Fancies For Today III

Tacarib Bay runs in the mile and may well win from a good draw,sadly I can have him because he looks a7 furlong horse in high class races and I can see him fade at the end of the Mile race.

Backing two in the big sprint at 3 .35 goodwood.

Main fancy is Mums Tipple at 20 to1 6 places,she has been running very well in all the big field 6 furlong handicapsand the fact that she stays further is a help as they go fast from the start.

Having a smaller bet on the classy 3 year old Mums Starq who gr as been running ok in group races.

Not many 3 year olds run in this but they gave a good record in recent years.

Not my niece,dont know how the pic got there but it's not a problem.

The Great St Wilfrid takes place at 3.15 Ripon tomorrow.

Always a very competitive race and bookmakers go 6 or even 7 places in the 6 furlongs cavalry charge.

Monsieur Kodi is fav after a good win lto at Goodwood,however Live In The Moment trained by Alice Haynes who was 4th in that race beaten a length and 3/4 from the wrong side of the draw offers better value at 16 to 1 on 4 lbs better terms.

Ridden by Mia Nicholls claiming 7 lbs and wearing a visor for the first time the gelding is worth a tenner ew off a mark of 85 (once rated 100).

An inexperienced jockey may be a disadvantage but on the wide Ripon track they will go off at a strong gallop and hopefully Live in the Moment will be close to the pace.

Has run well in big field handicaps in the past and may be worth an ew punt.

Makanah has an unbelievable record at York no worse than 5th in his last 7 or 8 runs at the track,placed in this race twice off Mark's of over 100 and excels here in very large fields finishing 4th,2nd,4th and 5th in fields with 20 or more runners.

Is a very good bet at 7 to 5 with PP to finish in the first 7 and 85 to 40 top 6.

PP is only paying 4 places online but is money back if 2nd 3rd or 4th but is top price at 18 to1 most others go14 to 1.So my bet is a straight win at 18s and two bets at 13 to 8 (already on at that price,now 7 to 5) top 7 and at 85 to 40 top 6 finish.

Makanah has regular rider,Paul Hanagan on board today and races off a very low mark of 96.

That's one hell of a call Zimmer!

The Clipper stakes at York tomorrow is a mile handicap worth 150,000 with 20 runners.Its a safe bet we will get a true run race at a good pace with all 20 runners doing their level best.

Local trainer David Omeara has 4 runners and i think he may provide the winner,stable jockey Danny Tudhope rides last years winnner,the classy Blue For You who probably has too much weight now.

The 9 to 2 fav is Northern Express who is way too short in my opinion and very badly handicapped with my idea of the winner,Omearas ORBAAN who was 4th in this race last year,3 lengths ahead of Northern Express (who went off fav) giving 4 lbs to the fav.

Tomorrow ORBAAN receives 7 lbs which means he is 11 lbs better off.

ORBAAN is not the most consistent horse but can be very useful when the chips are down,it appears to me that he had his final gallop not in private like most horses but in a race at Sandown 4 days ago when staying on nicely having been out the back early.

That run could have got him spot on for this and at 10 to 1 six places is worth backing ew.

The Nunthorpe,a group 1 over 5 furlongs open to all ages is the race that interests me today.

Speed is essential here as they go off very fast from the stalls,horses drawn low are favoured but horses can win from any stall if they have enough speed.

Short fav Highfield Princess has proved herself to be be a very good mare who spent her early career winning over 7 furlongs before being re-invented as a sprinter by trainer John Quinn.

She won this last year but it was not the best field ever seen in the race and had only 13 runners and despite the short price could be vunerable today to a pure speedster.

The most likely winner for me is Bradsell who comes out as good as Highfield Princess at the weights after their recent clash when Bradsell came out on top,i do not know why Bradsell has not raced for 66 days (have not read the Racing Post yet)

A fully fit Bradsell may have too much speed for Highfield Princess and i can see Hollie Doyle hit the front after a furlong or so and hold off the rest of the field.

One worth a bet for small money is LIVE IN THE DREAM trained by Adam West,has good form at the track,drawn well and is improving.

I backed Live in the Dream EW at 40S and ew without Bradsell and Highland Princess at 16s with PP and i am hoping for a good run.

If coming from a top yard would not be 40 to 1.

You beauty, just heading into Liverpool City center to celebrate my birthday and you have just turned a fogood night into a great night 😁

EPIC Zim - absolutely epic - thanks pal!!!

It's nice when a real outsider does the biz

Bit late putting it up if hope someone saw post. Had 5 .minutes to get on. 2nd ran well 18/1. Had bad day today.

Hard to know what they are at finishes well to be beaten just over 3 lengths when hardly put into the race.

Jockey told the stewards horse would be suited by a stiff 5 furlongs and Intervention reappears over a mile,running well in front before dropping away.

Six furlongs will be fine but maybe not next time,unwanted attention drawn to the horse and a few more runs imo before going for a touch.

Small e/w bet no show Wexford 450.

Did ok 4 th last time likes soft ground not the best horse but a poor race.

Not the best or most competitive Saturday racing tomorrow,I dont mind too much as I am in Dromoland with the other half at the Womens Irish open,a good winner would be nice to help reduce the hotel and drinks bill but I cannot see a decent price winner.

I backed Apoll One last night at 7 to 2 to win the Beverly Bullet at 2.40.

I am a bit surprised that he has only ever run once over 5 furlongs in his life and was was well beaten at Chester then.

However his style of running suggests to me that if up with the pace he wi be hard to beat in this.

Apollo One is not top rated but could be good enough to win this.

I'll try he was 10s didn't think it worth bet at price went out 16's and then I backed and did message. He let me down before it's just a lucky day from an average horse . Used to run in the flat I backed him and he'd hang on in the stalls not leaving at all. I will try be more early in future.

Nomenclature (how many would know its meaning?) could outrun her odds of around 30 to 1 in the 6.45 at Roscommon ,small stakes ew or betting "without" could pay dividends.

Plenty competitive races saturday lots of opportunities to fill the bookies satchels.

In all the big field handicaps ( 20 or more runners) over 7 furlongs high numbers had a huge advantage.

Only 14 go in the 2.35 but it may still pay to be with the high drawn horses and Bless Him and Hickory are my 2 against the field. PP go 4 places and most others do the same.

At Haydock the 3.oc is a good handicap and 2 horses who battled it out last time may again be involved.

Aztec Empire and Forza Orta may again fight it out,PP goes 5 places and i will chance 4 ew doubles with the 2 from each race and

do a few ew singles as well.

The rain might have come in time for KINGSWOOD in the last at the Curragh. pp paying 6 places online.