Category: HORSE RACING

ANOTHER BETDAQ GAMBLE FOR TWO NAPS UP OUT OF TWO: Scotland to a man – and probably also to a woman called Nicola Sturgeon – must have been on the namesake of Sirwilliamwallace, leader of the First War of Scottish Independence, at Kelso yesterday. Or was it just Daqman’s nap that crunched the price from odds-against in the morning on BETDAQ to the SP of 4-5 for victory by 10 lengths and 13 for two best bets out of two.

9-2 WINNER FOR THE KING AND THE NAP IS CAREFULLY SELECTED! King-of-the-tipsters Daqman yesterday revealed his pick for the very top, a horse to follow for successive wins. But he also kept the faith with a horse he had selected at a lower level, landing successive naps with Carefully Selected, 24-lengths winning best bet at Punchestown and now a naps scorer at Naas despite a bad blunder four out. Profit on the day: 17 points.

DAQMAN PICKS ONE FOR THE VERY TOP AFTER KINGMAKER DAY: Every season Daqman finds one or two young horses and follows them to stardom from the early days of their careers: Tiger Roll over jumps and Enable on the Flat have recently brought him big-race hits including the Grand National and the Arc. His first – perhaps his only – jumps pick of 2020 is revealed below after the horse’s success in the kingmaker trials at Cheltenham yesterday.

IRISH LAD CAN PUT A ROCKET UP THE CHELTENHAM TRIALS: With Saturday handicap punting a lottery today, Daqman let loose a few bull’s-eye arrows yesterday but they were wide of the mark. Today is all about Cheltenham trials, with winning favourites in short supply and Rocket Lad the sole Irish challenger.