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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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Alan Kelly's Tips - Thursday, 1 October
We head to the meetings at Salisbury on the Flat and Southwell over Jumps for Thursday’s horse racing selections.
Good ground is forecast at Southwell, while the going is expected to ride on the soft side of good at Salisbury.
3:25pm Southwell - Moment’s Away
The most interesting of the five contenders for this 2m 4f novices’ hurdle is Martin Keighley’s hurdling debutante MOMENT'S AWAY, the mount of champion jockey Sean Bowen. Runner-up in a Chepstow Bumper on his first start for connections, the son of Getaway was sent off at odds of 80/1 for a Grade 2 National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree’s Grand National meeting, the unexposed five-year-old outrunning his price by some way in finishing a more than creditable 5th of the 20 runners.
Moment’s Away looks the type to make his mark over the smaller obstacle in the coming months, and this looks a good starting point for the gelding to open his account at the first time of asking. In receipt of the 5lb mares’ allowance, Donald McCain’s Iamyouare looks the main danger. Recent Uttoxeter chase winner Gaelic Rambler returns to hurdles for the first time in 18 months and is worth noting in the betting.
Recommendation: Moment’s Away - 11/10 with bet365
3:49pm Salisbury - Jellystone Park
A field of 14 runners for this 6f sprint handicap, including many of the usual suspects for a race of this type at Salisbury. The two horses which interest me the most are from the classic generation, Jack Channon's JELLYSTONE PARK and George Wickham from the Gary & Josh Moore stable, both of which are making their handicap debuts this afternoon.
The latter, following his second to a 92-rated horse on Roger Varian’s at Yarmouth in June, had little trouble in going one better in a Wolverhampton maiden the following month. An opening mark of 80 looks more than fair for the son of Soldier’s Call.
With a very similar profile, Jellystone Park improved for his debut 4th on Lingfield’s all-weather track in March to lose out by the minimum margin of a nose at Doncaster two months later. The first and 3rd horses home in that race are rated 84 and 88 respectively.
The Kodi Bear gelding made all of the running to win unchallenged in a four-runner affair at Leicester on his most recent start during the summer, and like George Wickham, makes his handicap debut off what could prove to be a very lenient mark of 80. The booking of jockey Tom Marquand for Jellystone Park is another plus for the Channon runner, who gets the narrow vote.
Recommendation: Jellystone Park - 4/1 with bet365
4:00pm Southwell - Crafty Gael (Nap)
On the face of it, a rise of 6lb looks fairly harsh for the head victory achieved by Olly Murphy’s CRAFTY GAEL (Nap) at Worcester three weeks ago. I think that narrow success in attempting to concede 10lb to the Mickey Bowen-trained Forest Spirit can be marked up however, the pair having pulled well clear of the other nine runners, including fellow rivals Daaris, Athena’s Dream and Could Be You.
Racing off a 5lb higher mark, Forest Spirit went on to beat all bar Micky Hammond’s Seeyainthesuninn at Perth 13 days later, a horse who has now won three of his last four starts. Since joining Murphy from Ross O’Sullivan in Ireland during the summer, Crafty Gael has taken a couple of runs to hit form for connections, but now that the mount of champion jockey Sean Bowen has finally got his head in front, I expect the Mastercraftsman gelding to follow-up in what appears to be a very modest novices’ handicap hurdle.
Sara Bradstock’s top weight Jurassic Pet is worth checking for any market confidence with jockey Nico de Boinville taking over in the saddle from 7lb amateur Laura Bradstock, while at the other end of the handicap, Ben Pauling’s Maestrow is open to some improvement on just his fifth start over hurdles.
Recommendation: Crafty Gael (Nap) - 7/4 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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