January 2010 Blog

 

Sunday January 31st 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for HEREFORD this is a National Hunt meeting and is also the Totes Jackpot meeting , 1st 6 races again starting at 2:05pm . Today we have 9 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 1 Win / Each Way selection .

 

Current going conditions for todays meetings 

Saturday January 30th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for CHELTENHAM this is a National Hunt meeting and is also the Totes Jackpot meeting , 1st 6 races again starting at 12:55pm . Today we have 9 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 10 Win / Each Way selections

 

Scoop 6 Races for today                                                                             Current going conditions for todays meetings 

Leg 1 Cheltenham - 2.05pm                                                      Cheltenham - Soft (Prec Inspection 8.00am).
Leg 2 Doncaster - 2.20pm                                                   Doncaster - Good to Soft (Prec Inspection 8.00am).
Leg 3 Cheltenham - 2.35pm                                                                     Lingfield - Standard
Leg 4 Doncaster - 2.50pm                                               Uttoxeter - Heavy-Soft in places (Prec Inspection 8.00am).
Leg 5 Doncaster - 3.25pm
Leg 6 Cheltenham - 3.40pm

 

Thursday January 28th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for FFOS LAS this is a National Hunt meeting and is also the Totes Jackpot meeting , 1st 6 races again starting at 1:25pm . Today we have 9 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 8 Win / Each Way selections

 

Yesterdays Winners

Stop at a winner winners from yesterdays meeting at HUNTINGDON

MILLE CHIEF 1st @ 2/9 and MIGHTY MAN 1st @ 8/13 if you stopped at 1st winner which was tipped you`d have made a Loss of 0.78pts , winner came on our 2nd selection yesterday so we almost broke even and not to much damage to the stop at a winner profits . Current standings are if you stop at a winner you would have a Profit of 11.10pts , if you backed all the stop at a winner selections given for this month you would have a profit of 4.32pts . We look like we are hitting a bad run just as the month is ending hopefully it will turn around and as long as we end the month in profit i am happy with that .

Yesterdays Win and or Each Way Winners

No winners were given on these selections yesterday , these selections are currently not going well but as stated they are high risk and we have had a number of them finished placed at odds which could`ve been backed each way .

 

Current going conditions for todays meetings 

 

Wednesday January 27th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for HUNTINGDON this is a National Hunt meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 1:20pm . Today we have 9 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 5 Win / Each Way selections

 

Yesterdays Winners

Stop at a winner winners from yesterdays meeting at SOUTHWELL

GHAZWAH 1st @ 8/11 if you stopped at 1st winner which was tipped you`d have made a Loss of 8.28pts a really poor day for us which knocked a bit of stuffing out of this months profits . Current standings are if you stop at a winner you would have a Profit of 11.88pts , if you backed all the stop at a winner selections given for this month you would have a profit of 10.49pts .

Yesterdays Win and or Each Way Winners

No winners were given on these selections yesterday

 

Current going conditions for todays meetings 

 

Tuesday January 26th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for SOUTHWELL this is an All Weather meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 1:20pm . Today we have 10 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 5 Win / Each Way selections

 

There are 3 meetings today both Sedgefield and Leicester will hold 7:30am precautionary inspections , no problems expected at Southwell on the All Weather

 

Current going conditions for todays meetings 

 

Monday January 25th 2010

Apologies

Many apologies for not getting the site updated for todays racing , this was due to me being not being able to get any internet access

 

Sunday January 24th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for KEMPTON this is an All Weather meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 2:00pm . Today we have 11 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 7 selections with the more risky Win and Each Way selections .

 

Yesterdays Winners

Stop at a winner winners from yesterdays meeting at ASCOT

ADVISOR 1st @ 10/11 and TWIST MAGIC 1st @ 11/8 if you stopped at 1st winner which was tipped you`d have made a Loss of 0.1pts so almost broke even , if you had backed all 10 selections given for the ASCOT meeting you`d have made a Loss of 3.73pts . Current standings are if you stop at a winner you would have a Profit 14.16pts , if you backed all the stop at a winner selections given for this month you would have a profit of 16.77pts .

Yesterdays Win and or Each Way Winners

SOIXANTE (Each Way) 3rd @ 25/1 if you had followed all 7 selections given in this category you`d have made a 3.38pt loss .

