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A cracking week ending Sunday, 8 November, with a profit of £24.18 to a £1 level stake.
Having selected the 1-2 in the Melbourne Cup at 6/1 and 25/1, we continued in good form throughout the week with winners at 20/1, 10/3, 11/4, 5/1 and 13/2.
P/L for the week ending Sunday, 8 November: +£24.18
P/L for the year to date: +£202.06
P/L for the year 2025: +£22.38
P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
P/L since 1st September 2022: +£702.62
Alan Kelly's Tips - Sunday, 15 November
Ground on the soft side of good is expected for all of Sunday's three meetings, Cheltenham and Fontwell in Britain and Navan in Ireland.
2:35pm Cheltenham - Double Powerful (Each-Way)
Jamie & Josh Moore’s Havaila heads the betting for this extended 3m 3f stamina test, the seven-year-old now on a four-timer following wins at Newbury, Plumpton and Sandown in the spring. Despite racing off a career-high mark of 139, Caoilin Quinn’s mount looks sure to go well.
King Of Answers from the in-form Russell/Scudamore stable, runner-up in the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, will improve for his first run of the season at Perth in September and is respected. However, I like the chances of the Neil Mulholland-trained DOUBLE POWERFUL (Each-Way), the mount of Richie McLernon.
The Ocovango gelding recorded a 6th consecutive victory over hurdles when winning at this meeting 12 months ago. The seven-year-old didn’t enjoy the best of luck on his first three starts over fences but opened his account over the bigger obstacles with a comfortable victory at Fontwell last month. A rise of 4lb to a mark of 140 looks more than fair on the gelding’s first try at this kind of trip.
Recommendation: Double Powerful (Each-Way) - 8/1 with bet365 (3 places)
3:10pm Cheltenham - Helnwein (Each-Way) (Nap)
The Joe Tizzard-trained Alexei ran out a comfortable winner of this Premier Handicap 12 months ago off a mark of 134, since when the six-year-old has been raised to a rating of 158 following the gelding's creditable fourth in last season’s Champion Hurdle.
While no match for the winner in last year's race, Alan King's HELNWEIN (Each-Way) (Nap) finished seven lengths and more in front of the other 16 runners, and off a mark only 1lb higher on the occasion, Jonathan Burke’s mount has excellent claims in an effort to go one better.
The eight-year-old was last seen finishing fourth in Haydock’s Swinton Hurdle and has a good record following a break. Champion trainer Dan Skelton is represented by 5 of the 20 runners, best of which may be the J P McManus-owned Harry Lowes, a promising second on his handicap debut in a 20-runner handicap (winner disqualified for whip misuse) at Aintree’s Grand National meeting. Harry Fry’s Idaho Sun is the other one to consider.
Recommendation: Helnwein (Each-Way) (Nap) - 12/1 with Coral (5 places)
* 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 against the bookmakers.
Since joining Free Bets in 2008, he has helped readers find the best value each day.
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