ANOTHER DAY OF DAQMAN HITS: Daqman’s Imperial Cup hope, Wreckless Eric (2nd 11-1), hampered three out, just failed to catch the favourite but that was within another profitable Saturday of success with three winners from four other races.
Profit on the day: 33 points
WON 11-5 CALIMYSTIC (nap)
WON 3-1 THE LOST KING
WON 9-2 SCORPIO RISING
TOP STABLES FOR LONG SHOTS: Which trainers win with outsiders at the Cheltenham Festival? From 10-1 to 80-1 and 100-1, the answers may surprise you. Ante-post Hot Spots tomorrow.
127 FESTIVAL OUTSIDERS WIN
WHERE Ireland ‘gets beat.’ In a 15-year survey, Great Britain has scored with 66 outsiders of double-figure SPs at the Cheltenham Festival, against Ireland’s 61. Winning trainers of two or more of the big-odds winners:
🔹 Willie Mullins (16) 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 Brown Advisory, 20-1 and 16-1 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.
🔹 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.
🔹 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 (8) 40-1 Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, 28-1 and 14-1 Coral Cup, 25-1 Pertemps Final, 20-1 Grand Annual, 20-1 Triumph Hurdle, 18-1 Mares Hurdle, 10-1 Ultima Chase
🔹 Henry De Bromhead (5) 50-1 Albert Bartlett, 22-1 Grand Annual, 16-1 Arkle Novices Chase, 16-1 Mares Novices Hurdle, 11-1 Champion Chase
🔹 Jonjo O’Neill (5) 100-1 Triumph Hurdle, 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
🔹 Tony Martin (4) 20-1 Turner Novices Chase, 16-1 Cross Country, 16-1 Grand Annual, 10-1 County 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.
A STITCH IN TIME
⭕ 4.02 Naas (Leinster National) A day of only jumps racing which strikes me as odd just 48 hours before Cheltenham but hey ho. The Leinster National is without doubt the highlight of the day and you get the feeling JP is keen to win it – though probably unlikely to match his 2021 heroics when he owned the first three past the post!
JP has the front two in the 2026 Betdaq Betting Exchange market with the novices Goraibhmaithagat and Uhavemeinstitches who have plenty of back up from the gold and green battalion in the shape of Harvard Guy, Buachaillbocht and Sa Majesty.
Goraibhmaithagat and Uhavemeinstitches are both now up in trip but the concern with Goraibhmaithagat is his jumping ability. That didn’t stop him landing a gamble when winning here last time over 2m 4f but may well come under more pressure today in this tougher field.
Uhavemeinstitches misses the Kim Muir at Cheltenham in favour of this (big prize in its own right) and the mare looks interesting now stepped up in trip. She made a winning chase debut at Wexford and has run consistently well since – handling the testing ground expected again today with aplomb. The two mile trip looked far too short for her last time here when she was only third of four in a Listed contest.
A couple that make appeal at bigger odds are Gavin Cromwell’s The Lovely Man who will be staying on when plenty of these have cried enough and Kinturk Kalanisi if you are willing to forgive his latest run (bled from nostrils). His previous efforts give him a great chance off an unchanged mark of 138.
FAST LANE FOR BIG CADILLAC
⭕ 4.13 Warwick Dan Skelton features on my list of big priced winning trainers at Cheltenham above and the stable will no doubt be anxious to continue their recent good form heading into Tuesday.
They have sent out 11 winners in the past fortnight and can add to that with Big Cadillac here. The six-year-old has arguably not built on his opening point and bumper successes but has been in at the deep end including at Cheltenham last December in a Grade 2.
His Southwell third to Blue Run last time out might turn out to be better form than it looked at the time and he starts life in handicap company off a mark of 116 which looks workable.
The danger is Oh My Johnny who is now back to the mark he was when winning at Hereford a year ago and it was a good effort from him at Ascot last time out when third at 22/1.
IVY LIKE HOLLY
⭕ 5.00 Carlisle I am not sure Holly Bird needs to improve on what she did at Newcastle last time out to win this. She ran out a ready winner and can handle the drop back in trip which is offset, in part, by Carlisle being a much tougher circuit.
She’s up in the weights but scored with plenty in hand and can continue the good recent form of trainer Sandy Thomson. She rates as Sunday’s nap.
DAQMAN’S BETS
on Betdaq Betting Exchange
4.02 Naas (all win 20)
BET 4.7pts win UHAVEMEINSTITCHES
BET 1.0pt win THE LOVELY MAN
BET 1.6pts win KINTURK KALANISI
4.13 Warwick (win 10)
BET 3.3pts win BIG CADILLAC
★ 5.00 Carlisle (win 10, nap)
BET 3.3pts win HOLLY BIRD
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