 

Current going conditions for todays meetings 

Kempton - Standard

Market Rasen - Soft

Towcester - Heavy

 

Scoop 6 Results for January 23rd                                                                                                                                     

Scoop6 Win Fund Total : £177,525 Not Won
Scoop6 Place Fund Total : £59,676 Dividend £377.70 158 winners
Scoop6 Bonus Fund Total : £179,779 Not Won
Scoop6 Race Results
2:05 - Ascot	Winner:  Sweetheart 8/1
2:30 - Wincanton	Winner:  Volador 2/1 F
2:40 - Ascot	Winner:  Twist Magic 11/8 F
3:10 - Ascot	Winner:  Mamlook 10/1
3:30 - Haydock	Winner:  Our Vic 20/1
3:45 - Ascot	Winner:  The Sawyer 8/1

 

Saturday January 23rd 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for ASCOT this is a National Hunt meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 12:55pm . Today we have 8 selections for the stop at a winner meeting and 7 selections with the more risky Win and Each Way selections .

 

Yesterdays Winners

Stop at a winner winners from yesterdays meeting at CATTERICK

SHADRACK 1st @ 6/1 and BALLABRIGGS 1st @ 13/2 if you stopped at 1st winner which was tipped you`d have made a profit of 5pts , if you had backed all 10 selections given for the CATTERICK meeting you`d have made a profit of 4pts

 

Yesterdays Win and or Each Way Winners

AFLAAM 1st @ 8/1 if you had followed all 9 selections given in this category you`d have made a 1pt profit on the day as we had 1 Non Runner

 

Scoop 6 Races for today                                                                         Current going conditions                          

Leg 1 Ascot - 2.05pm                                                                   Ascot - Soft
Leg 2 Wincanton - 2.30pm                                   Haydock - Hdls: Soft-Heavy in places; Chs: Heavy-Soft in places.
Leg 3 Ascot - 2.40pm                                                              Lingfield - Standard
Leg 4 Ascot - 3.10pm                                                             Wincanton - Heavy
Leg 5 Haydock - 3.30pm
Leg 6 Ascot - 3.45pm

 

Featured Factfile - Richard Johnson

 

Richard Johnson
Born: July 27, 1977
Nationality: British
Height: 5ft 6ins
Riding Weight: 10st
Regular jockey for: Philip Hobbs
 

Racing Background

• Richard’s family has a strong involvement with racing. His father was an amateur jockey and currently owns racehorses, whilst his mother, Sue Johnson, is a successful trainer.
   

• He chose to become a jockey as career prospects within farming looked limited. He had also been influenced by his father’s success as an amateur jockey.
   

• Richard’s talent was soon realised when he became champion conditional jockey in 1995, at the age of 18.
   

• Although Richard has ridden many talented horses, he regards Viking Flagship as one of the best horses he has ever ridden, mainly due to the horse’s incredible bravery.
   

• Bering Bridge is his favourite horse, as he was not only a talented racehorse, but also a ‘home-bred’.
   

• One of Richard’s most memorable rides came from Anzum, in the 1999 Bonusprint Stayers’ Hurdle, his first Cheltenham Festival winner. He has since had a good record at Cheltenham, where some of his wins include the 2000 Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup with Look Like Trouble and the 2002 Queen Mother Champion Chase with Flagship Uberalles.
   

• Richard was also victorious in the 2003 Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle with the Philip Hobbs-trained Rooster Booster, whom he partnered again to come second in the race in 2004.
   

• One person he highly respects in racing is the late David Nicholson. He was a very successful trainer and supported Richard in his bid to become a professional jockey.
   

• He is currently 2nd on the all-time winningest jump jockeys list, behind AP McCoy
   

• He has consistently been runner-up in the jockey’s championship, ten times since the 1997-98 season, only finishing out of second spot once when in third place behind Timmy Murphy in the 2004-5 season.
   

• Richard has sustained several broken bones during his years as a jockey, including breaking his leg twice during the 2002 jumps season. This was extremely unlucky and lost time in the saddle cost him dearly in terms of his position on the championship table. However, he made a great comeback once fit enough to ride again, finishing second overall.

Other Hobbies and Interests

• During the summer months, Richard is a keen cricketer. He also enjoys following the England rugby team.

• If he could be anyone else in sport, he would choose to be England rugby player Jonny Wilkinson.
   

