Racing Profits Selling Hurdle - Southwell Racecourse - Friday 22nd July 2011

Well it's that time of year again - time to sponsor another race - this time it is the 4:05 at Southwell on friday.

Looking forward to another great day and to meeting some of you down there. I have had emails from quite a few people who are coming down

to enjoy the day. Here are some of the pics from the last race we sponsored back in April.

Hope to see you there,

 

Rich

My Epsom Derby 2011 Selections - Now Up for You !!

A couple of hours to go to the Epsom Derby.

I have put up my final shortlist and Derby Selections here:

Epsom Derby 2011 Selections

Enjoy your day and if you did not yet watch my video you can check that out here:

Free Video Guide To Picking The Winner of The Epsom Derby

Enjoy,

 

Rich

 

Finding The Winner Of The Epsom Derby

Well it's Epsom Derby Day. After going so close yesterday in The Oaks with our selection Wonder of Wonders just missing out on the win I want to go one better today.

I have recorded a video for you here:

Free Video - Guide To Picking The Winner Of The Epsom Derby

I hope it helps you to narrow down the field to the real contenders for the race today. I have put up the full analysis of the past 20 years winners here for you to print off and make your own assessment of the trends. Click on the link below to access your copy of the spreadsheet.

Epsom Derby Winners 1991 - 2011

I will be putting my own selection and shortlist for the race up on www.racingprofits.net around lunchtime today.

Have a great day and good luck with your selections.

Talk soon,

Rich

Wow - +26 pts profit from 5 bets this week !! Back with a bang !!

Well it's great to be back from Oz and really firing again on the back selections.

So far this week we have had 5 bets advised to my email subscribers and made a fantastic +26 pts profit:

Monday

2:20 Newton Abbot - With Grace - 2 pts each way at 13/2 - she was travelling well before making a mistake at the third to last fence losing all momentum and she faded back to 7th.
- 4pts loss.

6:40 Leicester - Arnold Lane - 2 pts each way at 15/2 - on debut here but I had been speaking to the yard over the weekend who said he was working really well with
Gatepost who had been a smart winner at Folkestone and York and was being aimed at the Coventry. He powered home to win nicely +18 pts profit.

Tuesday

2:30 Nottingham - Bling King - 2pts each way at 11/2 - had made a nice debut at Pontefract and was well drwan in the 11 stall on a track where a high draw is a definate advantage.
Ran a disappointing race after looking very worked up on the way down to the start, made headway 2f out but faded from there. -4 pts loss.

Today

4:55 Goodwood - I Hate To Lose - 2 pts each way at 9/2 - a lightly raced 3 yr old filly she had shown plenty of promise in her re-appearance at Chester earlier this month after nearly 8 months off the track.
A poor draw in 14 but with Frankie on her back she looked to have every chance and was well backed pre-race only to disappoint. - 4 pts loss.

6:10 Punchestown - Carrigmartin - a rare trip for me across to Ireland for a bet, but he was one of three J.P Mcmanus horses in the race, he had been out twice quickly and disappointed but this dropped his handicap mark nicely for today's race. Everything pointed to a Mcmanus gamble today - I advised him at 8/1 this morning and advised everyone to grab the odds. He won nicely giving us +20 pts profit on the bet.

So after a quiet week last week due to my jet lag flying back from Australia and two days up at York for the Dante Festival - it was back to business with alot of hard graft last weekendnow paying dividends for my email subscribers.

I am now setting up my list for June - so if you fancy it then get your name on the reserve list now. As usual we are filling up quickly.

You can email me on richard@racingprofits.net if you want to be added to the reserve list or ask any questions.

Have a great week,

Rich

Wow !! +54 pts Profit From The Racing Profits Free Selections Weekend Last Weekend !!!

Well I hope you got my email last week, before I flew out to Australia telling you that my stablemate Kevin O'Malley had offered to put up Free Tips on the Racing Profits website over 3 weekends while I am away for my well earned break.

Over the years of knowing Kev he has proven that not only is his knowledge of Irish Racing superb but his selections are pretty spot on in UK Racing too. He proved it last weekend with his Free Selections landing a nice +54 pts profit over Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

 

Yes you read that right +54 pts profit from 3 days back bets - and all for FREE !!!

I brought my laptop with me to Oz and it was a great feeling to see what a great job Kev was doing last weekend.

This is exactly why we set up Racing Profits in the first place, to share what we have learnt over the years with others and help them make money from betting on UK Horse Racing. I thought I would send out a quick email to remind everyone to check in this weekend again on Racing Profits for more of his fantastic free tips.

Don't miss out on the best free tips in the country and start building your bank up this weekend.

Kind Regards,

Rich

Racing Profits

Free Tips Weekends - Starts This Weekend On www.racingprofits.net - Grab Your Free Irish & UK Racing Tips !!

