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DAQMAN on Thursday

Thursday 8 April DAQMAN? DARING DAQMAN IN JACKPOT MOOD FOR AINTREE: Daqman dares three jackpot bets on the opening day at Aintree but is not in such a hurry as some to lay the short-priced favourites. 16 FESTIVAL LAYS IN A ROW: The man who laid 16 consecutive losing favourites at Cheltenham Festivals is planning five lays this week to bring his total to 500 since the column began. There’s one today, and he wants them all to count to maintain his overall strike-rate of 76%. 120 POINTS PROFIT: ? After a winning streak of 120 points profit from Easter week, Daqman marks your card for every Aintree race at the three-day meeting. Remember the invincibles at Cheltenham? Both got ‘beat’! Now, for Dunguib and Kauto Star at the Festival, we could read Big Buck’s and Imperial Commander at Aintree today. But it’s never that simple, is it, or the layers would all retire with fortunes as big as a banker’s bonus

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Apr 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

DAQMAN on Wednesday

Wednesday 7 April DAQMAN? DAQMAN’S ABC SPECIAL ON THE NATIONAL: It’s easy as ABC with this unusual guide to the Grand National, based on the three main stats: that your horse should have some experience of the big fences at Aintree (A); he must have won at 3m or more (B) and he must be weighted between 10st 4lb and 11st. (C). So check out the runners like this: ABC: Has jumped the big National fences, won over 3m and has a winning weight. AC: Has jumped the big fences and has the right weight but has suspect stamina, with no wins at 3m or more. AB: Has jumped National fences and has won at 3m-plus, but is weighted out of it, according to past results. BC: This one’s a three-mile-plus winner with the right weight but no good experience of Aintree. B: He’s a three-mile-plus winner but no Aintree form and high in the weights.

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Apr 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Big-Race Perspective: Powers Gold Cup Chase

Timeform share their Perspective entries for the Grade 1 Powers Gold Cup which took place at Fairyhouse on Sunday… “A race which was in stark contrast to last year’s renewal, that run at a crawl on firmish ground, this a real slog, with Let Yourself Go bowling along at a good clip, and only two were left in contention when Zaarito fell three out. “ A race which was in stark contrast to last year’s renewal, that run at a crawl on firmish ground, this a real slog, with Let Yourself Go bowling along at a good clip, and only two were left in contention when Zaarito fell three out. JADANLI was well suited by the thorough test at this trip and pulled off a shock, one which suggests his third in the Galmoy Hurdle hadn’t flattered him after all, jumping economically towards the head of the main group, closing when making his only significant error four out and staying on within a length of Zaarito when that one left him clear three out. He was likely to have won anyway, but everything went his way and he’ll need to up his game further in order to make an impact at graded level next term

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Apr 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

The Timeform Grand National Guide: Fence-to-Fence

Timeform take a look at some of the famous fences on Aintree’s Grand National course… “Many a front runner has bowed out at Becher’s, including Andy Pandy (1977), West Tip (1985), Strands of Gold (1988) and Bewley’s Berry (2007)” It’s rising forty-three years since Foinavon safely negotiated the fence now named in his honour in the 1967 running of the Grand National en route to one of the most remarkable victories in the race’s illustrious history . The incident at the twenty-third fence that day was at odds with the obstacle’s status as one of the easiest on the demanding course, as the loose Popham Downs veered right across in front of the leaders and, in his wake, left a trail of carnage akin to the aftermath of a cavalry charge, with stricken (but, remarkably, not seriously hurt) horses and riders strewn on the ground. The Foinavon melee is rarely far from anyone’s lips when the Aintree spectacle is under discussion, though that’s by no means the only obstacle that brings with it a story on a course where the fences are often more widely-known to the general public than many of the horses jumping them. Take Becher’s Brook for example, particularly on the second circuit as horses are beginning to show the signs of fatigue. Many a front runner has bowed out at Becher’s, including Andy Pandy (1977), West Tip (1985), Strands of Gold (1988) and Bewley’s Berry (2007) , though the drop to the landing side of the fence is no longer as steep as it used to be. And getting over the first is hard enough. In fact, it’s the hardest of the lot, having claimed more departees in the post-war era than any other fence on the track

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Apr 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Timeform Radio Racing Tip: Turning to Fairyhouse in hope of some magic

David Cleary tells us who his two strongest fancies are this Sunday… “However, his tendency to hit one is a bit off-putting as the market stands and in a race where hardly any can be ruled out with confidence, a chance is taking at a much more appealing price with Nicanor.” Fairyhouse takes centre stage with the first day of the Irish National meeting, the Grade 1 Powers Gold Cup for novices at 3.30 the feature. Zaarito looks a worthy favourite, given he would have won the P. J. Moriarty, had he not fallen at the last. However, his tendency to hit one is a bit off-putting as the market stands and in a race where hardly any can be ruled out with confidence, a chance is taking at a much more appealing price with Nicanor. The former smart hurdler has taken time to get the hang of fences but he is starting to go the right way (his last run safely ignored) and some of his form stands up well, even in this company

