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We enjoyed a fabulous week ending Sunday, 24 May, with a profit of +£26.58 to a £1 level stake, resulting in figures of +£70.00 for the month of May.
Refreshed following a break in the slightly cooler temperatures of Tenerife, the action moves on to Epsom this week for the Betfred Oaks and Derby, along with a fascinating Coronation Cup.
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Alan Kelly's Tips - Tuesday, 2 June
With thunderstorms forecast for much of the country on Tuesday, a watching brief is advised for the turf meetings at Pontefract on the Flat and Southwell over jumps.
While good ground is currently the case at both venues, conditions may well soften during the afternoon.
3:48pm Pontefract - Rock Opera
This will be the 117th career start for David O’Meara’s nine-year-old Aberama Gold, the gelding’s greatest success to date coming with a comfortable victory in the 2023 Stewards’ Cup. The son of Heeraat is only a shadow of his former self however, and will do well to win this Class 4 contest off top weight.
Ruth Carr’s The Good Biscuit has a decent record on this course, the mount of talented 3lb claimer Warren Fentiman a winner over the minimum trip here back in October. While Emperor Caradoc and Bravo Zulu are others with claims, the vote goes to ROCK OPERA from the Richard & Peter Fahey stable.
The six-year-old’s last victory came at Doncaster almost two years ago off a mark of 77, since when the consistent gelding has been running well in defeat. Now rated just 70, Oisin Orr’s mount has been partnered by a claimer on his last 11 outings, most recently when finishing a close fourth of 13 at Hamilton two weeks ago with fellow rivals The Good Biscuit and Aberama Gold behind.
With 5lb claimer Ethan Tindall in the saddle, Rock Opera had to be switched sharply right inside the closing stages yet was still beaten a little over a length at the finish. Prior to that run, the selection again failed to get the run of the race when finishing a length third to Emperor Caradoc at Thirsk. Now 3lb better off with Paul Midgley’s runner, Rock Opera, a close third behind subsequent Group 2 winner Elmonjed at York last summer, is fancied to take this modest sprint handicap off today’s career-low mark.
Recommendation: Rock Opera - 13/2 with bet365
4:18pm Pontefract - Zarinca
Karl Burke’s Diamont Katie won a handicap over today’s course and distance in April with today’s rider, 5lb claimer Jack Nicholls in the saddle. Now running off a 7lb higher mark, the daughter of Acclamation is still respected, along with Paul Midgley’s D Flawless, a winner on Newcastle’s tapeta surface back in March. However, Ed Bethell’s ZARINCA, one of two runners for the stable, has been given an excellent chance on her handicap debut with a rating of just 73.
Narrowly beaten by fellow rival Storm Esme on her debut in a Newcastle maiden back in September, the mount of Callum Rodriguez was always holding hot favourite Luna Celeste when opening her account in a 13-runner Southwell maiden five weeks ago. The runner-up gave the form a boost when going one better at Leicester last week.
The third horse home in that Southwell race, Sandy Craic, finished a creditable 5th of 20 in a handicap at York just over a week ago, making Zarinca’s opening handicap mark look very attractive.
Recommendation: Zarinca - 9/2 with bet365
4:30pm Southwell - Jager Time (Nap)
A winner over today’s course and distance back in February when trained by Stuart Edmunds, joint top weight Innisfree Lass has her first start for the Joey Ramsden stable today and is worth noting for any market confidence. However, I think the outcome of this extended 3m handicap hurdle is likely to concern the Dan Skelton-trained Jafimgoso and JAGER TIME (Nap) from the Fergal O’Brien stable, preference being for the latter.
The former improved for the step-up in trip when winning over 2m 5f at Ludlow recently, the first real form the Jack Hobbs gelding has shown since finishing 1st and 2nd in a couple of Bumpers two years ago. Harry Skelton's mount may well improve again for today’s extra three furlongs.
Like Jafimgoso, Jager Time showed much improved form towards the end of last year when stepped-up markedly in trip, going down narrowly in races at Southwell and Hereford before opening his account with a comfortable victory in a 16-runner 3m 1f handicap at Huntingdon.
Returning to action at Fontwell 6 months later over an extended 2m 5f, I thought the mount of 5lb claimer Fern O’Brien ran well to finish a close fourth, looking very much as if the seven-year-old would improve significantly for the run. Running off the same mark of 98, the son of Champs Elysees is fancied to get the better of the Skelton contender.
Recommendation: Jager Time (Nap) - 11/4 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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