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Today's Racing News: Roll the dice with dancer at Bath

Daryl Carter
24 May 2022
4:00 min read

Lingfield hosts the feature race of the day.

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Racing on Tuesday comes from Southwell, Bath, Punchestown, Bangor, Lingfield, Gowran Park and Newcastle. On hand with all your daily stats, info and betting news is Daryl Carter...

"The hopes are pinned on this drop in grade, but he shapes as though he is building to a bigger effort and did score the third time after a break in 2019 and 2020."

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It's low graded stuff at Southwell today. It's likely Nicky Henderson's 48% strike rate in National Hunt Bumpers at this venue is what makes his runner Roccstar [ 2.6] favourite in the 14:02. He might be worth taking on, given he wears a first time hood on debut and his jockey is zero for two in bumpers for the trainer. Lay?

Interesting that jockey Nico De Boinville had the choice of going to Southwell for the bumper runner but has chosen to go to Bangor for the ride on Lelantos 2.89/5 at 16:11. He has a 24% strike rate at this venue in the last five years.

In the 14:50 at Bath, jockey Pat Dobbs is 1-1 100% when riding three-year-olds for trainer Milton Harris and he has a 29% overall strike rate for the yard. Connections expressed they were on the hunt for black type on the flat with their runner Aliomaana 15.014/1 after she won at Wincanton, so they will need to be going close in this off of 74 to realise that dream.

Jockey Tom Cannon has a 38% strike rate over hurdles for trainer Alan King this season. Today they partner in the 14:11 at Bangor with Methusalar 3.55/2.

In the 17:10 at Lingfield, trainer Patrick Chamings saddles Motataabeq 67.066/1, who has been off the track for some time, but the trainer has a 25% strike rate with first time gelded runners. It could be worth a look.

In the 18:10 at Lingfield, Archie Watson saddles newcomer Showdance 5.04/1, and he has a 26% strike rate with first time out runners.

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Horses for courses

This section highlights the best bets from horses that have won twice or more at today's tracks.

14:20 Bath - Symbol Of Hope - Has won here twice (40%)
17:30 Newcastle - Jomont - Has won here twice (33%)
19:10 Lingfield - Smith - Has won here three times (43%)

Weighted to go well

"Weighted to go well" highlights horses running that are more than 10lbs below their last winning handicap mark.

14:20 Bath - Pop Dancer - Has won off 80 runs off 66
16:11 Bangor - Blakeney Point - Has won off 125 runs off 112
19:30 Newcastle - Kentuckyconnection - Has won off 76 runs off 63

Furthest traveller

Today's furthest traveller is trainer Archie Watson who has made the 284-mile journey to Newcastle with his runner Noble Anthem 13.012/1 in the 18:00.

Race of the day

We head to Lingfield for their competitive 18:40 contest, where a field of nine head to post and a case can be made for a good handful in here.

Watchya scored with a good bit in hand at Wolverhampton on his penultimate start before pulling too hard at Ascot on his latest outing. He now has an in and out profile, and although the ability may be there to defy this mark of 83, others may prove more reliable.

Tyson shaped in need of his first run of the season at Nottingham and should strip fitter with that outing under his belt. The return to the all-weather for which he suffered a narrow defeat to the highly progressive Hierarchy at the back end of last season is a positive, and this mark is not beyond him on that evidence.

Phinow was arguably unlucky not to finish ahead of Open Mind when they met on his penultimate start, and the drop back to five furlongs at Wolverhampton saw him to good effect when getting off the mark. The step back up in distance today should not be seen as a negative, and he looks like a progressive horse on a fair mark with improvement to come on the balance of his form.

Big race verdict

This is a cracking race, and it's not easy to write off any of these rivals, and it may take some outside of the box thinking, so take a chance on Tyson at a price. He should strip fitter for his seasonal return at Nottingham and benefit from switching back to the all-weather and the likely strong pace on offer. He is fitted with the hood for the first time and given he can over race, that's a good move by connections.

Pop Dancer down in grade makes most appeal

There's little to get stuck into today, but Pop Dancer drops into a class 6 contest for the first time in his career in the 14:20 at Bath, and he can gain a deserved victory after showing up well in two starts this term.

It's been a long time between drinks for Pop Dancer, but he has been dropped ten pounds in his last four runs, and two of those came in cheek-pieces for which he didn't take to, and the latest two were very satisfactory efforts in better company than this. The hopes are pinned on this drop in grade, but he shapes as though he is building to a bigger effort and did score the third time after a break in 2019 and 2020.

Final Word - Pomous and elitist

Last week I did a poll to ask people if they felt they were getting value for money on the racecourse. Here are the results.

Poll for next weeks Betfair News:

Do you think you get value for money at a racecourse? This includes food, drink and entry...
-- Daryl Carter (@DarylCarter7) May 20, 2022

A resounding no! 80.4% of a small sample of 546 votes think the racecourse offers no value in food, drink and entry.

A few of the comments made good points. One, in particular, touched on midweek racing and how it should be cheaper than the more significant meetings on a Saturday or Sunday.

There's no getting away from it, and I have banged this drum before that it's difficult to attract people to midweek racing when 90% of the population is at work. Why are these meetings not cheaper? FA Cup tickets used to be cheaper than Premier League games, so why not take this approach to racing during the week?

I went to Goodwood on a Tuesday afternoon last season just to get out of the office, and I was not allowed in the enclosure that I had booked because I wore jeans and a t-shirt. I had no shirt and tie - and no, they didn't offer to refund the difference between the ticket prices.

Why are racecourses turning people away for a dress code on a Tuesday afternoon? It was the same when two girls were refused entry into Sandown recently because of their trainers. It boggles the mind. This thing from racecourses is just pompous elitist behaviour that needs to be left to the bigger meetings like your Epsom Derby and Royal Ascots.

The little value offered on a racecourse with ridiculous food and drink prices and the pointless dress code, which means people can't turn up randomly on a whim unless carrying a briefcase full of cash, will drive racecourses into administration.

The plane is crashing, but it's the pilot doing the steering, and unless he pulls up and listens to what the customer wants, it's only going to end one way.

Until tomorrow, be lucky.

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