Boxing/St Stephens Day Meetings Wetherby N/H 7 Races 11:50-3:15p.m. Leopardstown N/H 7 Races 12:00-3:5p.m. Limerick N/H 7 Races 12:15-3:42p.m. Wincanton N/H 7 Races 12:25-3:50p.m. Kempton Park N/H 6 Races 12:40-3:35p.m. Wolverhampton A/W 7 Races 1:45-5:05p.m. Racecards At The Races Racing Post Sporting Life Merry Christmas & Good Luck
Wetherby 14,40 Mint Condition 5/1 Wincanton 13,34 Nearly Perfect 9/4 (Sky) 14,10 Chinwag 8/1 e/w Kempton 13,50 Enrilo 8/1 e/w 15,00 Real Steel 16/1 e/w 15,35 Distingo 16/1 e/w (five places) Limerick 15,42 More Wine Lily 8/1 e/w Leopardstown 14,50 Jack Hackett 33/1 e/w bet365 (4 places) others 25/1 (five places) Form hurdles: Runs 9 0-0-2 Form Chases: Runs 6 2-2-1 Tomorrow runs in a Handicap Chase
Morning all....bets for me today: Wincanton 12.59pm Cill Anna 2/1 win. She will like the ground and gets weight from the favourite with a further 3lbs being taken off by Lorcan Williams. Wetherby 2.05pm Windsor Avenue 9/1 each way. I backed him last time in the Caspian Caviar and he ran very disappointingly but maybe he didn't act round Cheltenham so giving him another chance round Wetherby which is a flat left handed track. Kempton 3.00pm Cyrname 11/4 win. Ground won't be as testing as last year, prep has been really good and I can see the highest rated chaser serving it up to them all big time today. He s in a totally different place to 12 months ago. Massive run expected. Good luck all!
I've the feeling we will see a great training performance by Jonjo O'Neill with Sweet Spirit in the opener at Wetherby. The horse has shown promise in 3rd for Katy Price and todays owners 588 days ago. Will be interesting to see if there is market support before the race.
15:00 Kempton - Real Steel (Probably doesn't tick all the boxes, but certainly quite a few. Trying a tongue-tie on him for first time which might well show a lot of improvement. Daryl Jacob is a damn good jockey but is an unlucky one for me, must say. Trainer, the best NH one going at present IMHO. At generally available 14/1 at time of writing will make it an e/w wager.) Best of luck today everyone and enjoy the Boxing Day racing fare!
Wetherby 12:20 Vintage Glen 12.53 Cuba Ruba Both could improve for the step up in trip today and outrun their big odds. Happy boxing day everyone