ODM's Pretty Young Things

It will be interesting to see how Turning the Table runs in the 450 race at Newmarket having halved in price today. To me, the race looks to be between Swiss Range and Tiptree, both good looking young horses. Tiptree got the better of Swiss Range last October but Swiss Range has got the more recent run (and win). The step up in distance shouldn't trouble ether of them. Without any "inside knowledge" it's hard to see why Turning the Table should beat these two (it's only run on Heavy and Soft so far) but obviously somebody thinks it's going to run a big race.

Ballydoyle returns an easy profit after a nightmare run that should have seen it finish closer if never a danger to the classy winner.

Orangey red absolutely pissed it against the odds on fav

Banish lost
Maximian won at 11/10
Rock n Red lost
Orangey Red won 6/4
Profit of 6pts to add to the previous £57.50 = new profit £63.50 (based on £10 stakes per bet)

Swiss Range won easily. Classy horse that. Turning the Table nowhere

Mick Fitzgerald has just highlighted one following the 510 race at Sligo. The winner of this race was beaten last time out by a horse called Spader which is due to run on Thursday at Clonmel. Might be worth looking at if the price is not too restrictive.

Croft Ranger runs tomorrow in the 450 at Beverley. It's an Apprentice race and I must confess to never having heard of the jockey Phil Dennis but he's had a 2/1 winner today and an even more impressive 40/1 winner yesterday so he'll do for me. Croft Ranger won its last race (4th start) by a head after a battle with Irish Optimism who went on to win its next race. The same jock was on it then as tomorrow and we know that it's up for a scrap because it showed tenacity in its last race when the two finished well ahead of the others. Ladbrokes have it as 7/1 so it's an each way bet for me.

As usual, a brief run through the other alerts that have flagged up from previous years to see if any of them are still of interest.

2015 - Brotherly Company. Put it in my tracker after it won at odds on in April last year. It failed on its next three runs (which means I'm out of pocket on it) and I dropped it from my tracker. It then went hurdling and won it's first race last month. The Sportinglife seems to think that it's on a fair mark in its first handicap hurdle so I'll risk a small bet on it at 5/2

2015 Briardale. Another one tht cost me money after winning it's first race and failing subsequently. Is second fav at 6/1 in the 330 at Beverley tomorrow but I'm giving it a wide berth.

Thank for that Seen. Just shows the dangers of looking at stark figures v using your own eyes. His recent 40/1 winner makes his recent P/L look better than Spencer's and Moore's. If it fails today I'll update my tracker to check out when they put a decent jock on it.

Croft Ranger lost so £10 to come off of PL figures.

Brotherly Company went off short at 13/8 and duly obliged. Might be worth watching NTO too

Tue 3rd May

220 Brighton Tomily. As mentioned before, this was the first one into my tracker this season and even money with William Hill at the moment.

555 Merry Banter. Up against odds on fav but 8/1 is a fair ew price with bet365


655 Musdam. Ran green on debut but a prohibitive 4/7 tomorrow so left alone

One from 2014

320 Brighton Ice Slice 9/2 for the win and probably 6/4 for two places. I'll risk that

355 Brighton Tempuran currently 7/1 - back ew

Noted. Thanks for that mate.

Tomily won but a massive Rule 4 meant only a profit of £6.50 for my tenner

Merry Banter got third place (odds on fav won) but the bloody non runner meant no profit

Musdam drifted to 5/4 and lost. I did say no bet for this and I didn't back it but, as it drifted to backable odds, I'm going to be fair and count it in my profit and loss figures as I would have backed it had I know it was over even money.

So a slightly annoying loss of a mythical £13.50 on the day bringing the PL down to +£40

On the plus side, I made a decent profit on the two archived ones with Ice Slice being backed in from 9/2 to win at 5/2.

No "system" selections for tomorrow but one from previous years:

310 Chester Steve Rogers. Price too short (7/2) in a big field so small bet for me

Steve Rogers - shite.

One for tomorrow but this thread was supposed to be highlighting short priced things in small field race, NOT 9/2 favs in 12 runner fields but that's what it's done for tomorrow. Full Intention in 420 at Chester. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw the draw. On the down side, horses just don't win from stall 12 in five furlong races at Chester -on the other hand, the view must be that the horse has some talent to still have favouritism with that millstone around its neck.

I love a battler and my tracker notes say...

11/4 First race -brilliant battling perf just beaten by awesome allan. Money for it beforehand and backed in to 15/8. Follow.

It will be some horse to follow it if wins tomorrow's race but, if it doesn't, I'll be on it next time.

Don't be daft Seen, the more input the better- thanks

Punter - I'll have a look at that one and put it in my tracker to be safe as The last time one of yours won at about 25/1 you couldn't be arsed to let us know it was running