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Despite four winning naps out of six (4/1, 9/4, 2/1 and 6/4 (10p R4) we ended the week with just a small profit of +£2.35.
This week's action heads to Town Moor for Doncaster’s St Leger meeting which gets underway on Thursday, while over in Ireland it is Champions weekend at Leopardstown (Saturday) and the Curragh (Sunday).
P/L for the week ending Sunday, 6 September: +£2.35
P/L for the year to date: +£160.25
P/L for the year 2025: +£22.38
P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
P/L since 1st September 2022: +£660.00
Alan Kelly's Tips - Sunday, 13 September
With the final day of Doncaster’s St Leger meeting, along with the Irish St Leger card at the Curragh, featuring no less than four Group 1 races, Sunday promises to be one of the highlights of the Flat season.
1:55pm Doncaster - Asuka
Heavily supported for a seven and a half furlong handicap at Chester last month, George Boughey’s ASUKA, on just his second run in a handicap, did well to finish a close third from his high draw, especially considering the Night Of Thunder gelding found himself short of room in the closing stages.
Dropping back a furlong in trip on Town Moor, Hector Crouch’s mount has plenty of early pace and recorded two of his three victories to date over 6f, at Newmarket and Lingfield. The lightly-raced four-year-old is open to significantly more improvement, unlike the majority of his rivals.
Harry Charlton's Wokingham runner-up Completely Random was last seen finishing a half length fourth in Goodwood’s Coral Stewards’ Cup and is expected to prove the main danger to the selection.
Recommendation: Asuka - 6/1 with BetVictor
3:05pm Doncaster - Forty Years On
A field of 20 for this Group 3 Sceptre Stakes, headed by the 112-rated Touleen, runner-up to Ballydoyle’s Precise in Royal Ascot’s Group 1 Coronation Stakes before finishing a disappointing fourth in a Group 3 contest at Ascot on her most recent start. Owen Burrows’ daughter of Lope De Vega is clearly a classy filly at her best and probably the one to beat if bringing her A-game to the table.
At a big price I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Simon & Ed Crisford-trained Arabian Dusk outrun her odds, However, George Scott’s FORTY YEARS ON was hugely impressive in landing our nap in a valuable 7f handicap at Goodwood towards the end of last month, looking every inch a Group filly in the making.
The daughter of Mayson will enjoy today’s ground (good, good to soft in places) and is fancied to take the next step-up in Grade before a possible tilt at a Group 1 race abroad.
Recommendation: Forty Years On - 5/2 with bet365
5:10pm Curragh - Thundering On (Nap)
An impressive winner of the Betfred Oaks at Epsom, Joseph O’Brien’s Frankel filly THUNDERING ON (Nap) On failed to run up to that level of form when finishing only fourth behind the recently retired Estrange in the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes over today’s course and distance on her most recent start at the end of June.
Found to be coughing post race, Ryan Moore's mount was also unsuited by the faster ground at the Curragh. Given plenty of time to recover from that below-par effort, Thundering On can take this Group 2 contest before attempting something a little more ambitious as the season reaches its conclusion.
Recommendation: Thundering On (Nap) - 6/4 with Coral
This is Alan's Nap of the Day selection - see how it stacks up against Charlie McCann's pick too.
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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About Alan Kelly
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.
A successful punter with a keen eye for value, Alan has had many betting highlights, including a Scoop 6 win and has shown a consistent profit in the battle with bookmakers since joining Free Bets in 2008.
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