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A disappointing week ending Sunday, 25 October, which resulted in a loss of -£11.22 despite winning naps at 5/1 and 11/8 along with an opening 4/1 success on Saturday.
P/L for the week ending Sunday, 25 October: -£11.22
P/L for the year to date: +£188.38
P/L for the year 2025: +£22.38
P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
P/L since 1st September 2022: +£688.94
Alan Kelly's Tips - Friday, 30 October
Newmarket's eight-race card on Friday includes the Group 3 St Simon Stakes, rearranged from Newbury’s abandoned meeting of last week.
There are also excellent national hunt cards at Wetherby and Uttoxeter in Britain and Down Royal in Ireland.
1:45pm Newmarket - Siena Storm (Nap)
With a mark of 96, the Ed Walker-trained SIENA STORM (Nap) is the highest rated contender for this Listed “Bosra Sham” Fillies’ Stakes. The daughter of Night Of Thunder would probably be rated 100 plus if it wasn’t for the fact that the juvenile filly failed to settle in Group races at Goodwood and Newmarket on her last two starts.
Despite taking a keen hold in both of those races, the mount of Kieran Shoemark still produced creditable efforts, in particular when finishing a length fifth in the Group 3 Oh So Sharp Stakes over 7f on this course earlier in the month. I think the decision to drop Sienna Storm down to 6f for the first time is a smart mover for a horse with plenty of pace.
At a double-figure price, Karl Burke’s Etonnante will be better suited by today’s ground rather than the testing conditions encountered at Haydock and Ayr in September and has every chance of making the frame.
Recommendation: Siena Storm (Nap) - 6/4 with bet365
This is Alan's Nap of the Day selection - see how it stacks up against Charlie McCann's pick.
3:20pm Uttoxeter - Chico Magnifica
Despite a field of 10 runners for this 2m handicap hurdle, the Class 5 contest does not look to be that competitive. The Jonjo & A J O’Neill-trained Cawthorne Banker has gone off the boil since winning a couple of races on this course during the summer, while Coup De Gold won a weak race at Newton Abbot during the summer and has now reached the veteran stage.
The one horse who has plenty of room for improvement is Olly Murphy’s CHICO MAGNIFICA, the mount of Sean Bowen. The Belardo gelding won two of his four starts on the Flat, both at Hamilton last autumn when in the care of Karl Burke, and after several runs on novice company over hurdles made his handicap debut at Southwell in May.
In finishing a half length second of the 13 runners, Chico Magnifica showed significant improvement on what he had previously achieved over the smaller obstacles. Reappearing over today’s course and distance five months later, the selection looked in need of the run when weakening to finish third after holding every chance 2 out. Off a 1lb lower mark, and with that run under his belt, I will be disappointed if the lightly-raced four-year-old is not up to winning such a modest affair.
Recommendations: Chico Magnifica - 13/8 with bet365
3:35pm Wetherby - Prairie Wolf
Dan Skelton’s Kingston Narcissus heads the betting for this extended 2m 3f Premier Handicap following the gelding’s close second in Market Rasen’s Summer Plate during the summer. Harry Skelton’s mount is now 7lb higher than when joining Skelton from the Rebecca Menzies stable during the summer despite failing to get his head in front, and is worth opposing at current odds of 15/8.
Anthony Honeyball’s Breaking Cover is now on a five-timer but will find this company much tougher racing off a career-high mark of 142. While cases can be made for both Primoz and Crebilly on their best form, the Parkinson/Smith stable, always to be respected on this course, have just started to hit form and have excellent claims of taking this valuable handicap with PRAIRIE WOLF.
The nine-year-old is 7 from 19 over fences, ending last season with victories at Newcastle and Newbury. Despite now racing off a career-high mark of 142, I think there is a valuable handicap to be won with Danny McMenamin’s mount this season. A victory on his reappearance this afternoon, would put the selection in line for one of the big Cheltenham handicaps leading up to the Christmas period.
Recommendation: Prairie Wolf - 5/1 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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A passionate follower of horse racing for over 50 years, Alan has enjoyed a 40-year career in the betting industry, 28 of which he spent running his betting shop as an owner/manager.
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