Morning all,

Well it's that time of year when I like to take a well earned break and what better time to do it than after Aintree and the end of the jumps season. I am flying out to Australia tomorrow but in the meantime Kevin O'Malley has kindly offered to share his winning selections with you for Free on Racing Profits

You will know Kev from the Irish Racing articles and Tips he has shared on Racing Profits, but having known him for a few years now, I think his knowledge and selections in the UK market are also worth following and turning some handsome profits.

Me & Kev @ Southwell

Kev has offered to put up his weekend selections here on the site for FREE on the following weekends:

Saturday 23rd April / Sunday 24th April

Saturday 30th April / Sunday 1st May

Saturday 7th May / Sunday 8th May

N.B He also hinted that he has a couple of "Bank Holiday Monday Bankers" coming up too - so keep an eye on the site. He is aiming to post by 12 noon each day.

Check out his Free Weekend Tips Here - Racing Profits

I hope you take advantage of this and make plenty of profits while I am away.

I am ready for a holiday and will be back fit and ready for the flat season ahead.

Talk soon,

Rich

Racing Profits

Free Irish Flat Racing Guide - 7 Group Horses To Follow In 2011

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This is the first instalment of a three part Irish Flat Racing feature for the 2011 Flat season for Racing Profits followers and punters alike. Here, I will outline some very classy individuals I consider to be set for Group race glory this season. All are trained in Ireland but of course, many will have planned engagements at both sides of the Irish Sea.

HEAD SPACE – Jim Bolger - 3yo Colt

This son of Invincible Spirit really caught the eye when winning his maiden at the first time of asking last April. Tracking the leaders in mid division he travelled supremely well and showed a tremendous burst of speed to put the race to bed from over one furlong out, winning by 5 lengths over the minimum trip. It was a visually impressive performance and one that has been backed up by the three horses directly behind him who’ve all gone on to win races since, the best of them being the very smart Lightening Thief. Unfortunately, Head Space has been off the track since with a set back and has been given all the time he needs to come to hand by his shrewd handler Jim Bolger, who undoubtedly knows when he has a good horse on his hands and make no mistake, this is a very good horse. Hold entries in both of the 2000 Guineas but is reported to be a bit behind schedule in terms of a trip to Newmarket, where he is quoted as a 50/1 shot. He could be one for the Irish 2000 Guineas but this horse has so much speed I can see him really making his presence felt over shorter trips in time. Will be placed to good effect by his handler and is definitely one to keep on side when he makes his return to action.

PATHFORK – Jessica Harrington - 3yo Colt

A highly imposing unbeaten 2yo last season from the Jessica Harrington team, an American bred horse who won a 14 runner maiden at the Curragh in mid July last year, comfortably thrashing the well touted 8/11 favourite Robin Hood from Aiden O’Brien’s yard by 4 lengths. He then progressed to take the Group 2 Futurity Stakes at the Curragh where he had the likes of Glor Na Mara, Samuel Morse and High Ruler outclassed in behind, all good prospects for this season in their own right. It was his run in the Group 1 Vincent O’Brien National Stakes, again at the Curragh racecourse, which cemented his superiority over the 2010 crop of Irish 2 year olds in September. That day he settled well in third place and hit the front a furlong out and stayed on really well to hold off Casamento, who went on the take the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster in October and has since joined the powerful Godolphin team for his 3yo campaign and is a high class prospect as well. Group 1 winner Zoffany was a well held 5 lengths behind those two that day and the form stacks up very well. I have chatted to one of the jockeys from Harrington’s jumping team about this colt and the one thing he said was that he only likes to do enough in front and the feeling from the yard is they still don’t know how good he is as he always keeps a bit up his sleeve, both at home on the gallops and on the track. To my mind he is was the best of the Irish 2yo crop and that is reflected both in the form book and in the English Guineas market, where he is clear 2^nd favourite behind Frankel at 7/1. He looks set for a huge year in Group 1 company and reports from the yard suggest he has wintered very well and he heads straight to Newmarket.

RODERIC O’CONNOR – A P O’Brien - 3yo Colt

It is looking as though this immaculately bred son of Galileo is the chief 3yo from the powerful Ballydoyle establishment and it would be criminal not to mention him here as he is a very likeable colt that has a very progressive profile. From looking very green on his debut when finished 3^rd behind the classy Dunboyne Express and Master of Hounds in early June, he stepped up no end to thrash Master of Hounds by 2.5 lengths at the Curragh at odds of 12/1 under Seamie Heffernan. He looked smart then and was taken straight to Newmarket for the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, where he was given little chance at 25/1 by the layers in what was considered to be the hottest 2yo race for years with Frankel, Dream Ahead and Saamid locking horns. Dream Ahead clearly hadn’t got over his emphatic Group 1 victory two weeks previously and his effort petered out tamely, as did Saamid’s who also had excuses as the ground was on the soft side. All the same, this was a high class race and Roderic O’Connor led from the start at a good gallop and was just done for toe in the closing stages by Frankel who won by just over 2 lengths. In late Autumn he took his chance in the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint Cloud and went off a warm 5/2 favourite in a hot looking race. He took the race comfortably to establish himself as a serious prospect for Classic honours this season. He is 3^rd favourite for the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and having been tipped up by Pricewise in the Racing Post, must go there with a big chance of fighting out the finish. Is entitled to improve no end this season and could be even better again next season. Is a well balanced colt who will act on most types of ground and has plenty of options open to him whatever happens at headquarters on April 30^th.

