THE BETTING STRATEGY
Year to date: -11.26 points
Saturday 22 January 2022
On the day that we heard the news that Meat Loaf had died it seems appropriate to say that Two Out Of Three Aint Bad. Two winners from three selections actually with Fontaines Collonge Won 3.74 and
Frero Banbou Won 3.63. Lucky Max was out of his depth.
It looked like being another crazy Saturday but I have cut the number of potential selections because it’s been quite tough recently with several runners disappointing, plus, of course, all those blasted
seconds.
PROFIT OF 4.07
pointS
All Selections are settled to Betfair SP
1.20 Lingfield
Pivoine 1.5 points ew (4
places)
1.45 Ascot
Sonigino 1 point ew (4
places)
2.35 Haydock
Royale Pagaille 2 points win
3.15 Taunton
Ramses De Teillee 2 points win
Analysis
1.20 Lingfield
A creditable third of 5 in C&D handicap over C&D 35 days ago, Pivoine ought to be really competitive here, having won off this mark previously. That was at Haydock, last summer but he’s up slightly in class here.
The distance is also slightly longer but he stays on well in his races and I feel he can get involved in the finish here, having been brought along with this race in mind by trainer Andrew Balding.
1.45 Ascot
It’s not often you see a Paul Nicholl’s horse at such big odds as this, but Sonigino has been a little disappointing since arriving in England from France, where he was pretty successful. He was 3rd on his
racing debut in this country at Haydock but followed this with a really disappointing run at Doncaster. I’m taking him to show his true colours today.
2.35 Haydock
As you probably know by now, I’m a great fan of Venetia Williams and I can see Royale Pagaille continuing her recent solid form. He made massive improvement last season and scored most impressively in this race off a 7
lb lower mark. He ran well in the Betfair Chase here on his seasonal return and conditions are much more in his favour this time. I’m expecting a big run today.
3.15 Taunton
David Pipe will be hoping for a much-improved performance from Ramses De Teillee following his disappointing run at Chepstow last month. November's Haydock fourth shows he's still capable of smart form and a repeat of
that should prove good enough here.