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A week of two halves with winning days on Friday and Saturday keeping the loss down to a marginal -£0.64.
We had three winning naps out of six, the highlight being the 8/1 ante-post success of Anglers Crag in Newcastle’s Eider Chase.
- P/L for the week ending Sunday, 22 February: -£0.64
- P/L for the year 2026 to date: +£39.49
- P/L for the year 2025: +£22.38
- P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
- P/L since 1st September 2022: +£540.15
Alan Kelly's Tips - Friday, 27 February
Along with a couple of excellent jumps cards at Newbury and Doncaster, there is a valuable all-weather card taking place at Lingfield Park with seven All-Weather Championship Trials.
Soft ground is currently the case at Newbury, while on Town Moor conditions are described as good to soft.
2:50pm Doncaster - Tormund Giantsbane (Nap)
Nicky Henderson’s Quay Item opened his account at the second attempt over hurdles with a comfortable victory in a maiden at Plumpton last month, after which the Sholokhov gelding was given a rating of 124. While James Bowen’s mount is open to plenty more improvement, the opening mark of 123 allotted to Dan Skelton’s TORMUND GIANTSBANE (Nap) probably underestimates the ability of the son of Mount Nelson, who was set an impossible task on his second start over hurdles when fourth of five behind Paul Nicholls’ exciting No Drama This End in a Grade 2 contest at Sandown in December.
Harry Skelton’s mount, a point-to-point and Bumper winner, made a successful hurdling debut with an easy victory at Carlisle in the previous month and may turn out to be much better than his four rivals in this extended 3m contest. Breezethroughlife’s Fakenham win does not look good enough in this company, while Sunset Boulevard and Sleedagh will need to improve upon their most recent efforts if they are to trouble the principles.
Recommendation: Tormund Giantsbane (Nap) - 5/4 with bet365
3:00pm Newbury - Wyenot
With a rating of 142, the Stuart Edmunds-trained Miami Magic is likely to be sent off at a short price to take this Class 3 novices’chase, the mount of Charlie Hammond a winner at Cheltenham on New Years Day from a couple of talented novices in Regent’s Stroll and Califet En Vol, the latter an easy winner of a Kempton handicap last week.
Last seen finishing third in Sandown’s Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase, the seven-year-old is not guaranteed to be suited by today’s step-up to a trip just short of three miles however, and is reluctantly passed over in favour of Henry Daly’s WYENOT.
A Listed winner over hurdles at Doncaster over an extended three miles, the seven-year-old mare made a successful debut over fences when winning a beginners’ chase at Ludlow in November, prior to finishing last of three behind two decent novices in Diva Luna and Blue Las in a Listed chase at Warwick the following month.
The mount of Sam Twiston-Davies has since had a wind op, and in receipt of the 7lb mares’ allowance, is fancied to outstay her main rival on a course which should suit. Nicky Henderson’s That’s Nice has plenty of ability, but has been beaten a total of 52 lengths on her two starts over fences to date.
Recommendation: Wyenot - 10/3 with bet365
3:57pm Doncaster - Scairp Dubh
Jonjo & A J O’Neill’s hat-trick seeking Mr Griffiths is 12lb well-in for this Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier following the Masked Marvel gelding’s 26 length victory in a “Hands And Heels” handicap for conditionals and amateurs at Warwick last week. Unbeaten on both starts since going handicapping, Jonjo O’Neill Jn’s mount may have been flattered by the ease of that victory over an extra two furlongs and is worth taking on with SCAIRP DUBH from the Parkinson/Smith stable.
The Scorpion gelding opened his account at the 6th attempt over hurdles with a victory in a conditional jockeys’ novices’ limited handicap at Carlisle 11 days ago, the six-year-old beaten only two lengths when fourth of 16 at Newcastle on his previous start last month, and due to go up a further 5lb in the future.
The mount of 5lb claimer Jack Power looks sure to be suited by today’s step-up in trip, and in a race where few of the 10 runners can be seriously fancied, Scairp Dubh gets the vote over the Jackdaws Castle contender.
Recommendation: Scairp Dubh - 5/1 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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