• Richard’s star sign is Cancer.

• If his time were not occupied by racing, Richard would spend more time at home on his family farm.
   

• He describes his worst habit as “a tendency to eat junk food”!

Friday January 22nd 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for CATTERICK this is a National Hunt meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 12:50pm , we have an Abandoned meeting today at  CHEPSTOW .

 

Yesterdays Stop at a Winner Results

One very good winner yesterday HIGHLAND RIVER at odds of 20/1 which was preceded by a 5/2 winner LUJIANA in the 1st race still leaving us in a healthy position for the month .

 

 

Thursday January 21st 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for SOUTHWELL this is an All Weather flat meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 1:20pm , we have an Abandoned meeting today at LUDLOW due to the snow in that area . A bit pushed for time today so i will update this blog later .

 

Wednesday January 20th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for NEWCASTLE this is a National Hunt meeting 1st 6 races again starting at 1:10pm 9 selections are available for this meeting . This meeting is also the Jakpot meeting with over £8000 carried over from Southwell yesterday .

 

Yesterdays Stop at a Winner Results

Winner on our 1st selections NOUN DE LA THINTE at odds of 7/2 almost recovering yesterdays losses but more importantly still keeping us in profit to the tune of 6.19pts .

We followed up with 1 more winner Tocca Ferro Evens out of the 10 selections , Still we would be in profit had we backed all selections (10) even though we made a slight loss on the day of 3.5pts .

 

Current going conditions

 

Tuesday January 19th 2010

Todays Selections

Todays stop at a winner selections are for SOUTHWELL this is a National Hunt meeting and not on the All Weather selections are for the 1st 6 races again starting at 1:00pm

 

Yesterdays Stop at a Winner Results

Made a Loss today as i didnt get a winner until the 6th selection out of 8 , but still in profit so far for the month .

We had 3 Winners yesterday , TUSCAN KING 8/11 , THUNDERING HOME 11/8 and REALLYMISSGREELEY 6/5 . If you had stopped at a winner you`d have had a loss of 4.28pts but had you backed all 8 selections you`d have ended the day on a slight loss of 1.71pts to a 1pt level stake

 

Current going conditions

 

Monday January 18th 2010

Todays Selections

As said previously my selections are re-starting from today lets hope i can hit the ground running after a lay off . Not much in the way of form etc today so my slections will be for the WOLVERHAMPTON meeting on the All Weather for my stop at a winner selections , i will cover the 1st 6 races at 2:20 , 2:50 , 3:20 , 3:50 , 4:20 and 4:50 . I also have 2 selections for my Win and or Each Way selections , please visit my selections page for full list of the days selections .

 

Todays meeting at PLUMPTON was given the go ahead yesterday so we have a full race day of 3 meetings , WOLVERHAMPTON (A.W) , FAKENHAM AND PLUMPTON .

 

Current going conditions

 

Sunday January 17th 2010

Ffos Las the new welsh course holds a jump meeting today along with an All Weather meeting at Wolverhampton the going at Ffos Las is Soft but Heavy in places with light showers expected , Wolverhampton is the usual Standard going with no problems expected weatherwise . MONDAYS RACING NEWS - FAKENHAM was given the all clear to race on Monday but the meeting at PLUMPTON faces an 8:00am inspection on Sunday as there is a risk of the course being waterlogged .

Jackpot  meeting

Todays tote Jackpot meeting is at Ffos Las with over £17,000 being carried over from Friday

 

