18/01/2014 - A Look at Today's Meetings

Today we have some top class racing to look forward to including the Clarence House Chase at Ascot, and 4 Grade 2's from Haydock, which includes the Champion Hurdle Trial.  

So first, an look at the goings;

Ascot – Going; Heavy Going Stick; Chase 5.5, Hurdle 5.4

Haydock - Going; Heavy Going Stick; Chase 5.4, Hurdle 5.1 (All chases will run around the flat course bend out of the back-straight, returning to the chase course in the home-straight, adding approx 1/2f per circuit)

Lingfield (AW) - Going; Standard

Taunton - Going; Heavy (Soft in places) Going Stick; 4.5 (Hurdles moved out by 2 sections and all bends moved out about 3-4m)

A quick look into the Positives and Negatives in the market (prices from PaddyPower.com)……

Positives;

Haydock 12:55          Benvolio                     6/5   from 6/4

Haydock 15:15          Sydney Paget             13/2 from 7/1

Ascot 13:50              Caroles Spirit             10/3 from 4/1

Lingfield 14:35          Tagula Night              13/2 from 14/1

Lingfield 14:35          Temple Road              9/1   from 14/1

Negatives;

Haydock 14:40         Melodic Rendezvous    5/2 from 9/4

Ascot 14:25             The Skyfarmer            9/2  from 4/1

My Tips

And now we’ll have a look at my selections for today, which include the jumps racing and the all-weather at Lingfield.

Ascot 15:35    Sire De Grugy    11/8
Ascot 14:25    Bourne (EW)       7/1 

Lingfield 12:15   Sutton Sid   6/4

Lingfield 14:00   Aspirant      2/1

For now that’s it, good luck with your selections today. Check back soon for results and analysis, news and more tips. Enjoy the top class racing on Channel 4 and on At The Races www.attheraces.com