🥪 2.5/1 LUNCH DOUBLE (1.5pt) 
🐴 BRIEF TIMES 📍 12.35 DONCASTER
🐴 MR GLASS 📍 12.55 NEWCASTLE

 

🐎 SATURDAY 27/11 VIP PICKS (11.5pts)

📍NEWCASTLE 
• 2.05 - TAKING RISKS 20/1 NAP (1.5pts x EW) : First of our Xmas Gambles here 🤞🏽 Nicky Richards veteran has been targeted at this race for the last few seasons and having won it in 2019 in the mud, and placed last year on good ground.
His recent spin over hurdles will have got him spot on for this and he’s only 1lb higher than when winning at listed event at Doncaster in 2 starts back - This mornings racing will have set him up ideally for another well prepped performance and fingers crossed we’re on the right side of the numbers in a wide open race. 

📍NEWBURY 
1.50 - CALVA D’AUGE 15/2 (1pts) Nichols runner looks to be overpriced here having only been given 2lb for his last time out win. He did it comfortably there and given he’s unbeaten from 7 starts in races under Class 1 level, I’m confident enough we can back him on the nose.. i think he wins or doesn’t see the front 3, although if you fancy splitting your stake and taking the place option too, I wouldn’t blame you.. this isn’t a bad race there’s no denying the promise of the fav nor the form of the Hobbs yard and the current outsider of the pack Dorking Boy doesn’t look badly handicapped at all. 

• 2.25 SOARING GLORY 6/5 NB(2.5pts) Looks a cut above these rivals based on his reappearance win and with the form boosted since he’s hard to reoppose even giving weight to the field. 
With the ground also likely to favour him more than others should it be very testing, he’s a confident vote to take make it 2 in a row. 
Twiston-Davis’s yard has been in sparkling form and his runner is respected in receipt of 7lb but the return to 2m might not be ideal. 

• 3.00 ON THE ROPES 13/2 (1pt x EW) Looked to have something in hand when winning the Munster National last month and Mullins has a decent record when sending horses over from Ireland and after just 6 chase starts, there’s eveyry chance of further improvement now he’s broke his duck.
This is a VERY competitive race mind you and De Bromheads runner isn’t dismissed lightly and plenty further a field catch the eye for one reason or another, particulary so Kerry Lee’s 7yo.. 
• DE MACHINE 16/1 (0.5pt x EW) who has a record of 2-4 chasing and form figures of 21132 since handicapping, he was last seen coming second in a grade 2 at Ascot and another with improvement possible having won on his reappearance last season I’m happy to chance his fitness.
Plenty in with a shout and with 7 places on offer it’s worth playing the value here.. Mullins has two other runners in here at big prices(including the top weight) and I wouldn’t discount a rejuvenated showing from Danny Whizzbang for his new in form trainer either. Great race this. 

📍DONCASTER 
• 1.43  - WILL STING9/2 (1pt) this looks a tight race but Lucy Wadhams runner looks on a good mark here off 120 having run a great race to finish 2nd on seasonal reappearance. Likely to strip fitter for that and with the in form Bryony Frost in the seat I’m hoping she can play a prominent role in the finish. However.. I’ve had info for 2 other runners in the field and this Ian Williams runner HYDROPLANE could the best handicapped of the lot 😅 he also has a cracking return with his runners here but fitness has to be taken on trust and at the price I’d always go with proven form. While Rattle Owl has to be considered too on his latest effort looking unlucky not to win. 

📍FAIRYHOUSE 
• 12.30 BUDDY RICH 3/1 (1pt) Gordon Elliot’s horse moves into handicaps of what looks a potentially lenient mark considering he’s held his own against some of this seasons top novice chasers he should more than be able to handle this first task at the weights though it certainly doesn’t look a penalty kick by any means. 

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