Saturday`s review of KEMPTON meeting

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls endured a day of mixed emotions at Kempton with a near 10-1 brace overshadowed by his Lanzarote faller Shamari tragically collapsing and dying in the stables after the race. The champion trainer welcomed in his first winner of 2010 as The Minack capitalised on Kennel Hill's waywardness in the williamhill.com - Live Casino Novices' Hurdle. The 13-8 favourite was in control until downing tools over the final couple of flights, which allowed Ruby Walsh to streak past aboard the 9-4 winner and inflict an eight-length beating. Nicholls said: "He will make a real chaser so we will mind him and take him to Cheltenham when he jumps a fence." Nicholls' perennial bridesmaid Fistral Beach ended a run of five second-place finishes when leading on the run-in to oblige as the 9-4 favourite in the williamhill.com - Live Sports Betting Handicap Chase. Nicholls said: "He has been a little unlucky and he ran really well the last day at Newbury. "The handicapper gave him a chance and left him unchanged for that and he deserved to get his head in front." Both The Minack and Fistral Beach were running in the colours of Graham Roach, who was not at the track. Anak became the first winner over jumps since January 3 as the mud-loving 5-1 chance made all under Tom Scudamore in the driving rain to take the williamhill.com/bonus25 - Sign Up Bonus Juvenile Novices' Hurdle. Trainer Jim Best said: "He is just a relentless galloper and Tom has given him a fantastic ride. "He will get better as the season goes on and he is a three-miler of the future." Iconoclast (5-1) ran out a laughably easy winner of the William Hill - 0800 44 40 40 Novices' Handicap Chase, with Novikov (9-2) foiling the bid of 3-1 favourite William Hogarth in the williamhill.com - Vegas Games Handicap Hurdle. Review courtesy of the Sporting Life .

 

Scoop 6 Results for January 16th

Scoop6 Win Fund Total: £73,066 Not Won
Scoop6 Place Fund Total: £41,745 Dividend £556.60 Winners: 75
Scoop6 Bonus Fund Total : £135,010 Not Won
Scoop6 Race Results
2:05 - Kempton	Winner:   Iconoclast 5/1
2:25 - Huntingdon	Winner:  Celian 9/4 F
2:45 - Kempton	Winner:  Micheal Flips 9/1
3:15 - Kempton	Winner:  Fistral Beach 9/4 F
3:35 - Huntingdon	Winner:  Home She Goes 7/1
3:45 - Kempton	Winner:  Novikov 9/2

 

Saturday January 16th 2010

Finally we will have 2 National Hunt meetings today at Kempton and Huntingdon and an All Weather meeting at Lingfield .With again the Jackpot not won over £17000 will carry over to a Sunday meeting as the Scoop 6 takes over today . Normally i would`ve been thinking seriously about getting my selections back but as we are only just turning the corner for turf racing and some of the racecourses around the country still under some snow i`m still going to give it an extra couple of days and start again on Monday .

 

Scoop 6 Races for today

Leg 1 Kempton - 2.05pm
Leg 2 Huntingdon - 2.25pm
Leg 3 Kempton - 2.45pm* Bonus Fund Race
Leg 4 Kempton - 3.15pm
Leg 5 Huntingdon - 3.35pm
Leg 6 Kempton - 3.45pm

There were 5 winner of the Scoop6 last Saturday who each won almost £23,000 and will be playing for the Bonus fund of £103,696 this Saturday. They will need to pick the winner of race 3, the 2:45 at Kempton. If they fail, any winners of this week’s Scoop6 will play for an even larger bonus fund next week

 

Featured Factfile - Ruby Walsh

 

Friday January 15th 2010

Once again only All Weather meetings are on today they are at Wolverhampton , Southwell and Lingfield . Huntingdon lost its battle for todays meeting and is cancelled due to a frozen course . The Jackpot meeting wasnt won again and rolls over to todays Wolverhampton meeting with over £11000 carried over .

 

KEMPTON PARK - Saturdays meeting is given the green light and goes ahead after a big improvement in the course conditions , the course was declared fit for racing after a 7:30am inspection today . This meeting will be the 1st Jump race meeting on turf since the 3rd January due to the severe weather we have encountered . Unfortunately Wetherbys meeting on Saturday has been lost to the weather . All being well my selections will return on Monday or Tuesday at the latest going by current weather forcasts .

 

Current Jump Jockey championship (Top 10 only) correct as of today

Name	Wins	Runs	%	Places	%
A P McCoy	150	626	24.0	286	45.7
R Johnson	108	580	18.6	280	48.3
J M Maguire	67	342	19.6	133	38.9
N Fehily	52	320	16.2	106	33.1
T Scudamore	49	376	13.0	113	30.1
R Thornton	45	376	12.0	141	37.5
G Lee	45	341	13.2	102	29.9
A Coleman	44	323	13.6	98	30.3
Denis O'regan	43	264	16.3	104	39.4
R Walsh	40	123	32.5	72	58.5

 

