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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.
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P/L since 1st September 2022: +£672.22
Alan Kelly's Tips - Monday, 5 October
A busy Monday with five meetings in Britain and two in Ireland. We head to the cards at Pontefract on the Flat and Stratford over Jumps for today’s selections.
2:05pm Pontefract - Floral Maid (Nap)
Tim Easterby’s Turnstile seemed to relish the soft conditions when opening his account at the 10th account at Ayr’s Western meeting last month. Duran Fentiman’s mount had previously looked quite exposed and may struggle to follow-up under top weight on today’s faster ground.
The least exposed of the 9 contenders for this 6f nursery is the Brian Ellison-trained FLORAL MAID (Nap), who makes her handicap debut off what may prove to be an attractive mark of 71. Narrowly beaten on both of her starts to date, each coming over the minimum trip at Beverley, the daughter of Calyx may have run into a couple of decent newcomers on both occasions in Kevin Ryan’s Pivotal Voyage and Woodvale from the James Tate stable.
On both occasions Cam Hardie’s mount finished well clear of the other runners, 11 in each race, and if able to take advantage of her draw in stall 1, Floral Maid can make it third time luck at the main expense of Michael & David Easterby’s Social Spirit, a nose second on his most recent start at Carlisle last month.
Recommendation: Floral Maid (Nap) - 9/2 with bet365
This is Alan's Nap of the Day selection - see how it stacks up against Charlie McCann's pick.
3:15pm Pontefract - Almarada Prince (Each-Way)
Despite being on a losing run of 16 and saddled with a far from ideal draw from stall 12, I expect the Paul Midgley-trained ALMARADA PRINCE (Each-Way) to go close in Div 1 of this Class 3 sprint handicap. Since leaving the Ivan Furtado stable for that of Midgley earlier in the year, the Prince Of Lir gelding has gone close on several occasions, including when finishing 2nd of 21 at York during the summer with today’s rider Paul Mulrennan in the saddle.
Runner-up in York's valuable Macmillan Sprint Handicap off a mark of 89 as a three-year-old with the 114-rated Elmonjed a length back in third place, Almarada Prince looks sure to be winning soon off a current mark of 79. Oliver Cole’s top weight American Gulf is interesting on his first outing for a year and is worth noting for any market confidence, while the in-form pair of The Good Biscuit and Andesite are others to consider.
Recommendation: Almarada Prince (Each-Way) - 8/1 with bet365 (4 places)
3:26pm Stratford - Premier Fantasy
Nick Scholfield is a trainer worth following as the new national hunt season gets underway and the ex jockey looks to have a good chance in this extended 2m 6f handicap chase with the seven-year-old PREMIER FANTASY.
Yet to get off the mark in three runs over fences for Scholfield, Harry Reed’s mount won 6 of his 15 point-to-point starts for previous handler Bradley Gibbs. Runner-up on his last three starts, the most recent over hurdles at Plumpton last month behind a promising horse of Max Comley’s, a repeat of Premier Fantasy’s course and distance second under a big weight four weeks ago, should be good enough to take today’s race.
Top weight Lermoos Legend looks in the grip of the handicapper at the moment, a bigger danger to the selection possibly that of Emma Lavelle's Two To Tango.
Recommendation: Premier Fantasy - 5/2 with bet365
* 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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