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Alan heads to Kempton on Wednesday for his best bet of the day
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Alan Kelly's Tips - Wednesday, 7 January
With the prospect of no turf racing until Thursday at the earliest, we head to the all-weather cards at Lingfield and Kempton for Wednesday's horse racing selections.
1:05pm Lingfield - Charlie Mason
The Tony Carroll stable is in excellent form at the moment (four winners at the weekend) and his consistent five-year-old sprinter CHARLIE MASON deserves a bit of luck after failing to get the run of the green on his last two starts, both on Chelmsford’s all-weather surface, since the Mayson gelding finished a creditable second of 18 in a Newbury handicap back in October with today’s rider Gina Mangan in the saddle.
Running off the same mark of 74 as when beaten just over a length in 5th place on his penultimate outing after being denied a clear run twice in the closing stages, Charlie Mason failed by a neck to record a 3rd all-weather victory when just held by Jamie Osborne’s Em Four in an apprentice handicap five days ago, a cause not helped when hampered earlier in the race.
There are few more reliable sprinters in training than Charlie Mason, who, granted a trouble-free passage on this occasion from his draw in stall 2, is fancied to take advantage of the weight he receives from Karl Burke’s Silky Wilkie and Hierarchy from the Osborne stable.
Recommendation: Charlie Mason - 7/2 with bet365
6:30pm Kempton - Heathcliff
Three of the all-weather victories achieved by the James Fanshawe-trained Heathcliff have come over today’s course and distance. Following a couple of excellent placed efforts over a furlong shorter at Kempton towards the back-end of last year, the Iffraaj gelding is expected to go close in this Class 2 seven furlong handicap in the hands of jockey George Wood for the first time.
Following a break of over five months, HEATHCLIFF looked in need of the run when weakening to finish down the field in a valuable Newcastle handicap in September, after which the gelding ran respectably here in two London Sprint Series Qualifiers, despite looking as if a return to today’s trip would enable the five-year-old to record a 5th victory on an artificial surface.
Top weight Mount Athos is 5 from 5 over today’s course and distance, the latest coming off the seven-year-old’s current mark of 106 in March. Rob Hornby’s mount posted respectable placed efforts in a couple of Listed races at Deauville towards the end of last year and is the main danger to the selection.
Recommendation: Heathcliff - 10/3 with bet365
7:30pm Kempton - Sax Appeal (Nap)
Not a great turnout for this London Stayers’ Series Qualifier and an excellent opportunity for the horse who finished fourth in last year’s final, the Charlie Johnston-trained SAX APPEAL (Nap), to record a 9th victory on an artificial surface. The six-year-old kept on strongly to be beaten less than three lengths behind Duke Of Oxford in the final of this series last month, since when the gelding has run out a comfortable winner at Southwell just after Christmas.
While Sax Appeal is due to meet the three length runner-up on that occasion, David Pipe’s Bashful Boy, on 6lb worse terms, the selection has the services of top apprentice Warren Fentiman for this 2m contest, who is well worth his current 5lb claim.
Sheena West’s Macari made his all-weather debut when finishing 7th of 8 in a qualifier at Kempton last month, making most of the running until weakening inside the closing stages. A winner at Newbury on his penultimate start, Rose Dawes’ mount can give Sax Appeal most to do.
Recommendation: Sax Appeal (Nap) - 10/11 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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