Tag: Luck

It's a mouth-watering weekend of National Hunt action ahead, with action from Sandown and Aintree on Saturday. As always, BetBright's Racing Ambassador, Nick Luck, is here with his selections, most notably, for the Tingle Creek and Becher Handicap Chase. Sandown 1.50 – Lalor A strong favourite on what he achieved at Cheltenham, Lalor should win again. He’s got loads of good form on soft…

Newbury 13:50 – Speedo Boy Speedo Boy did this column a favour about a fortnight ago when winning at Cheltenham. Admittedly there were several flights of hurdles omitted on that occasion, but when he did have to jump them he did so far more fluently than I had anticipated. More importantly he showed a really willing attitude up the hill, something I hadn’t expected…

Haydock 1.50 – Ch’Tibello This is a real little minefield of a race, but I’m taking a chance that Ch’Tibello can take advantage of a slipping handicap mark on a track that he loves. I’m hoping that he’ll be ridden with restraint – which suits him best – and that he’ll get a decent pace to run at courtesy of Cliffs of Dover and…

The opening day of the 2018 November Meeting certainly did not disappoint and our man, Nick Luck, is back with his selections for Day Two at Cheltenham… 1.50 – Vincente 9/1 There are four races at Cheltenham on ITV this Saturday – the first of them is the staying Chase where I think Vicente will run well. He’s a dual Scottish National winner, still…

Some top class jump racing to look forward to over the next three days as The November Meeting at Cheltenham gets under way and BetBright’s Racing Ambassador, Nick Luck, gives us his selections for Day One! Cheltenham 1.50 – A Hare Breath 10/3 A Hare Breath is very low mileage for his age and hasn’t run over fences since last year’s Arkle. He is…

Some top racing to look forward to on Saturday and BetBright Ambassador, Nick Luck, is here with his tips for Wincanton and Doncaster… Wincanton 1.50 – Litterale Ci This is a warm little handicap for mares, but there’s a case to be made that top weight Litterale Ci has more in hand of the handicapper than most, looking value for far more than the…

Doncaster 1.45 – Heartwarming An open looking race to start at Donny, and I’ll be backing Heartwarming each way. She looked very promising earlier in the season and was quite well fancied for a better race than this last time. She never came off the bridle that day as she never got a clear run, but still appeared to show plenty of ability. She’s…

Ascot 1.25 – Thomas Hobson It might be folly to oppose Stradivarius, but almost all his best form has been on good or faster and he was a bit laboured on soft in this race last year before his guts and class got him back into it. As such, I’ll take a sporting stab at Thomas Hobson. The Doncaster Cup may not have been…

Newmarket 1.50 – Kadar I really took to Kadar when he broke his maiden at Haydock on his debut, in part because I was pretty sure that the runner-up Waldstern was well above average. When he hit top gear, Kadar just glided by and looks to have a fair amount of the ability to justify a fairly lofty price tag. This looks quite a…

Ascot 1.50 – Mr Lupton   Mr Lupton is carrying a penalty here, hence his pretty decent price, but he might be able to defy it given the likelihood of a breakneck pace, courtesy of Amomentofmadness. Gerald Mosse gave him a beautiful ride at Newbury and should be able to execute similar tactics here.    Ascot 2.25 – Laraaib   Laraaib is a high-risk…

Newmarket 1.50 – Waldstern I loved Waldstern when he won his maiden, and he didn’t do too much wrong against Kadar next time. He is bred to stay well and looks to have a great attitude. This won’t be easy, but I trust this brother to Waldgeist to give a pretty good account. Newmarket 2.25 – Western Australia A slightly nutty selection, given my regard…