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After an excellent week ending Sunday 3rd May, we failed to get the rub of the green over the next seven days with no less than 8 seconds, four of which were beaten by half a length or less.
We ended the week with a loss of -£13.92.
- P/L for the week ending Sunday, 10 May: -£13.92
- P/L for the year 2026 to date: +£91.14
- P/L for the year 2025: +£22.38
- P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
- P/L since 1st September 2022: +£591.80
Alan Kelly's Tips - Friday, 15 May
Along with the final day of York’s Dante meeting on Friday, there are afternoon Flat cards at Newbury and Newmarket, while in the evening the action continues at a pace with the fixtures at Hamilton and Aintree in Britain and Leopardstown and Kilbeggan in Ireland.
1:45pm York - Quest For Fun (Each-Way)
A tightly-knit 7f handicap to start proceedings on the final day of York's Dante meeting with only 5lb covering all 22 runners, headed by no less than 7 joint top weights. Fourth in the race 12 months ago off today's mark of 78, the Tim Easterby-trained QUEST FOR FUN (Each-Way) gets the vote in an effort to improve upon what was an unlucky run, the Lope De Vega gelding failing to obtain a clear passage 2 out before staying-on strongly close home.
David Allan’s mount ran well on four subsequent visits to the Knavesmire in 2025, including when forcing a dead-heat in a 22-runner handicap during the summer, the eight-year-old once again failing to get the rub of the green. A couple of recent runs should have put Quest For Fun spot-on for what has clearly been his early season target, and a big run is expected from a horse who has an excellent record on the course.
With a decent draw in stall 8, Quest For Fun may have most to fear from Grant Tuer’s hat-trick seeking Highland Olly and Dylan Cunha’s Zarathos, a comfortable winner at Windsor last week and 3lb well-in under a 5lb penalty.
Recommendation: Quest For Fun (Each-Way) - 14/1 with Paddy Power (5 places)
2:55pm York - Regal Ulixes & Tony Montana
A cracking Sky Bet Fillies’ Stakes at 2.20pm but too hard to call, in which it is hard to dismiss any of the 7 contenders. A race to watch with a view to the future. From a betting perspective, this extended 1m 2f handicap makes more appeal. The betting is headed by John & Thady Gosden’s royal runner Warrant Holder, the lightly-raced son of Frankel last seen winning a Class 2 handicap on Newcastle’s Tapeta surface back in October before being gelded.
While William Buick’s mount may well turn out to be better than his current mark of 100, I would rather oppose the market leader with a couple against the field, in the shape of the Andrew Balding-trained REGAL ULIXES and TONY MONTANA from the Kevin De Philippart De Foy stable.
The former finished an eyecatching sixth in Wolverhampton’s Lincoln Trial over an inadequate trip of just over a mile, after which the four-year-old was backed as if defeat was out of the question in Newcastle’s valuable Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap last month.
Held up in midfield, Regal Ulixes could never get competitive at the north-east track after failing to get a clear run in a race won by fellow rival The Glen Rovers, the son of Ulysses eventually finishing fourth, beaten three lengths. All credit to jockey Oisin Murphy who later admitted it wasn’t one of his better rides. P J McDonald takes over in the saddle today, with Murphy having 7 rides at Newmarket including a couple for Balding, Crazee Icon in the 3.42pm being one of his best chances at headquarters.
Tony Montana was narrowly beaten by fellow rival Thunder Run in this race last year when trained by Michael Bell, the two horses set to reoppose on the same terms. I thought David Egan’s mount ran well on his first start for connections when 6th of 24 in last month’s Spring Cup at Newbury. The Kingman gelding is sure to improve for that first outing in six months.
Recommendations: Regal Ulixes - 10/1 with BetVictor - Tony Montana - 15/2 with bet365
4:05pm York - Rahiebb (Nap)
Withdrawn from last week’s Ormonde Stakes at Chester due to the ground, the Roger Varian-trained RAHIEBB (Nap) has been rerouted to this Group 2 Yorkshire Cup, which could prove to be a blessing in disguise, as last year’s St Leger runner-up may have struggled against an impressive Jan Brueghel on the Roodee.
After finding himself outpaced in the final classic of the season on Town Moor, the son of Frankel stayed-on to such effect that only a neck separated him from Ballydoyle’s Scandinavia passing the post, with dual Derby winner Lamborn back in fourth place.
It will be interesting to see over what distances Ray Dawson’s mount is campaigned in the months ahead, but today’s mile and three quarters may well prove to be the colt’s optimum. Rahiebb faces a tough rival in Ralph Beckett’s Amiloc, far from disgraced when fourth behind Ethical Diamond in the Breeders’ Cup Turf on his most recent start.
Outstayed by Al Riffa in the Irish St Leger on his only try to date over today’s distance, Rossa Ryan’s mount may be better suited by a slightly shorter trip.
Recommendation: Rahiebb (Nap) - 10/3 with William Hill
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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