Horse Racing Tips: Kerry Lee Favourite Backed at Hereford
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After a star-studded weekend when Cheltenham Festival credentials were both enhanced and diminished, it is back to the grind today with a Monday consisting of four meetings, starting with the 13:10 at Punchestown and ending at 20:30 at Wolverhampton. Here we point you in the direction of the most popular Naps, the picks of the leaders, an eye-catching stat and try to round up the news from a busy weekend of racing...
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Monday's Most Popular Naps
Six experts are banking on a Kerry Lee runner at Hereford, her local track, to start their week off in perfect fashion - with a winner. The horse will be ridden by stable jockey Richard Patrick and is BLACK HAWK EAGLE, a former Noel Meade charge who has found a new lease of life since the switch to Lee's yard. He won at the second time of asking for this team very well last time out, with the six year old beating comfortably a horse in Georgi Girl who went on to win next time. Black Hawk Eagle has been whacked with five pounds for that success but with the subsequent form of the second that looks lenient and it is clear to see why he has been so well supported in the Naps Table.
Next up is a runner on the AW at Wolverhampton in the 19:30 contest, INEXPLICABLE for trainer Anthony Brittain. The seven year old has won over this course and distance seven times in his career and looks in fantastic form off the back of a second at Southwell last time out. He is now back in handicap company here at his favourite course and looks well weighted to make it eight Wolverhampton wins. Finally, there is another horse who has gained three votes in the Naps Table and that is HENRY'S FRIEND in the 15:30 at Hereford. Ben Pauling's charge is one of the strongest market movers of the day already and despite a 3lb rise for an all out win last time out at Newbury, he is still unexposed over fences and certainly looks one of the best chances of glory in this race.
Follow The Leaders
BLACK HAWK EAGLE is both the most popular Nap of the day and the Nap of the runaway leaders Spotlight from the Racing Post. After notching seven from eight winners, the team have now gone three days in a row without a winning Nap but Black Hawk Eagle looks to be a cracking selection to get them back on the winning thread.
The Punt no longer sits in second, with that silver medal being on West Country. They are showing a profit of £11 to level stakes, £11 behind the leaders Spotlight but still clear of third. The pick for West Country is DON'T TELL SU in the 14:00 at Hereford, The Nicholls runner looked smart in bumpers and finished an encouraging second at Chepstow on hurdles bow, indicating he was one to follow next time out. However, he completely failed to fire at Exeter and finished miles off the leaders. Connections offered no excuse for that run which is puzzling, but he is hiked up in trip here which could bring out further improvement. Harry Cobden is in the plate after another good weekend and the market should be indicative.
Finally, The Punt sitting in third have gone for RAY'S THE ONE in the 16:20 at Plumpton. At a huge 16/1 The Punt could in fact take top spot in the leaderboard if the pricings stay the same and the horse could well be a bit of each-way value here. He was outclassed at Ascot over hurdles last time out but this is an easier assignment for the horse, who will be ridden by James Best. He has won similar events at Fontwell in the past and could be one of the best double figure priced chances of the day.
How D'ya Like Stat?
Lucinda Russell sends a couple of horses to Hereford today, meaning the team will engage in a huge 692 round trip for the pair! Check out the two runners and their latest prices in our dedicated stat zone...
Hot Trainers
trainer | strike rate |
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James Owen
Wins: 4
Runs: 8
|
50% |
W P Mullins
Wins: 22
Runs: 47
|
47% |
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Wins: 6
Runs: 14
|
43% |
Peter Niven
Wins: 2
Runs: 5
|
40% |
Kevin Ryan
Wins: 2
Runs: 5
|
40% |
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Wins: 2
Runs: 5
|
40% |
Simon & Ed Crisford
Wins: 3
Runs: 8
|
38% |
Charlie Appleby
Wins: 2
Runs: 6
|
33% |
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Wins: 4
Runs: 14
|
29% |
Mark Usher
Wins: 4
Runs: 14
|
29% |
Harry Fry
Wins: 2
Runs: 7
|
29% |
Hot Jockeys
jockey | strike rate |
---|---|
Paul Townend
Wins: 12
Runs: 17
|
71% |
Fergus Gregory
Wins: 3
Runs: 8
|
38% |
Micheal Nolan
Wins: 4
Runs: 11
|
36% |
Jack Kennedy
Wins: 10
Runs: 28
|
36% |
Mark Walsh
Wins: 6
Runs: 18
|
33% |
Ben Jones
Wins: 8
Runs: 24
|
33% |
Jack Mitchell
Wins: 8
Runs: 33
|
24% |
Tom Bellamy
Wins: 6
Runs: 25
|
24% |
Ethan Jones
Wins: 3
Runs: 13
|
23% |
Aidan Keeley
Wins: 3
Runs: 13
|
23% |
Harry Cobden
Wins: 8
Runs: 36
|
22% |
Callum Hutchinson
Wins: 3
Runs: 14
|
21% |
Lewis Edmunds
Wins: 4
Runs: 19
|
21% |
Tom Cannon
Wins: 5
Runs: 25
|
20% |
Niall Houlihan
