NAP CAPS TWO WINNERS A DAY: Daqman did it again yesterday: two winners a day every day this week so far. Yesterday’s was a nap, Bredon Hill Lad (WON 5-2), doubled up with an even-money scorer, producing 35 points from two bets. The three pairs of winners were:
WON 9-4 Billy No Name (Mon)
WON 15-8 Gonalston Cloud (Mon)
WON 8-1 W Six Times (Tues)
WON 7-2 Philba (Tues)
WON 5-2 Bredon Hill Lad (Wed nap)
WON 1-1 Impulsive American (Wed)
WHEN TO WATCH YOUR PICK OF THE AINTREE WEIGHTS: Follow Daqman’s ABC guide to your Grand National fancy as he names their big-race and trial entries, following publication of the weights on Tuesday.
SEE-HOW-THEY-RUN NATIONAL TRIALISTS
Daqman checks out the big-race and prep-race entries for the first 80 in the Grand National handicap, and finds 58 probables have specific dates before Aintree:
Bally Beaufort Celebration Chase or Reynoldstown Chase, Ascot Saturday
Ballycasey Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17 or Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Ballynagour Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17
Bishops Road Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Black Thunder Kempton, Saturday February 27
Bob Ford Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Boston Bob Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Sunday; choice at Cheltenham
Broadway Buffalo Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Carlingford Lough Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Cause Of Causes Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday, and Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Sunday
Corrin Wood Ivan Straker Memorial, Kelso today, or Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday,
Doing Fine Celebration Chase, Ascot, Saturday
Don Poli Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Gas Line Boy Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Gilgamboa Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17, and Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Hadrians Approach Kempton, Saturday February 27
Harry The Viking Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Holywell Kempton, February 27; Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Houblon Des Obeaux Eider Chase, Newcastle, February 27
Just A Par Kempton, Saturday February 27
Katkeau Eider Chase, Newcastle, February 27; NH Chase, Cheltenham, March 16
Knock House Kempton, Saturday February 27
Kruzhlinin Kempton, Saturday February 27
Le Reve Kempton, Saturday February 27
Living Next Door Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Sunday
Many Clouds Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Mendip Express Hunters’ chase, Haydock, Saturday; or Welsh Foxhunters, Ffos Las, Sunday
Midnight Prayer Eider Chase, Newcastle, or Kempton, both on February 27
Morning Assembly Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17, or Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Mountainous Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
O’Faolains Boy Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
On His Own Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Saturday; Cheltenham choice of races.
Onenightinvienna Reynoldstown Chase, Ascot, Saturday
Rigadin De Beauchene Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Rocky Creek Kempton, Saturday February 27
Rogue Angel Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Saturday
Roi Du Mee Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Saturday; Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17
Royale Knight Choice of hurdles races at Ascot and Haydock, Saturday
Rule The World Three engagements Cheltenham festival
Russe Blanc Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Saroque Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Shotgun Paddy Eider Chase, Newcastle, February 27
Shutthefrontdoor Celebration Chase, Ascot, Saturday
Silviniaco Conti Ascot Chase, Saturday; World Hurdle, Cheltenham, March 17
Sir Des Champs Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17; or Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Soll Ivan Straker Memorial, Kelso, today; Eider Chase, Newcastle, February 27
The Druids Nephew Kempton, Saturday February 27 or Grimthorpe Chase, Doncaster, Saturday, March 5
The Last Samuri Grimthorpe Chase, Doncaster, Saturday, March 5
Thunder And Roses Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Saturday
Triolo d’Alene Ascot Chase, Saturday; Ryanair Chase, Cheltenham, March 17
Turban Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Saturday; needs to qualify
Ucello Conti Eider Chase, Newcastle, February 27 or same day Kempton
Unioniste Ivan Straker Memorial, Kelso, today or Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
Valseur Lido Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18
Vics Canvas Bobbyjo Chase, Fairyhouse, Saturday
Vieux Lion Rouge Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday, or Celebration Chase, Ascot, Saturday
Wonderful Charm Kempton, Saturday February 27
Woodford County Haydock Park Grand National Trial, Saturday
SOLL BET TODAY BUT HE’S IN AINTREE LIMBO
1.20 Kelso Gordon Elliott, in great form (currently 21211) and with a winner on his latest English raid – to Musselburgh – has five runners at Clonmel today but books Richard Johnson for Water Sprite in this Scottish Borders event, though it was at Clonmel that the five-year-old got off the mark two weeks back.
It’s a surprise to see the 2m 3f winner, Western Rules, dropped back to the minimum. Both he and Road To Gold have to give 7lb to the selection.
2.30 Kelso Nicky Henderson is six out of nine at Kelso, and Top Notch (2.30) looks like the hub for Daq Multiples trebles
3.05 Kelso (Ivan Straker Memorial) The first time I was Press-partying with Ivan Straker, he had his arm in a sling. My inquiry didn’t need words just the body language of the raised eyebrow? ‘Oh this,’ he laughed. ‘I got it limbo dancing.’ Ask a silly question..!
It was that inexplicable quirk of fate that also opened the door for him to have a horse in his ownership called Seagram to win the Seagram Grand National, when his whisky company saved the race.
It did win. But he’d twice failed to buy when it was offered to him, and his other attempts to win the race ended in limbo.
Gone are the days when I could quaff Glenlivet with my cornflakes, so just an English Breakfast toast to a racing-mad Scotsman, and a pity only four turn out in his honour today. But at least there are three that are engaged in the National.
Unioniste was well backed at 16-1 when he fell last year. Corrin Wood pulled up. Neither has done much to redeem himself since. And Soll’s Aintree chances have probably gone; he’s already finished seventh (2013) and ninth (2015), and looks one of those National nearly horses.
But the two previous Ivan Straker winners, 2014 festival handicap scorer Holywell and 2011 Gold Cup hero Long Run, are key players in this year’s Aintree big race.
3.55 Leicester I’m going to cover my options today, since the going descriptions are a yankee of ‘heavy’ for all jumping in England and Ireland.
With Paul Nicholls showing some form now at the lower levels, I’m taking Stiletto to make up for his Wincanton blunder when going really strongly.
Prideofthecastle won first run back from a two-year absence and qualifies for the ‘bounce’ factor; 15 days is not normally enough, mentally, to keep that peak.
As for me, mentally, I’m not into P Nicholls these days – with that distinct smell of burning coming from my Cheltenham wallet (see Tuesday’s ante-post review) – but, if I put Unioniste in my multiples with Stiletto, Ditcheat can surely make one of them count.
DAQMAN’S BETS (staked 1 to 9)
BET 8pts win (nap) WATER SPRITE (1.20 Kelso)
BET 6pts win SOLL (3.05 Kelso)
BET 7pts win STILETTO (3.55 Leicester)
DAQ MULTIPLES: 7 x 1 pt win trebles and 2 x 1pt win accas Water Sprite (1.20 Kelso), Top Notch (2.30 Kelso), Soll and Unioniste (3.05 Kelso), Stiletto (3.55 Leicester)
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