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Another excellent week, taking our profit for the last two weeks to +£45.74, the highlight being Tuesday’s 88/1 treble.
We had a total of 10 winners on the week, along with several placed selections. Saturday was our only losing day out of six, although the victories of Hawk Mountain and Give It To Me Oj kept the losses down to a minimum.
- P/L for the week ending Sunday, October 26th: +£19.91
- P/L for the year 2025 to date: +£42.57
- P/L for the year 2024: +£200.42
- P/L since 1st September 2022: +£528.56
Alan Kelly's Tips - Tuesday, October 28th
We head to the meetings at Catterick (flat) in North Yorkshire and Ffos Las (jumps) in Wales for Tuesday’s selections, the ground at both courses currently described as soft, good to soft in places.
2:10pm Catterick - Gibside
Successful on his only previous visit to Catterick when winning a 1m 6f Class 5 handicap off a mark of 68 last summer, the Tim Easterby-trained GIBSIDE is fancied to keep his 100% record at the North Yorkshire track with a victory in this very ‘winnable’ mile and half Class 4 contest.
The six-year-old son of Time Test has recorded two more victories since that Catterick win of last June, first of all when giving a 5 length beating to fellow rival Arrange at York 12 months ago, and more recently when taking the Chester Cup consolation race at the May meeting on the Roodee.
Now racing off a 2lb lower mark and with the drop in trip (3rd in the 18-runner 1m 4f Queen Mother’s Cup at York last year) unlikely to pose a problem, David Allan’s mount, a decent 6th at York on his most recent start 17 days ago, can record an 8th career victory at the main expense of Ed Bethell’s Nightsinwhitesatin, a winner at Nottingham and Newbury in August but beaten twice since then off today’s mark of 77.
Recommendation: Gibside - 5/2 with bet365
2:40pm Catterick - Vince Le Prince (Each-Way)
Now on a losing run of 15 since winning over today’s course and distance 12 months ago off a 6lb higher mark, Tim Easterby’s VINCE LE PRINCE (Each-Way) can finally open his account for the year following several decent efforts in defeat, two of which came on this course earlier in the month when finishing 3rd and 4th respectively, the most recent just 10 days ago when finishing just under three lengths behind Geoff Harker’s Mudamer and stablemate Quest For Fun, the five-year-old only giving best in the closing stages of that 7f handicap.
Three of Vince Le Prince’s five wins have come over today’s course and distance and David Allan’s mount is expected to go close once again. Ed Bethell’s Kirkdale is lightly-raced and better than when beating only one home here earlier in the month (Vince Le Prince 3rd) and is better judged on his most recent start when finishing a close 4th at Newcastle 10 days ago.
Lima Sierra has won on both of her previous visits to Catterick and looks the best of the two Nigel Tinkler contenders.
Recommendation: Vince Le Prince (Each-Way) - 4/1 with Paddy Power (3 places)
2:58pm Ffos Las - Rosscahill (Nap)
After winning an Irish point-to-point impressively almost two years ago, the Malinas gelding Rosscahil joined the Twiston-Davies stable as an exciting prospect once switched to the bigger obstacles. Following easy wins on his first two starts over hurdles, both on this course, the mount of Sam Twiston-Davies ended last season with a slightly disappointing fourth on his handicap debut, again at Ffos Las, weakening after jumping the last (usual 2 out) after attempting to make most of the running in the testing conditions.
The six-year-old begins his casing career with a rating of 120 and I will be disappointed if this promising recruit to fencing does not end the season racing off a much higher mark. Despite his inexperience, ROSSCAHILL (Nap) has the scope to outclass his 13 mainly exposed rivals, best of which may be Holokea from the Mickey Bowen stable.
Recommendation: Rosscahill (Nap) - 7/2 with bet365
3:10pm Catterick - Bollin Neil
Tim Easterby’s hat-trick seeking BOLLIN NEIL can complete what could prove to be a profitable day for the stable, the nine-year-old already successful on the course twice this month, making all of the running on both occasions.
The son of Haafhd has an excellent record on turf with 10 wins and 6 seconds from 45 starts, 6 of those victories coming on this course, including 3 this year plus one over hurdles. Despite now reaching the veteran stage, David Allan’s mount has taken on a new lease of life recently and can defy a mark of 59, the gelding’s highest for 13 months.
Ewan Whillans’ Ebony Maw is not the most consistent of performers but a repeat of the eight-year-old’s close third at Hamilton last month would make Jason Hart’s mount the one Bollin Neil has most to fear.
Recommendation: Bollin Neil - 2/1 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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