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Apr 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

DAQMAN on Sunday

Sunday 4 April DAQMAN  DAQMAN’S 98.5 POINTS PROFIT: Daqman got within a point or two of 100 profit for this short Easter week – there was no racing Friday – with four more winning bets yesterday, taking him to 98.50. 10.0 BETDAQ WINNER: His winners included Prince De Beauchene (won 7-1), which was 10.0 on Betdaq when he picked it, and his nap, the easy Kempton scorer, Shamwari Lodge (won 13-8). FORM FOR THE WEEK NOW 1311111210131241413: These are the form figures for his main selection in each race he’s tipped in. He was unlucky not to land a lay yesterday: his rules allow him only favourites; he nominated Fistral Beach but he wasn’t favourite until nearer the race.  It’ll take some getting at Towcester today on the heavy up that final hill; they’ll think they’re in tomorrow’s Irish National at Fairyhouse. We’ll assume for starters that David Pipe knows what he’s doing, sending one horse on a 300-mile round trip to run in this bog. Painter Man (2.40) has been the ‘moral’ the last twice, on each occasion giving around a stone to the winner and not being beaten by that far.

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Apr 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Timeform 1-2-3: April 4th

Having posted a 7 point profit to Betfair SP from just 3 selections on Saturday the Timeform Free Form Service offer three of the best for Easter Sunday’s action. Although open, this race is nowhere near as competitive as Newbury, and Lord Singer is also able to race off a 2 lb lower mark At Plumpton, the progressive Lord Singer (3.30) can prove music to punters’ ears. He has done really well for Gary Moore since arriving from France, winning at this track and at Fontwell, and running creditably when upped in grade at Newbury last week.

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Apr 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Horseracing Betting Briefing April 4 to April 10: The Grand National

Andrew Hughes previews a fantastic week of racing that includes Fairyhouse’s Easter meeting and some high class action from Aintree as we draw closer to Saturday’s showpiece event. “The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt race in the world and the one race that gets the whole nation talking” Sunday April 4 Fairyhouse 2:25 Rathbarry and Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle Run over two miles, this Grade Two features a small but select bunch of young hurdlers, including Eddie O’Grady’s promising six-year-old Warne. 2:55 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle A big field Graded contest full of progressive novices and a real challenge for punters. 3:30 Powers Gold Cup One of the best Irish novice chases, this two-and-a-half-mile contest features some talented young jumpers, including the highly rated Zaarito. Monday April 5 Fairyhouse 3:20 Ladbrokes.com Hurdle A Grade Three over two and a half miles featuring some interesting candidates, including Aitmatov, Cousin Vinny and Donnas Palm. 4:05 Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National Chase Three-miles-and-five-furlongs and a packed field make this one of the busiest betting races of the Irish calendar. The forecast heavy going should turn this into quite a test of endurance. Tuesday April 6 Fairyhouse 3:00 Bobbyjo Bar Festival Novice Hurdle A very competitive Grade Three run over two-and-a-half-miles with a big field and some promising youngsters on show

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Apr 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Can Paul Nicholls finally win the Grand National at Aintree?

Whilst much focus will be on Tony McCoy’s fifteenth attempt to win the Grand National, another who will have to share some of that particular unwanted limelight is Paul Nicholls, who has yet to saddle a winner of the Aintree showpiece from forty-four runners. “Minnehoma in 1994 for Martin (Pipe), followed fourteen years later by son David’s Comply Or Die, makes it ‘Pond House 2-0 Manor Farm’, a scoreline Nicholls will surely be desperate to make inroads into.” There’s been an unmistakable shifting of the sands in the last five seasons as regards the dominant force in National Hunt racing. Where once Team Pipe carried all before them, both numerically and in terms of prize-money, Paul Nicholls now very much sets the benchmarks . What’s more, the strength in depth at Ditcheat is increasing seemingly year on year; last season’s Trainer’s Championship was Nicholls’ fourth on the bounce, and his most clear-cut yet, finishing over £1.3 million clear of nearest pursuer Nicky Henderson. Nicholls’ credentials don’t end with those statistics, either. Four Cheltenham Gold Cups (See More Business, Denman and dual-winner Kauto Star) accompany three Queen Mother Champion Chases (Call Equiname and Master Minded twice) and two World Hurdles (Big Buck’s), not to mention numerous other Grade 1 prizes on both sides of the Irish Sea

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Apr 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

The Betfair Big Interview: Iwan Thomas

When Betfair heard Iwan Thomas was training for the Virgin London Marathon we reckoned that would be pretty easy for a former Olympic 400m runner. But we bumped into him at Wembley after the Johnstone’s Paint final and found out we were wrong . . . “I was in bits when I crossed the finish line of the London Marathon last year, but the first thing I said was, ‘I can’t wait to do it again’.” So Iwan, a good day to be a Saints fan? Absolutely fantastic.

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Mar 31, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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