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Five winning days out of six for the week ending Sunday, 27 September, and a profit of +£13.13.
Our each-way nap on Saturday, Erzidjan, just missed out on a place from an unfavourable draw. We did recommend 100/1 third Altareq as the best each-way alternative, without actually tipping Jim Goldie’s charge.
P/L for the week ending Sunday, 27 September: +£13.13
P/L for the year to date: +£171.66
P/L for the year 2025: +£22.38
P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
P/L since 1st September 2022: +£672.22
Alan Kelly's Tips - Wednesday, 30 September
We head to the meetings at Musselburgh in the afternoon and Kempton Park in the evening for Wednesday's horse racing selections. The ground at the Scottish racecourse is on the soft side of good.
3:58pm Musselburgh - Mo Of Cairo (Each-Way)
John Wainright’s hat-trick seeking Startling is expected to ensure a decent pace up front for this 5f £20k sprint handicap, the daughter of Zoustar 5 from 23 on an artificial surface but equally effective on turf. Jason Hart’s mount is now racing off a career-high mark of 71 and may struggle to dominate from her draw in stall 2.
Nigel Tinkler’s Azuinithejungle has won 4 of his last 5 starts but is another who may be in the grip of the handicap off today’s mark of 80, despite the 3lb claim of jockey Alex Jary. While each-way claims can be made for the Tim Easterby pair of Anaisa and Hanney Girl, I like the chances of the Kevin Ryan-trained MO OF CAIRO (Each-Way).
The Havana Grey colt’s only win to date came over the minimum trip at Beverley as a juvenile last July, after which the grey was just touched off in a 19-runner Class 2 nursery over 6f at York’s Ebor meeting. Now running off a mark 3lb lower, Kevin Stott’s mount, following wind surgery during the summer, returned to action at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting to finish 5th of 16 in an apprentice handicap, only weakening in the closing stages.
With that run under his belt, and back down to the minimum trip, I expect a big run from Mo Of Cairo, who is potentially well drawn in stall 9.
Recommendation: Mo Of Cairo (Each-Way) - 8/1 with bet365 (4 places)
7:30pm Kempton - Kind Of Blue
A cracking turnout for this 6f conditions stakes, the 6 contenders rated between 102 and 112. While James Fanshawe's Heathcliff has recorded 5 victories to date on the all-weather, Daniel Muscutt’s mount is hard to fancy given the conditions of this Class 2 contest. In contrast, Heathcliffe’s stablemate KIND OF BLUE looks the one to beat.
A Group 1 winner over today’s trip, the son of Blue Point will be having just his fourth start of the season, the most recent when finishing 5th behind impressive winner Almeraq in Haydock’s Betfair Sprint Cup earlier in the month. The Wathnan Racing-owned five-year-old is better judged on his first run of the season when finishing second to Elmonjed in York’s Group 2 Minster Stakes at the Dante meeting.
With the John & Thady Gosden-trained Sky Chief expected to take the field along, I expect jockey James Doyle to be challenging late on from his draw in stall 1, the main danger’s likely to come in the shape of Godolphin’s Wise Approach and Montassib from the William Haggas stable.
Recommendation: Kind Of Blue - 5/2 with bet365
8:00pm Kempton - Interstate (Nap)
Andrew Balding’s Cape Fear has proved a model of consistency this season, the only time the son of Kameko has been out of the frame came when finishing fifth, beaten less than 2 lengths, in a Heritage Handicap at Ascot earlier in the month. While another big run can be expected from Oisin Murphy's mount, the vote goes to Godolphin’s Palace Pier colt INTERSTATE (Nap).
John & Thady Gosden’s charge is unlucky to have won only one of his 6 starts to date, the three-year-old losing out by a neck on three occasions. Making his handicap debut at Newbury two weeks ago, William Buick’s mount finished a close third over the mile and a quarter trip, despite failing to get the clearest of runs behind the two market leaders Empirical and Law Court.
Interstate looked as if he would appreciate the step-up to tonight’s 1m 3f, and is expected to take plenty of beating off a mark of 83. Tom Clover's lightly-raced Time Thief was beaten at odds of 1/3 on his most recent start, a bigger danger to the selection possibly that of Tambora from the Richard Hannon stable.
Recommendation: Interstate (Nap) - 5/2 with bet365
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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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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