Wins: 3
Runs: 15
|
20% |
Top Course Jockeys
jockey | strike rate |
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Paul Townend | 43% |
Sam Twiston-Davies | 26% |
Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 26% |
Harry Cobden | 25% |
Lilly Pinchin | 25% |
Richard Patrick | 24% |
Bryony Frost | 20% |
Jack Kennedy | 20% |
Top Course Trainers
trainer | strike rate |
---|---|
Archie Watson | 38% |
Gary Moore | 36% |
Kerry Lee | 33% |
Sam Thomas | 33% |
Fergal O'Brien | 33% |
Harry Fry | 31% |
Nicky Henderson | 29% |
Dan Skelton | 29% |
Nicky Henderson | 27% |
Paul Nicholls | 26% |
W P Mullins | 26% |
Jonjo O'Neill | 25% |
Olly Murphy | 24% |
Chris Gordon | 24% |
Henry Daly | 23% |
Alan King | 23% |
Joe Tizzard | 22% |
Toby Lawes | 21% |
Eddie & Patrick Harty | 20% |
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 20% |
D J Jeffreys | 20% |
Longest Travellers
runner | odds |
---|---|
Top Trainer/Jockey Combo's
course | combo % |
---|---|
Hereford | 45% |
Wolverhampton | 43% |
Hereford | 32% |
Wolverhampton | 31% |
Wolverhampton | 27% |
Hereford | 27% |
Plumpton | 25% |
Wolverhampton | 25% |
Plumpton | 25% |
Hereford | 24% |
Hereford | 24% |
Hereford | 23% |
Wolverhampton | 22% |
Hereford | 21% |
Plumpton | 21% |
First Run After Wind Op
runner | odds |
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Trainer:
Billy Aprahamian
Race:
Plumpton 16:20
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Course & Distance Winners
runner | odds |
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Trainer:
Toby Lawes
Race:
Plumpton 14:20
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Trainer:
Ali Stronge
Race:
Hereford 14:30
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Trainer:
Oliver McKiernan
Race:
Punchestown 15:10
|
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Trainer:
Lucy Wadham
Race:
Plumpton 15:50
|
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Trainer:
Andrew J Martin
Race:
Plumpton 16:20
|
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Trainer:
Dan Skelton
Race:
Hereford 16:30
|
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Trainer:
Grant Tuer
Race:
Wolverhampton 17:25
|
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Trainer:
Tony Carroll
Race:
Wolverhampton 17:25
|
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Trainer:
Mark Usher
Race:
Wolverhampton 17:25
|
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Trainer:
Dylan Cunha
Race:
Wolverhampton 19:00
|
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Trainer:
Alice Haynes
Race:
Wolverhampton 19:00
|
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Trainer:
J S Moore
Race:
Wolverhampton 19:30
|
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Trainer:
Alice Haynes
Race:
Wolverhampton 19:30
|
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Trainer:
Mark Usher
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:00
|
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Trainer:
Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:00
|
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Trainer:
Antony Brittain
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:00
|
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Trainer:
Michael Attwater
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:30
|
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Trainer:
Ivan Furtado
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:30
|
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Trainer:
Tony Carroll
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:30
|
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Trainer:
Antony Brittain
Race:
Wolverhampton 20:30
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First Time Hood
runner | odds |
---|---|
Trainer:
Sam Thomas
Race:
Hereford 14:00
|
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Trainer:
Gary Moore
Race:
Plumpton 16:20
|
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Trainer:
Andrew Balding
Race:
Wolverhampton 18:00
|
First Time Tongue Strap
runner | odds |
---|---|
Trainer:
Denis Gerard Hogan
Race:
Punchestown 13:10
|
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Trainer:
Liam P Cusack
Race:
Punchestown 13:10
|
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Trainer:
Warren Greatrex
Race:
Hereford 13:30
|
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Trainer:
Sam Thomas
Race:
Hereford 14:00
|
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Trainer:
Kerry Lee
Race:
Hereford 14:30
|
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Trainer:
Joe Tizzard
Race:
Plumpton 15:50
|
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Trainer:
Billy Aprahamian
Race:
Plumpton 16:20
|
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Trainer:
Kevin Frost
Race:
Wolverhampton 18:00
|
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Trainer:
Simon & Ed Crisford
Race:
Wolverhampton 18:00
|
First Time Visor
runner | odds |
---|---|
Trainer:
John C McConnell
Race:
Punchestown 16:10
|
Racing News Round-Up
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