THE BETTING STRATEGY

Year to date: -12.97 points

Monday 14 February

Now that was more like it! Run To Milan Won 4.66 and Snow Leopardess Won 2.2. I hope we can now build on that and get the year properly underway.

PROFIT OF 8.34 POINTS

All Selections are settled to Betfair SP

1.00 Catterick

East Street                                   1 point win

Trainer Sue Smith believes that one day East Street is going to make a top-notch chaser but before then there are races to be won over the smaller obstacles. The selection made a winning debut over hurdles in November at Wetherby and followed that up with a second place finish to Donald McCains Since Day One at Newcastle. Now handicapping and up in trip the gelding can get his head in front again here. Twotwothree is back over hurdle after falling in a chase last time out. He has never won over the smaller jumps and I suspect this is a little confidence booster for him before he goes chasing again.

3.15 Catterick

Almazhar Garde                        2 points win

It’s probably fair to say that Almazhar Garde is starting to look like a horse who wants to do things his own way, but he's capable when on-song and he went down all guns blazing in a 3¾m handicap chase here last month. He’s now on a 2 lb higher mark, but if he puts his best foot forward, he can carry that.