Thursday January 14th 2010

Wolverhampton passes an early morning inspection so today we have 3 All Weather meetings on Wolverhampton , Southwell and Lingfield . The Jackpot wasn`t won at yesterdays Kempton meeting so we have over £5000 rolling over to todays Wolverhampton meeting ,

 

MUSSELBURGH`S 2 day meeting for this Friday and Saturday has now been abandoned as frost and snow still plays havock with the National Hunt cards , Tomorrows meeting at HUNTINGDON  is still touch and go and faces a 1pm inspection today . I was really hoping we may get our 1st Jump race meeting on for a while on Friday but with only HUNTINGDON left and Saturday we only have Wetherby and maybe Kempton left i`m now going to delay my selections returning until Monday 18th January . I could just turn to the All Weather but with these present conditions even they are being affected as Lingfield was called off yesterday . So rather than waste time working out my selections only to find it wasted due to the meeting being off i`d sooner wait until the weather improves slightly . I will see if we lose anymore turf races over the coming days and look at when i will return with selections at the moment i`m now going for Monday .

 

KEMPTON PARK Saturdays meeting will face a 3pm inspection today .

 

Wednesday January 13th 2010

3 All Weather meetings today at Lingfield and Southwell and an afternoon meeting at Kempton Park , Kempton (9:30am) and Lingfield (8:30am) are due to take second inspections after further Snow and frost overnight , can`t see this being to much of a problem and hopefully both cards will go ahead . Southwells meeting on the other hand will be a National Hunt Bumper meeting on its All Weather course in a bid to aid the jump trainers get some runs into some of their horses , for those who dont know what a Bumper race is its a Flat race for National Hunt horses . 

 

Yesterdays Jackpot was won so we start again today where the jackpot meeting will be at KEMPTON , 1st race is scheduled for 4:15pm

anyone interested in going to this meeting here is some info on how to get there ,

Tuesday January 12th 2010

Again 2 all weather meetings today at Lingfield and Southwell , no problems are expected for todays meetings

 

Todays jackpot meeting is Lingfield

 

Monday January 11th 2010

2 meetings today are both subject to early morning inspections , Kempton and Wolverhampton both inspect at 7:30am and 8:00am respectively both cards have 7 races each , both the National Hunt Meetings at Ayr and Taunton were called off last week whilst it is looking possible for Friday for the 1st national hunt meeting since the big freeze where Musselburgh are hopeful if the thawing continues .

 

The Jackpot meeting for today will be Kempton , for those who dont know what a Jackpot bet is , The tote Jackpot is one of the most popular tote pool bets and takes place daily at one selected meeting except for Saturday when the focus moves to the Scoop6. As the tote jackpot is difficult to win the payouts are very good and the objective is to pick the winners of all 6 Jackpot races at the Jackpot meeting. The Jackpot races are always the first 6 races on the card at the selected meeting.

 

Yesterdays Jackpot meeting at Southwell wasnt won so nearly £21,000 pounds is carried over to the Kempton meeting

 

Sunday January 10th 2010

Only 1 Race meeting today at Southwell on the All Weather , a 6 race card beginning at 1:20pm , Racing will be shown Live on At The Races satellite channel

 

Weather Watch

Southwell Temp (+1) , Most of the region will be cloudy, with perhaps just a few bright intervals, and with some occasional sleet or snow giving further accumulations in many places.

 

Scoop 6 Results for January 9th

 

Saturday January 9th 2010

Just 2 race meetings survive the attrocious weather affecting the uk , they are at Lingfield and Kempton both are subject to a precautionary 6:30 am Inspection . Still no plans to start adding selections back to the website before Wednesday 13th at the moment .

 

Weather Watch

Lingfield Temp (-1) , Generally rather cloudy with further snow showers. These are expected to become heavier and more prolonged again later in the day, and accompanied by strong easterly winds. Feeling bitterly cold.

 

Kempton Temp (0) , Generally rather cloudy with further snow showers. These are expected to become heavier and more prolonged again later in the day, and accompanied by strong easterly winds. Feeling bitterly cold.

 

Todays scoop 6 Races

Leg 1 Lingfield - 2.10pm

Leg 2 Kempton - 2.25pm

Leg 3 Kempton - 2.55pm

Leg 4 Lingfield - 3.10pm

Leg 5 Kempton - 3.25pm

Leg 6 Kempton - 3.55pm

 

Featured Factfile - AP McCoy (MBE)