Showing posts with label Fingal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fingal. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Follow The Money: Fingal to be King for a day

Recommended Bets:
Back King Fingal @ 2.47/5 14:20 Catterick 
Lay Dorothys Dancing @ 3.39/4 14:30 Lingfield 
Back Weekend Millionaire @ 4.1n/a 15:10 Fontwell 

Today's Follow The Money comes from Catterick, Lingfield and Fontwell.

We kick things off at Catterick in the selling hurdle over two miles at 14:20, where King Fingal has been well supported from 3.259/4 in to 2.47/5. Winner of a Musselburgh maiden in 2011, John Quinn's gelding has run well in this grade several times and a recent spin over the all weather at Wolverhampton should have put him just right for today. The selection probably has most to fear from Rano Pano who is a fairly consistent performer, albeit at a moderate level. However the money for King Fingal suggests a big run is expected and at 2.47/5 he looks a good bet.


Moving to Lingfield, Dorothys Dancing has been on the drift this morning and is now available to back at 3.39/4 from a low of 2.75n/a in the five-furlong handicap at 14:30. The selection is in good form and has a win and two second-places to her name in recent weeks. However, she is creeping up the weights and faces several other in-form horses today. Gary Moore's mare has been doing most of her racing over six furlongs recently and the drop back to five furlongs today may not suit, particularly as she is drawn wide in stall six. George Baker is notorious for his hold up rides and, stylish though he is, he may find things happen a bit too quickly for him today at a track where it pays to be prominent.


Our final selection comes from Fontwell where there has been plenty of early money around for Weekend Millionaire in the two-and-a-half mile handicap hurdle at 15:10, with the selection available to back at 4.1n/a having been backed as high as 11.29n/a this morning. The six-year-old gelding's recent form figures of 5-5-6 do not inspire much confidence but he has been struggling on heavy ground all winter and now that he finally has some good ground to race on he can get back to winning ways. The selection's last win came off a mark five pounds higher than he races off today and with several of his in-form rivals going the other way in the handicap, Weekend Millionaire can provide David Pipe and Tom Scudamore with another winner today. 

Recommended Bets:
Back King Fingal @ 2.47/5 14:20 Catterick 
Lay Dorothys Dancing @ 3.39/4 14:30 Lingfield 
Back Weekend Millionaire @ 4.1n/a 15:10 Fontwell 

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Neptune Novices' Hurdle: Fingal Bay ruled out of Festival

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Fingal Bay will miss Cheltenham.

Fingal Bay will miss Cheltenham.

"Unfortunately time has beaten us and Fingal Bay won't make Cheltenham..."

Philip Hobbs has admitted defeat in the race to get Fingal Bay to the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival...

The unbeaten six-year-old, rated 156p by Timeform, suffered a setback last week and while the injury is only minor, it has come at the wrong time of the season.

Having been ante-post favourite for the race for most of the season, the news is another blow for punters after the likes of Grandouet and Minsk were ruled out of their respective targets in recent days.

"Unfortunately time has beaten us and Fingal Bay won't make Cheltenham," said Hobbs.

"Thankfully, it is not a serious problem which is the silver lining as we'll have him for Aintree and Punchestown.

"He just needs another week which we haven't got."

Simonsig now heads the market for the Neptune at [4.9], but there is still a possibility that he will run in the Supreme, for which he can be backed at [16.5]. Boston Bob, who heads the Albert Bartlett market, is currently trading at [5.3] for the Neptune with Monksland third-best at [8.8].

For the second year running there has been an above average winner of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield with the unbeaten More Than Ready filly Samaready dominating last Saturday's field....

Cirrus Des Aigles will step up his preparations for next month's Dubai World Cup night with a run in the Prix Meydan Hotel at Chantilly on Saturday......

Nicky Henderson is predicting an ultra-close fifth clash between Long Run and Kauto Star in the Gold Cup......


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