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THE bet365 Craven Stakes is a Group 3 contest over a mile and market leaders Zakouski and Royal Marine are both owned by Godolphin, but stabled with different trainers.
Charlie Appleby sent ZAKOUSKI (3.35) to Kempton for his only run last season and the colt defeated 4-9 hot-pot Headman quite comfortably. Headman didn't do anything for the form at Newbury last week when only sixth to King Ottokar, although he may not have acted on the soft ground. Zakouski is probably open to plenty of improvement.
Royal Marine is trained by Saeed bin Suroor and the colt arrived back at HQ under a bit of a cloud after his poor fourth in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial. That was on dirt, however, and his back-form on turf is top class. Martyn Meade's Confiding ran third behind Too Darn Hot in the Solario Stakes at Sandown and occupied the same slot in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood behind Dark Vision. He is no forlorn hope at big odds.
Course specialist BRANDO (3.00) isn't much of a price but looks up to landing his third straight Abernant Stakes. Kevin Ryan's sprinter also won a handicap at this meeting in 2016, so he goes well fresh and acts on all types of ground. Gifted Master likes to blaze a trail and front-runners were difficult to peg back on the slick surface yesterday.
At Beverley, BOUTONNIERE (3.25) is worth a bet. He beat Emirates Empire at Lingfield last month and Michael Bell's runner-up has since won by more than four lengths at Wolverhampton off a 78 rating. Boutonniere gets in here off 77 on his handicap debut for in-form Andrew Balding.
Came on last week with an 8/1 winner in blazing dream, another horse I’ve followed and fancy today is turning gold at Cheltenham 5.30. Available around 6/1 at present so will be on that. Good luck if your following
Top of the ‘mornin’ campers, no time for write up’s. Nice lucky63 today.
1.50 N Breath of Air
2.05 C Cotswold Way
2.25 N Geomatrician
2.40 C Rene’s Girl
3.00 N Brando
3.35 N Royal Marine.
Few rumours knocking about hotel and bars around Cheltenham last night. Lungarno Palace 3.15, Lord Getaway 3.50, Chameron 4.25, Innocent Touch 5.30. Lucky 15 E/W plus singles.
Be lucky.
April – 6.6
Newmarket
15:00 Brando 7/5 2pt win
16:45 el misk 11/4 1pt win
Morning All. Well done yesterdays winners. Think I should move to the flat after yesterday .My only flat bet in about 6 months won and my jumps bets were down.
CHELTENHAM
14.40. .Kings Monarch. .8/1. .E/W
15.50. .Tick Tock Boom. .8/1. .E/W
16.25. .First Assignment. .6/1. .E/W
17.00. .Dingo Dollar. . 3/1. .***
17.30. .Magic Dancer. .7/2. .**
Some wide open contests today at Cheltenham .
GL ALL
Hadnt even noticed Dingo Dollar was racing today until seen your post busstop… that was my original pick for the Scottish National as well so cheers for highlighting it
Morning all well done winners yesterday
Jacks point 1.50n 20-1
Equilateral 3.00n 7-1
Lungarno palace 3.15c 11-1
Momkin 3.35n 40-1
Solstice star 3.50c 10-1
Dans le vent 4.25c 14-1
Ew singles & ew lucky63 ☘️Gl all
chapelli 1.50 wild animal 2.25 got away 2.40 gifted master 3.00 honest vic 3.35 global spectrum 3.35 well done all winners
3.15 h.vic
Each Way Lucky 15
2:15 Beverley – Betty’s Hope
3:50 Cheltenham – Duke Debarry
5:20 Newmarket – Purbeck Hills
6:45 Dundalk – Your Pal Tal
Brando and royal marine is 6/1 double with BetVictor £20 max.
El misk 4-45 Newmarket NAP 11-4
Dr sanderson 2-05 Cheltenham 4-1
Rene’s girl 2-40 Cheltenham 7-2
Ew
Geomatrician 2-25 Newmarket 16-1
Jackstar 3-35 Newmarket 22-1 and watan 14-1
thakaa 4.10 nap.nb
AARON LAD was leading close to home at the festival, he has only dropped a pound but this isn’t a class 1 either, for win purposes given the way he fell away over the same trip, i wont be getting too carried away but at double figures he is EW value for me.
MAMA AFRICA. 6.30 SOUTHWELL. E/W.GLA.