THE BETTING STRATEGY

Year to date: -4.98 points

Friday 14 January 2022

We’re suffering from a bit of seconditus, at the moment. Two runners up on Wednesday were followed by two more yesterday. Barrowdale, in truth, was well beaten but Almazhar Garde was really unlucky, leading for a lot of the race and always looking the winner, only to get clobbered in the last 50 yards.

LOSS OF 3.00 pointS

All Selections are settled to Betfair SP

1.30 Huntingdon

Dream In ThePark                     1 point win

2.20 Sedgefield

Galileo Silver                               1 point win

Analysis

1.30 Huntingdon

After three second places in Bumpers and a point-to-point, Dream In The Park now goes hurdling and there is every reason to believe he can make a successful career over the obstacles. He comes from a winning family of jumpers and will have been well prepared for this by Emma Lavelle. He has the odds on Dan Skelton horse to bat but is the value at the prices.

2.20 Sedgefield

Galileo Silver outclassed the opposition in a brace of small-field handicaps last month and a 9 lb rise for Huntingdon may not prevent the hat-trick. The Sam Thomas selection has looked a different proposition since fitted with blinkers and switching to fences and despite the rise in weights may still be good enough to win this.