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Alan heads to Aintree on Friday for his Nap of the Day
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Despite five out of six winning naps (9/4, 11/4, 3/1, 6/4, 6/4) we still managed to have a losing week, mainly down to a set of poor results on Saturday.
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Alan Kelly's Tips - Friday, 6 November
Aintree’s televised two-day meeting gets underway on Friday afternoon, the ground at the home of the Grand National described as good to soft, good in places.
1:50pm Aintree - All In You
Unbeaten on all three starts in France when trained by Gabriel Leenders, the unexposed five-year-old Lyssenko makes his debut for champion trainer Dan Skelton off an opening mark of 125 in this Class 3 contest. Just what Harry Skelton’s mount has achieved so far is hard to assess, and this is very much a learning mission for connections.
While Lyssenko is likely to improve for today’s run, the fitness of the Warren Greatrex-trained ALL IN YOU is guaranteed following three runs on the Flat this year, the most recent when the six-year-old stayed on to finish a never-nearer fifth in a 1m 6f handicap at York last month.
I backed All In One on his most recent start over hurdles when fourth behind fellow rival Dedicated Hero in Ayr’s Scottish Grand National back in April. Travelling as well as anything approaching the second-last at the Scottish racecourse, the son of Triple Threat was badly hampered by the fall of favourite Tutti Quanti.
Now set to meet the winner on 8lb better terms, and with jockey Sean Bowen booked to ride for the first time, All In You ticks plenty of boxes.
Recommendation: All In You - 11/4 with Coral
3:00pm Aintree - Mirabad (Nap)
Exeter’s loss is Aintree’s gain with the former’s early season feature race having to be transferred to the Merseyside racecourse due to the state of the ground at several courses in the West Country. Top weight JPR One has been a loyal servant for the Joe Tizzard stable over the years and the nine-year-old looked as good as ever when winning on his reappearance at Cheltenham two weeks ago.
Jonjo O’Neill’s Jr’s mount finished a well beaten third in this race 12 months ago off an 8lb lower mark, the impressive winner on that occasion being Thistle Ask from the Dan Skelton stable. With a rating of just 136 at the time (ended the season with a mark of 160), the winner proved to be something of a handicap snip on that occasion.
Skelton is represented by the 155-rated MIRABAD (Nap) this time, and while the son of Gleneagles can hardly be described as ahead of the handicapper, Harry Skelton’s mount looks the one to beat following his excellent run over hurdles at Carlisle last month when beaten three quarters of a length by Wilful in the Listed Panoramic Hurdle with the likes of Golden Ace, Rubaud and Burdett Road behind.
Mirabad ran out a shock 50/1 winner of the Grade 1 Maghull Novices’ Chase over today’s course and distance at the Grand National meeting. There appeared to be no fluke about that six length success over Willie Mullins’ odds-on favourite Salvator Mundi, a repeat of which should be more than good enough to claim this £100k Haldon Gold Cup.
Recommendation: Mirabad (Nap) - 6/4 with Coral
This is Alan's Nap of the Day selection - see how it stacks up against Charlie McCann's pick.
3:35pm Aintree - Konfusion (Each-Way)
I thought Harry Skelton gave Here Comes Georgie a peach of a ride when the ex Dylan Cunha-trained son of Geordieland made a successful debut for trainer Dan Skelton at Cheltenham last month. Despite a rise of 7lb, the eight-year-old will be fancied by many to follow-up, although at odds of around 5/2 I would rather look for an each-way alternative to the market leader.
Trainer Anthony Honeyball is represented by 4 of the 12 runners, with Sean Bowen booked to ride bottom weight Dartmoor Pirate. The seven-year-old has a poor record following a break however, in which case best of the quartet is probably Rex Dingle’s mount Leave Of Absence.
While Kap Vert and Montregard are a couple of others who will have their supporters, the each-way vote goes to the Smith/Parkinson-trained KONFUSION (Each-Way). Five from 12 over fences, Adam Wedge’s mount was an impressive winner of Newcastle’s Rehearsal Chase and Wetherby’s Rowland Meyrick towards the end of last year, before ending the season with a creditable third in the Freebooter Chase over today’s course and distance on Grand National Day.
Konfusion won following breaks of 4 and 6 months last year, and looks the type to win a valuable staying handicap chase for connections this season.
Recommendation: Konfusion (Each-Way) - 10/1 with bet365 (4 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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