We kick off with a review of the previous night and an ass kicking performance from Hannah Prince at PERRY BARR.
First time out she went for Longaces Kim (£30 @ 8-11) and Slaneyside Wanda (£70 @ evens) for a net profit of £96.82.
But it was a great team effort. Robert Short went ‘the full pocket’ on Longacres Kim for a £72.73 profit. Paul Gebhard had one winner from three selections but with £30 on a 100-30 winner, he still came out with a £30 profit.
Meanwhile at NEWCASTLE, Jimmy Fenwick is facing a stewards enquiry. After a couple of weeks of looking like a man who couldn’t find a winner if it was stapled to his nose, he has turned into Nostradamus. Another double for the man from Morpeth: Alnwick Domino (£60 @ 6-4) and Deadly Cyclone (£40 @ 5-4). Net profit £140.
Beyond that Mark Cranston‘s selection finished third in a three-runner photo finish. (Don’t start with your whingeing stories, you sound like Pierrepont – or at least how he sounded when he was losing). As for Jimmy Wright, there is good news and bad news. The good news was a £20 @ 2-1 on Udston Finn. So a net loss of £40.
But Jimmy! Your two big fancies were turned over by their kennelmates. Flapping lads in Scotland will be shaking their heads in disappointment! And word will soon reach Kent!
SO – The day we have all been waiting for – the return of open racing and where better to start than the most popular weekly fixture of them all – ‘Romford Friday’
To celebrate we have a particularly strong team lined up. We went head-to-head last week with Jason Gander recording a £162 profit, while local trainer Nathan Hunt was also in the black to a tune of £20.
Tonight we are pushing the boat out by adding two more particularly shrewd judges. Local owner Paul Binks was one of our most successful tipsters when we ran a similar competition last year. Then there is a guy called Mark Wallis. . .
ROMFORD
The views:
Jason Gander:
Sparta Master (R10 T5) won very impressively on his Towcester debut 2 weeks ago and the step up to 575 will see him in an even better light. He was in sparkling form over the trip last year and clearly has a love for Romford, this isn’t the hardest of races . His main opposition in Desperado Dan hasn’t flown the boxes in his two starts at Central Park so I can seeing this being a comprehensive victory for the current 575 TR holder Any odds against should be mopped up £100 win
Paul Binks:
My nap on the card is Bubbly Angel (R12 T1) in the last race. I think she is going to be a really nice stayer for the Champagne Club in all the big staying races for the next couple of years. I can see her following Passing Stranger round on the first circuit then proving too strong from the 6th bend. £60 win
I can see Droopys Mac (R7 T4) cheating the draw in the 7.58 and winning hopefully at a decent price. I expect Have A Brandy to lead the inside and if Droopys Mac can clear trap 3 on debut he can prove too strong for trap 1 off the last bend. £40 win.
NOTTINGHAM
After two winning meetings in a row, Big Mark is struggling to find worthy opponents. After his first effort – which was suitably bigged up – the jury is still out on Alan.
The views:
Mark Pierrepont:
Alan Bellis: