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Horse racing tips for All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Newcastle on Good Friday


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Alan Kelly’s Horse Racing Tips for Friday, March 29th

Good Friday is All-Weather Championships finals day at Newcastle Racecourse and we have tips for three of the races on the card, all shown live on ITV Racing.


Nap of the Day - Oh So Grand (4:10pm Newcastle) - 7/2 with Coral*

Simon & Ed Crisford’s improving filly is fancied to extend her winning run to four with a victory in this valuable contest and in the hands of jockey Jack Mitchell, who has yet to be beaten on the daughter of Postponed.

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Oh So Grand (Nap)

4:10pm Newcastle


1:53pm Newcastle, 2m 1/2f - Duke Of Oxford (Each-Way) (Longshot)

Alan King’s Spartan Army has been in tremendous form on the all-weather this year in winning all three starts, two at Lingfield and one at Southwell. David Probert’s mount is unbeaten on an artificial surface but the five-year-old faces his stiffest task to date, and off a career-high mark of 95.

Towards the bottom of the weights, and with the 3lb claim of rider Tyler Heard, the each-way vote goes to the Michael Bell-trained DUKE OF OXFORD (Each-Way), one of the three four-year-olds in the race. The son of Kingman improved for the step-up in trip to win a couple of races at Kempton towards the end of last year before finishing third over today’s course and distance on New Year’s Day.

The gelding didn’t help his chances by taking a keen hold in the early stages of that valuable handicap but stayed on well to finish third. Providing Duke Of Oxford settles better on this occasion, as when comfortably winning the Unibet London Stayers’ Series (Final) on his previous start, the selection is fancied to make the frame at the very least.

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Duke Of Oxford (Each-Way) (4 places)

1:53pm Newcastle


2:25pm Newcastle, 6f - Sommelier (Each-Way) (Next Best)

Beaten half a length by fellow rival Blue Prince in a handicap over today’s course and distance on New Year’s Day, top weight SOMMELIER (Each-Way) should have little trouble overturning that form on 4lb better terms, especially with Marco Botti’s charge proving too keen in the early stages of that race before possibly hitting the front a shade too soon.

Rossa Ryan’s mount had won his two previous starts, minor contests at Chelmsford and Kempton, and has the potential to prove much better than his current mark of 98. Connections regard the Due Diligence gelding as a possible Listed or Group performer. If that is to prove the case, Sommelier should be up to conceding the weight to his 10 rivals in this Class 2 handicap.

The betting is headed by Andrew Balding’s Fire Demon, who has sent off favourite for his last four starts, the son of Dark Angel winning twice over today’s trip at Kempton. Oisin Murphy’s mount is closely matched with Karl Burke’s Media Shooter, but neither horse possesses the scope of the King Power Racing-owned Sommelier.

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Sommelier (Each-Way)

2:25pm Newcastle


4:10pm Newcastle, 1m 2f - Oh So Grand (Nap)

This Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap looks like going to one of the five four-year-olds taking part in this 15-runner contest, those with the strongest claims being top weight Elegant Man, Penzance from the Michael Appleby stable and the Simon & Ed Crisford-trained OH SO GRAND (Nap), who will be attempting to win her fourth consecutive race on an artificial surface.

Adrian Murray’s Amo Racing-owned Irish contender is the least exposed of the trio, but will find this much tougher than when winning at Dundalk on his most recent start and has been done no favours by the handicapper racing off an opening mark of 108. Penzance, trained by Simon & Ed Crisford last year, has won his last four for current connection but is now racing off a mark some 25lb higher than when recording the first of those wins back in December.

I have had this £200k contest in mind for some time for Oh So Grand who makes plenty of appeal in the hands of jockey Jack Mitchell, three from three on the daughter of Postponed. A course and distance winner here in October, the filly has improved with each of her two subsequent runs, both over today’s trip at Lingfield.

While Oh So Grand won both of those races by distances of just over a length, she was value for much more, as this improving filly only does enough without ever looking in danger of defeat. From her draw in stall one, I expect the selection to be one of the last to challenge and is fancied to land this valuable prize for connections.

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Oh So Grand (Nap)

4:10pm Newcastle


* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.


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 own betting shop as an owner/manager.

A successful punter with a keen eye for value, Alan has had many betting highlights down the years, including a Scoop 6 win and has shown a consistent profit in the battle with bookmakers since joining Freebets.com in 2008.

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