That word ‘ Cheltenham’ springs to mind this weekend with some trials at Haydock and some of the other Cheltenham potential contenders at other race meetings.
Here at What Really Wins Money Towers, February’s newsletter is devoted solely to March’s Cheltenham Festival. The newsletter tends to make a profit each year, and I hope this tradition continues this February.
I’d like to look at the past-winner trends this weekend at Ascot and Haydock as there is some high-class fare.
Saturday 21 January
13:50 Ascot
A Grade 2 mares hurdle, these are high-class ladies.
Noel Fehily and Ruby Walsh are the two jockeys to have won the last four runnings. Look out for their mounts.
The favourite has won the last two runnings of this race. So if Ruby Walsh or Noel Fehily are riding the favourite, then take the hint!
14:05 Haydock
Since 2010 either the first or the second-favourite has won this race. Four of the last five races were won by Venetia Williams and Donald McCain. They do not have a runner today. Again this is a race for the second favourites for me. I will back second-favourites each-way.
14:25 Ascot
This is a Grade 3 race. The last four winners have been at odds of 7/1 or lower. Only once has there been a winner at 10/1 or lower in the last 10 runnings. I would look at a 7/1 horse and back it each-way today.
14:40 Haydock
The Twiston-Davies have won this race in the last two runnings. They won with the same horse. This is another race won either by first or second-favourite so I would be keen to back the second-favourite each-way as a bit of value. The New One does run again. Trust him for a hat-trick.
15:00 Ascot
Since 2009, the winner has been either the first or the second-favourite. The value would seem to be a second favourite each-way, hopefully at around 7/2.
15:15 Haydock
No winning favourite here in the last 10 years. Two 16/1 winners in the last three years. I will back a 6/1 and 16/1 each-way. The winners tend to be at around 6/1.
15:35 Ascot
This is a Class 2 race and there has been no winning favourite in the last 10 years. Paul Nicholls has won two of the last three races. If he has a horse at odds of around 8/1 then I will back the horse each-way.
I think the Cheltenham Festival will be the perfect place for these past-winner trends. Have a great weekend!