LAUGHING LASHES – Jessica Harrington -  3yo Filly

Another horse I must mention from the yard of the first lady of Irish Racing Jessica Harrington, who has some potent looking ammunition to go to war with this season. Laughing Lashes is a very attractive daughter of Mr Greeley who was very consistent last season, coming 2^nd in very good company three times and winning the Group 2 Keenland Debutante stakes at the Curragh in between. That day, with a bit of ease in ground, she beat her arch rival Misty For Me comfortably, with the 6/4 favourite Together a well beaten 3^rd. Misty For Me just edged her in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud on her next start on ground that was probably a little too firm. Word from the yard is that they believe this filly is at least as good as Misty For Me when she has her conditions and is strongly fancied to run huge races in Classic company this season. I backed this filly at 25/1 each way for the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket last year after Id spoke to my pal at the stable and she is now as low as 12/1, with Misty For Me a 7/1 chance. There is no reason she cant run a huge race on good ground, but with any ease in the ground she’ll be strongly fancied to win the race and at 14/1, she rates good each way bet regardless. She’ll undoubtedly make her presence felt at top level this season, has plenty of options until late in the year and for that reason, she is my 3yo filly to follow.

INVINCIBLE ASH – Michael Halford - 6yo Mare

Invincible Spirit is fast becoming one of my favourite sires as his offspring are very fast, very versatile and extremely tough racehorses. Invincible Ash has been a model of consistency winning two Listed events last season and taking home plenty of prize money for her owners in defeat. She is just back from Dubai, where Michael Halford placed her well to run in 5 races without victory and not once did she look out of place or run a poor race. On World Cup night at Meydan, she finished a close 4^th behind arguably the best sprinter on the planet JJ The Jet Plane in the Al Quoz Sprint, only beaten half a length. This mare thrives on racing and has slowly but surely risen up the ratings. Now rated 111, she’ll be running in all the top sprint races this summer and I won’t hear of her not getting her head in front in a good race at decent odds. Is having a little break at the moment but will be back in full work very soon and I look forward to following her this season.

FAME AND GLORY – A P O’Brien - 5yo Colt

An outstanding middle distance performer and its difficult to envision the horse having anything but another exciting season. He has won three Group 1s and four other Group races and is just the type to excel and perhaps improve again as a 5 year old. Is likely to start off in one or two small races in Ireland and start at prohibitive odds, but it is when he begins his travels to England and France that we need to pay him particular attention. Has all sorts of races open to him in including the Group 1 Coronation Cup at Epsom, where last year he made top class filly and multiple Group 1 winner Sariska look completely out of place in the closing stages. Fame And Glory went on to win a small Group 2 at the Curragh after that, beating his regular work partner Dixie Music in the style that poor horse has become accustomed to at home on the gallops. Next was the Qatar Prix De L’ Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp where he went off a well fancied 9/2 shot but never had a clear run and was badly hampered over 2 furlong out. It was a muddling race and he would certainly have finished closer to Workforce and may have won with a clearer run. There has been talk of Fame And Glory being trained for the Royal Ascot Gold Cup and that might not be a bad idea at all as he has both stamina and class in abundance, all the attributes required to win such a race. Whatever path he takes, he is a horse to follow at home and abroad and to my mind, is a major player for the Arc again in October.

Zerashan  - Michael Halford - 4yo Colt

Another potential dark horse to follow here from the ever expanding Michael Halford team based in county Kildare.  This horse has just been bought by Gigginstown House Stud from the Aga Khan for a sizeable sum of money to go jumping later in the year. I find it interesting that Micheal Halford pressed his new owners to let him partake in another flat campaign before he starts over hurdles. He is a good looking son of Azamour who will certainly improve with age as did his sire. Barring his final run last season where he was clearly over the top, he enjoyed a respectable first season, his best run when chasing home the top class prospect Await The Dawn at Cork. Zerashan is likely to stay 1m4f and will have plenty of opportunities to take a Group race along the way and could pop up at a decent price.

So, there we have 7 horses I think will be worth following for Group race honours this Irish Flat season. A good mix of talent I think you’ll agree, with some well known names as well as a couple of dark horses. There are any number of talented horses who I may not have mentioned, but make no mistake about it, I fancy these 6 to be profitable to follow and I plan on giving regular updates of their progress as the season goes on.

In my second instalment, I will be focusing on Irish Handicappers, with varying levels of class, who I feel should win races this season and be profitable to follow. The last instalment of this completely free Irish Racing article, exclusive to Racing Profits.net, will focus on a batch of unraced Irish trained 2 year old horses who will be making an impact on the Irish Racing scene this Summer and Autumn.

All the best and you’ll hear again from me very soon,

Kevin O’Malley

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