Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Saturday, October 29
Rivalries are renewed in Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase as Bravemansgame (Wetherby, 3.35) and the talented Ahoy Senor do battle once more.
The latter leads the head-to-head 2-1 and choosing between the old adversaries is a tough call, with the conditions sure to suit both and connections equally bullish about the season ahead.
Given the vibes emanating from Ditcheat — and the fact that Bravemansgame has had a much-needed wind operation — marginal preference is for him, especially as he is reported to have thrived for a summer at grass.
An abject disappointment when the duo met at Aintree in the spring, the selection was thought to have been past his best, though trainer Paul Nicholls insisted he was being primed for Cheltenham.
A Festival deluge meant he missed his intended target, but his preparation for Saturday is said to have gone well and Wetherby looks set to host a terrific renewal.
Bravemansgame is set to do battle with Ahoy Senor once again renewing one of the great rivalries
Earlier on the card, Sporting John (Wetherby, nb, 3.00) can begin to make up for lost time with victory in the bet365 Hurdle. The seven-year-old, an 11th-hour absentee from the Cheltenham Festival with a pulled muscle, returned to hurdles last term in what seemed a breakthrough campaign until injury struck.
Thought good enough to tackle the Ballymore Hurdle two years ago, Sporting John failed to shine when a well-backed 5-1 chance as Envoi Allen announced his arrival on the big stage with victory.
It is perhaps fair to say that neither horse has realised the undoubted raw potential they have shown at times, but the signs were that Sporting John was beginning to click before his season was brought to a halt following a smooth Warwick victory in January.
Off the track since then, trainer Philip Hobbs does at least have a horse without too many miles on the clock and he would not be the first failed chaser to make an impact back in staying hurdle events — remember Big Buck’s?
Newmarket
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.03 Ludmilla
1.38 Glowing Sky
2.13 Spioradalta
2.48 Forceful Speed (nap)
3.23 Ghaly
3.58 Conservationist
4.33 Ottoman Fleet
5.08 Hodler
GIMCRACK
1.03 Ludmilla
1.38 Dancing
2.13 Quantum Light
2.48 Sir Laurence Graff
3.23 Ghaly
3.58 Keep In Touch (nb)
4.33 Ottoman Fleet
5.08 Ataser
Wetherby
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.50 Autumn Return
2.25 Molly Ollys Wishes
3.00 Sporting John (nb)
3.35 Bravemansgame
4.10 Somekindofstar
4.45 Ashfield Paddy
5.20 Rocky Man
GIMCRACK
1.50 Autumn Return
2.25 Martello Sky
3.00 Sporting John
3.35 Bravemansgame (nap)
4.10 Restandbethankful
4.45 Geryville
5.20 Rafferty’s Return
Ascot
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.30 Goshen
2.05 Broomfield Burg
2.40 Nassalam
3.15 Annsam
3.50 Blow Your Wad
4.25 Alto Alto
5.03 Bannow Bay Boy
GIMCRACK
1.30 Cobblers Dream
2.05 Magistrato
2.40 Amoola Gold
3.15 Our Power
3.50 Rambo T
4.25 Hardy Boy
5.03 Billy Boi Blue
Wolverhampton
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
4.58 Butterfly Effect
5.30 Lady Ziana
6.00 Say Grace
6.30 Mythical World
7.00 Visibility
7.30 Diamond Jill
8.00 Ischia
8.30 Order Of St John
GIMCRACK
4.58 Butterfly Effect
5.30 Maahi Ve
6.00 Peachey Carnehan
6.30 Movie Night
7.00 Min Till
7.30 Irv
8.00 Wild Tiger
8.30 Jackamundo
Ayr
ROBIN GOODFELLOW
1.23 Glory Bridge
1.58 Destiny Is All
2.33 Wakool
3.08 Elvis Mail
3.43 Collingham
4.18 Hasankey
4.53 Largy Ray
GIMCRACK
1.23 Glory Bridge
1.58 Destiny Is All
2.33 Silver Flyer
3.08 Marown
3.43 Traprain Law
4.18 Cedar Hill
4.53 Largy Ray
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