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Alan Kelly's Tips - Wednesday, 5 November
The ground is likely to be testing for Nottingham’s meeting on Wednesday.
Along with a selection for the flat turf card, we have tips for the all-weather fixture at Kempton Park and Chepsow’s jumps meeting.
1:40pm Nottingham - Ehteyat (Each-Way)
Many of the 13 runners for this 2m handicap will relish the testing conditions, in particular Kevin Philippart De Foy’s Maxident, Jonathan Portman’s Russian Rumour and Trojan Sun from the Jim Goldie stable. The last two both won heavy-ground handicaps by wide margins last time and look sure to go well in the hands of respective 5lb claimers Olivia Tubb and Lauren Young.
Irish trainer Michael Flannery is represented by the six-year-old EHTEYAT (Each-Way) and the ex George Boughey-trained gelding makes plenty of each-way appeal in the hands of jockey Oisin Orr. Rated 85 when beaten a neck in a 2m handicap at Lingfield with Ryan Moore in the saddle two years ago, Ehteyat had taken his time to hit form for current connections before running out a shock winner on heavy ground at Listowel in September.
Placed in competitive mile and a half handicaps on his last two starts, Ehteyat will appreciate this step back up in trip and off what looks to be a decent mark of 78.
Recommendation: Ehteyat (Each-Way)
3:00pm Chepstow - Ben Solo
The Rebecca Curtis stable have had several of their horses run well during the last week or so without managing to trouble the judge. The Welsh trainer is represented by the six-year-old BEN SOLO in this 2m limited handicap chase and the Kingston Hill gelding is the type to make his mark over fences in the months ahead.
An Irish point-to-point winner in 2023, the gelding opened his account over hurdles at the first time of asking when winning a novice hurdle on this course last October. Despite not being able to follow-up in five subsequent attempts, Ben Solo found only one too good on three occasions.
Making his chasing debut off a mark of 119, connections have booked champion jockey Sean Bowen for the ride and the selection is fancied to win at the first time of asking over the bigger obstacles. Sam Thomas’s Palacio, Ben Pauling’s Roysse and the Joe Tizzard-trained Star Of Affinity are all worth a check in the market on their chasing debuts.
Recommendation: Ben Solo
5:30pm Kempton - Heathcliff (Nap)
Mick Appleby’s Coul Angel has a 6lb penalty to carry for last week’s course and distance victory, the third all-weather success for the Coulsty gelding. Robert Havlin’s mount has been sent off favourite for his last four starts and may still prove to be a pound or two ahead of the handicapper.
However, James Fanshawe’s HEATHCLIFF (Nap) has won three races over seven furlongs on this course but is equally effective over today’s furlong shorter trip and is fancied to take this London Sprint Series Qualifier with jockey Billy Loughnane taking over in the saddle for the first time since the pair won a 7f handicap on the course 12 months ago.
The son of Iffraaj clearly reserves his best for Kempton with form figures on the course reading 1-3-1-2-1-2-6. Excuses can be made for that most recent run due to Heathcliff stumbling leaving the stalls before finding himself with nowhere to go when full of running a furlong out. The four-year-old is sure to strip fitter for his run at Newcastle five weeks ago, the horse’s first outing for 163 days, and can go one better than when beaten a neck on the course off a 1lb higher mark back in February.
Recommendation: Heathcliff (Nap)
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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