAGGING THE NAP ON HEAVY TURF
I thought the ground was testing enough at Fontwell yesterday (29 length winner of the National Spirit Hurdle) but Plumpton could be calling and raising the stakes in the desperate ground stakes today.
20mm of rain overnight has changed the going to heavy and only just raceable judged by comments from the clerk of the course who reported ‘some surface water’ earlier today.
Cigarisi is long odds on for the opener but can’t really appeal on softer than he’s faced previously. I’m more than happy to just watch and let him win at those kind of odds.
2.35 Plumpton In the second race I’m keen on the chances of the Gary Moore trained Bagging Turf.
The trainer is five wins from his last 27 runners including a Fontwell treble yesterday and Bagging Turf can continue the good run.
Crucially, she does have a heavy ground win to her name, that came at Sandown last year in another small field race like today.
The downside is that she comes here on the back of a fall at Wincanton. She fell two out (when held) in the race won by Wild West Wind (who also won subsequently) and hopefully she will be none the worse for that escapade. She has cheekpieces fitted for the first time today and appeals most in this five runner contest which is competitive – despite the small entry.
City Supreme was a resolute stayer over hurdles but with a strike rate of only 1-17 means that at the age of 10 he can hardly be backed with confidence on his belated chasing debut.
4.55 Wolverhampton Atkinson Grimshaw should land the Wolverhampton maiden at 4.55. Jockey Oisin Murphy has done well since his return from Hong Kong and Atkinson Grimshaw can build on two promising runs on the turf at Salisbury and Bath.
It would be disappointing if he wasn’t good enough to account for Avantgardist who was a well beaten fourth at Newcastle last time out.
5.15 Ayr It’s also going to be a slog at Ayr this afternoon and the previous experience of Dunly might count for plenty in the closing bumper.
His form is nothing special – second in bumpers at Newcastle and here at Ayr but they have come on soft ground and this will develop into a stamina test.
Trainer Mark Johnston has a rare bumper runner in Golden Jeffrey who looks set to go off favourite after a fair debut third at Catterick. However, that form looked nothing better than what Dunly has achieved and we are getting around 5.0 compared to 2.24 on BETDAQ.
DAQMAN’S BETS (as advised)
BET 10pts win (nap) (to win 20) BAGGING TURF 2.35 Plumpton)
BET 8pts win ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (4.55 Wolverhampton)
BET 5pts win (to win 20) DUNLY (5.15 Ayr)
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