DAQMAN’S NAP LIGHTS UP THE EVENING: Jockey Joey Haynes set Combustion (WON 13-8) alight at Kempton yesterday and he burst through the gloom of the evening meeting to land Daqman’s nap. Daqman starts today with a follow-up best bet at Taunton, surprisingly odds against in BETDAQ offers this morning. At the other end of the scale, he tries a bull’s-eye hit at 23.0.
BLUEWAY BID FOR A DOUBLE
⭕ 2.07 Ludlow (Forbra Gold Cup) Evan Williams brought Minella Blueway back to form at Plumpton in January with a view to repeating his success of last year in this gold cup.
He beat just one other finisher after leading on the turn before four out, where the two joint favourites dropped away.
Minella Blueway proved it wasn’t a gift when following up a class higher at Uttoxeter, keeping on in a sustained duel with the favourite, who was going for a hat-trick.
Significant losers that day were fourth and fifth, dual Aintree winner Fortunate Man and the Welsh National third Deafening Silence.
Henry Daly does well in the Forbra and Rockinastorm is 1210 at Ludlow, with one of two chase wins coming over this CD in February. Trainer Henry Daly’s current form is 322221, just missing strike.
Prince Zaltar has yet to win a chase for the Skeltons and his fences form is 1-10. Beachcomber won first time in blinkers (December 2024) but has modest form since.
Ballycamus (Betdaq Betting Exchange 4.9), who landed a second CD success in December, beat Minella Blueway (BETDAQ 6.3) back in December, 2024, and there may not be much between them now.
JATILUWIH GOES WELL FRESH
⭕ 3.26 Taunton Jatiluwih is running 41lb below the days when he finished in the first four eight times in a row. Even further back, he landed five consecutive wins.
Trainer Philip Hobbs knows the old boy goes best when fresh and that the ‘kind’ handling of former owner David Maxwell contributed to several defeats. BETDAQ 12.5 in a six-runner race this morning.
OVER THE ‘MOON’ ABOUT 23.0
⭕ 4.10 Wetherby Seven of the 10 overnight acceptors for this 3m handicap hurdle are rated within a range of 4lb.
We just need to find something above this ordinary run of form. In fact, my potential winner is getting weight from all seven.
Moonset scored back to back when fresh last Spring from two and a half to three and a quarter miles, going on top, going heavy.
He tried to step up into class 2 following a long break but scoped dirty after a poor run. The stable has had two winners in the last five days, and the cheekpieces are on to help him bounce back. BETDAQ 23.0.
LAYS LOGIC: Woodland Park has started favourite five times in a row, all over shorter trips, of which he’s won only his maiden. Sean Bowen has a tough task to nurse him into this.
Blue Carpet has stepped up in trip race by race. Won a three-horse affair here at Wetherby, either side of seconds over 2m and then more than 3m. BETDAQ 5.7.
‘Soft, good to soft in places’ doesn’t sound right for heavy-ground winner Esprit Do Potier, nor is this his trip (3m form P4P).
Icare Allen, the ex-Irish top-weight in the green and gold of J P McManus, has only ever won in England at Uttoxeter.
CALVINO FORM HAS HAD LIFT
⭕★ NAP OF THE DAY (1.41 Taunton): Paul Nicholls is 4-5 in this race and the dry morning gives Calvino the chance of a hat-trick on the course. He went clear in January over Kapitein Kool, who franked the form when scoring at Exeter last week.
DAQMAN’S BETS
on Betdaq Betting Exchange
★ 1.41 Taunton (win 15, nap)
BET 10pts win CALVINO
2.07 Ludlow (win 20)
BET 5pts win BALLYCAMUS
BET 3.75pts win MINELLA BLUEWAY
3.26 Taunton (win 23)
BET 2pts win JATILWUTH
4.10 Wetherby (win-50 bull’s-eye bet and win 20)
BET 2.25pts win MOONSET
BET 4.25pts win BLUE CARPET
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