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Alan Kelly's Tips - Thursday, 26 February
The meetings at Wetherby, Ludlow and Taunton provide Thursday’s jumps action in Britain, the ground at all three courses on the soft side of good.
2:16pm Taunton - Man Oh Man (Each-Way)
Fergal O’Brien’s hat-trick seeking Cooler Than Me is sure to be a warm order to take this novices’ limited handicap hurdle, the mount of regular pilot 5lb claimer Fern O’Brien still looking well-treated off a mark of 92 following victories at Market Rasen and on this course earlier in the month.
Today’s ground is unlikely to be as testing as when the eight-year-old beat fellow rival Talap here two weeks ago (runner-up unlikely to turn the tables on 9lb better terms) and could be worth opposing with Bryan Carver’s mount MAN OH MAN (Each-Way).
On his second outing since joining trainer Dean Summersby back in October, Man Oh Man finished 3rd of 13 on good to firm ground over today’s course and distance the following month when holding every chance until unable to find any extra in the closing stages.
Well fancied for a handicap at Ffos Las last month, Man Oh Man failed to produce his best on ground that was barely raceable. The each-way selection should be more at home under today’s conditions and can make the frame at the very least.
Recommendation: Man Oh Man (Each-Way) - 9/1 with bet365 (3 places)
3:00pm Wetherby - Master Dunraven
This Class 5 novices’ handicap hurdle shouldn't take a lot of winning, the field of 8 headed by Donald McCain’s Voodoo Angel, who is still a maiden on her ninth start over hurdles, although the seven-year-old mare has three seconds to her name, the first when trained by the late Eddie Harty in Ireland last year.
The most interesting of a modest bunch is the Neil Mulholland-trained MASTER DUNRAVEN, the six-year-old son of Mastercraftsman, a dual winner on the flat when trained across the Irish Sea by Johnny Murtagh. After showing very little on his first six starts over hurdles for Mulholland, Conor O’Farrell’s mount, off a career-low mark of only 82, showed his first signs of ability for connections when staying on to finish a close third in a handicap at Plumpton last month.
A late withdrawal at Ffos Las last week due to the heavy ground, Master Dunraven had been the subject of strong support leading up to being scratched, strongly suggesting that the gelding was fully expected to go close. Today’s race looks there for the taking, and off a 1lb lower mark, I will be disappointed if the selection does not prove up to the task.
Recommendation: Master Dunraven - 6/4 with bet365
4:10pm Wetherby - Woodland Park (Nap)
Despite having started a short priced favourite for all five starts over hurdles, the Olly Murphy-trained WOODLAND PARK (Nap) has only the one victory to his name so far, that coming courtesy of a 13 length success in a Leicester maiden back in November.
The Walk In The Park gelding has done very little wrong however, in particular on his most recent start when beaten half a length at Uttoxeter on the final day of last year. The winner of that 2m 4f Class 3 handicap, John Barbour, gave the form a big boost when narrowly beaten in an ultra-competitive Ascot handicap 12 days ago.
With only 4lb covering 7 of the 10 contenders, Sean Bowen’s mount is one of two with the potential to improve upon their current marks, the other being Blue Carpet from the Dan Sketon stable. An easy winner of a three-runner maiden on this course in October, Tristan Durrell’s mount finished second on his handicap debut at Newbury the following month and looks the main danger to Olly Murphy’s charge.
Recommendation: Woodland Park (Nap) - 5/2 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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