The Novice Tipster

  1st Largy Poet 5/1 - 55 2nd Art Decco 11/2 - 50 3rd Jubilee Express 11/4 - 45 3rd Gold Clermont 12/1 - 45   As you can see, this race is extremely close.  Largy Poet just pipped it in the stats, which is a worry as he is top weight, luckily Paul Nicholls has employed the services of the very useful Freddie Keighley who claims a valuable 7lb. He is 2/2 at Exeter so thats a positive, he also won on heavy here which is helpful seeing as the conditions will be testing. His stats on heavy are 1, 1, 2. There are a lot of boxes ticked here, except this distance, but he looks like he needs a big stamina a test. The addition of blinkers for the first time is notable.   Art Decco won this last year, so we know conditions and distance are fine, along with the course. The biggest worry is that he is 6lb higher however, with Largy Poet in here, Art Decco gets to carry 1lb less than he did last year. Don't rule him out! Jubilee Express loves soft but is 0/2 on heavy which i...

  Mine Today 12.55 Haydock  Manlaga 10/11 1.15 Ascot Etna Bianco 7/2 1.20 Gowran Park Storm Heart 6/5  3.40 Gowran Park Impaire Et Passe  2/7        Close Qualifiers  1.35 Wincanton  Rubaud 5/2  2.25 Ascot Captain Teague 15/2     2.40 Haydock Tashkhan 40/1 3.00 Ascot Threeunderthrufive 12/1     3.35 Ascot Jonbon  8/15     4.30 Haydock  Good Boy Bobby 17/2       Test  None  

  Mine Today  1.50 Warwick Mambonumberfive 11/10  4.00 Naas Dinoblue 2/9 4.30 Newbury No Walkover 11/4   Close Qualifiers   2.10 Newbury Leave Of Absence 15/2 (ground a big concern)    3.00 Warwick Dream Shadow 8/1   Test  4.05 Lingfield Muy Muy Loco 11/4 7.30 Southwell Storm Star 8/1       

  Newbury (h)   1:00 Ratings : Sober Glory Going : None Speed :Sober Glory  Selection :Sober Glory 4/7   1:35 Ratings : A Pai De Nom Going : Kyntara  Speed :Crebilly Selection :A Pai De Nom 7/4   2:10 Ratings : Leave Of Absence Going : Haiti Couleurs  Speed :L'homme Presse Selection :L'homme Presse 6/4   2:45 Ratings : Meetmebythesea Going : Libberty Hunter   Speed :Calico Selection :Calico 16/1   3:20 Ratings : Tutti Quanti Going : Milldam Speed :Wellington Arch  Selection :Milldam 12/1   3:55 Ratings : Knight Of Allen Going : Itseemslikeit Speed :U Cant Be Serious  Selection :Itseemslikeit 5/1   4:30 Ratings : No Walkover Going : Trojan Tale  Speed :No Walkover  Selection :No Walkover 9/4

  Warwick (s)   12:40 Ratings : Full Force Gale Going : None Speed :Just Golden  Selection :Just Golden 11/8   1:15 Ratings : Hollygrove Cha Cha Going : Hollygrove Cha Cha Speed :Flying Fortune  Selection : Hollygrove Cha Cha 10/3   1:50 Ratings : Mambonumberfive Going : None Speed :Mambonumberfive Selection :Mambonumberfive 6/4   2:25 Ratings : Le Milos Going : Le Milos Speed :Knappers Hill  Selection :Le Milos 9/4   3:00 Ratings : Dream Shadow Going : Dream Shadow  Speed :White Noise  Selection :Dream Shadow 15/2   3:35 Ratings : Almuhit Going : None Speed :Get The Value  Selection :Get The Value 28/1   4:10 Ratings : Believeitanducan Going : Fingle Bridge/Lutteral Lad Speed :Fingle Bridge Selection :Fingle Bridge 9/4   4:45 Ratings : Popton Point Going : None Speed :Popton Point Selection :Popton Point 4/1

  Mine Today  3.33 Ludlow Masked Dance 5/1   Close Qualifiers  2.58 Ludlow Toothless 4/1   Test  None