Fancies For Today III

COUNT D'ORSAY, 3.08 Chester looks a decent ew bet in a valuable handicap over 5 furlongs,a low draw is important here but the 4 draw suits COUNT D'ORSAY as he likes to come from behind and i would not want him locked in on the rail.

The horse is reasonably well handicapped with Copper Knight,Gabrial the Devil and Look out Louis who he met recently,unusually for a sprinter he can get outpaced before running on strongly and the likely fast pace should suit.

Bet 365 go 9/1 and 4 places and that looks very good value, most other firms go 7/1 and as the horse runs well at this quirky track he is worth a decent bet.

The 3 oc at Ascot is a valuable hotly contested handicap worth £77,310 to the winner.

My 4 against the field are CHIEFOFCHIEFS,ROPEY GUEST, TACTICAL and JUMBY.

I will probably have a few quid ew on CHIEFOFCHIEFS who runs well in this type of handicap but i have already invested 12 euro on a full perm tri-cast,that is 24 50 cent bet to get the first 3 in any order.

It seems a crazy bet but for small money its a bit of fun with the chance of a very big return.

The 4 horses mentioned above are all big field performers over 7 furlongs and i feel confident a couple of them at least will be placed (many books go 6 places).

Hard to get winners i Galway with fierce competitive racing,was there on monday and not going again until saturday and the crowds seemed bigger than ever before.My view is that we should enjoy the racing and keep stakes on the small side because this meeting is normally a bookies bonanza.

I,just like most punters like to get involved in too many races and at least by keeping stakes on the small side not too much damage will be done.

5.10 lightly raced COUNTRY QUEEN can feature.

5.40 SHOOT FIRST 8/1 will be trying for the shrewd Charlie Byrne and is worth an ew bet at 8s 5 places.

6.10 I backed TULLYPOLE ANNIE a week ago and can repay ew support at 8s.

6.40

7 year olds have won 6 of the last 11 Galway Plates and there are only three 7 year olds in todays race.

TWO have more weight than ideal (HEWICK 11.7 and GABYNAKO 11.7) of the two HEWICK is an exciting chaser trained by Shark Hanlon and is not without an ew chance at 14/1.However as most winners carry less than 11 stone one with a very good chance is FIRE ATTACK 10.7 inc claim and being the correct age must have a good chance.

7.50

DAIRERIN won on monday and it is worth looking at winners who are turned out again in Galway and that one is worth a few quid to win again.

If anyone has an appetite or punting at Goodwood i like the lightly raced SAMAHRAM IN THE 2.25 ew at 8/1,french trained runners do well here and at 8/1 is a good ew bet with Frankie on board and a reasonable draw.

Main fancy Fire Attack came down in the lead when going well enough but the 7 year old Hewick dud the biz and a small bet landed.

COZONE 8.20 Galway is in with a serious chance.

Definitely one to keep an eye on. Nearly stopped for a coffee once beaten.

A couple of big handicaps got my attention for friday at Goodwood and Galway.

The 3.oc at Goodwood is a very competitive handicap over a mile, with 20 runners taking part it will take some winning and form in big field handicaps is essential.

The best mile handicap run this year was the Hunt Cup at Ascot and a couple of winners have come from the race already.

SINJAARI ran well in that race and has come out and won since,has a big chance here despite top weight and i worth a few quid ew at 10s.

ORBAAN was placed in this last year,has been running well recently and must be backed ew at 25 to 1 as he now runs off a 14 lbs lower mark,is drawn well and has De Sousa on board.

His trainer David Omeara has 6 entries but ORBAAN at the price is the value for me having looked at the race for quite a while tonight.

The big handicap in Galway is the 6.35 and i am backing one i backed on monday night at a big price and was placed,the shorter trip may help tomorrow and the very lightly raced CASK MATE trained by Noel Meade looks a very good ew bet at 12/1 5 places,though 6 places may be on offer in one of the shops.

CASK MATE could be ahead of the handicapper and rates a decent bet,,looked like a winner at this trip on monday.

Rachael does this to perfection.

Thanks zimmermania for the tips, nice one

3 nice handicaps with extra places in Goodwood, 2 online with PP,an extra place with some in the other and will check the shops for the extra place in the 1.40 but will still have a bet if i can only get 3 places.

There is a so called snip in the 1.40 where Lethal Levi is about 9 lbs well in but is a very skinny price and very often these "good things" get turned over.

The one i like is MOKAATIL who has been running well and was a good 4th at another sharp track (Epsom) last time.

At 11/1 MOKAATIL is worth backing ew especially if we can get the 4th place,the useful Harry Davies takes of 5 lbs and the horse can be competitive off 86.

VALLEY FORGE ran well before weakening in the final furlong in the ultra competitive Northumberland plate last time and with 5 places he can win over two furlongs shorter and is a very good ew bet at around 6/1.

I will have a saver on CEMHAAN ew as he looks sure to win again before long 2.10 Goodwood.

Finally in the Stewards cup worth over 128,000£ to the winner PP is going 7 places and the bet for me is SUMMERGHAND who is still running well as an 8 year old.

Fifth of 26 and 6th of 22 in his last two runs SUMMERGHAND likes this track,he won this off 108 in 2020,was 4th off 100 in 2019 and 12th last year not beaten far when finding trouble.

Dropped to a mark of 100 now SUMMERGHAND has been off for 6 weeks and it looks to me that Omeara has laid him out for this.

As always this strong finisher will be running on looks value at 12 or 14/1 7 places.Goodwood 3.20.

Mokaatil drifting mad,dont know the reason but my money (10 quid ew) is on and its bog so hoping nothing's amiss.

A double at a shade over 7 to 2 could be the bet today,higher odds if one or both go out in the betting but a value bet imo at current odds as both horses have reached a good level to date and look like improvers to me.

Border Edge 11 to 8 5.50 Kem and Queen of Ours 7.oc Sligo 10 to 11.