Cheltenham is finished and it was a honking week for me. I had quite a lot of places, but not many winners. It was a tough week and other than some of the short-priced obvious ones, it was very hard to find a winner. Hopefully, you all did better than I did.
It’s been a long week, so I’m going to be having a quiet Saturday with just one selection.
Uttoxeter 3:00 – My Silver Lining 6/1 (1pt EW, Bet365/Coral)
On the Saturday after Cheltenham, we have the Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter and it’s normally a very competitive race and this year is still no different.
The horse I like is the progressive My Silver Lining and I thought she would’ve had a great chance in the Eider Chase if they decided to go for it, but instead, they went to Haydock in a 3m 4f race on bottomless ground which was won by a winning selection, Yeah Man. This horse looks an out-and-out stayer and everytime she has her doubters she just proves them wrong every time. I wasn’t keen on her chance in the Classic Chase at Warwick, but she went and proved me wrong, but clearly connections felt she was capable of winning a big off her handicap mark at the time as she went off at 17/2. She showed great grit and determination that day as the ground was soft over 3m 5f and she just kept plugging away at the finish when the Dan Skelton horse was pressing for the win. I didn’t think she was stopping at the line, so that is why I thought they were going to go to the Eider Chase, as Emma Lavelle did the same route with Eclair Surf who went to Warwick, won the Classic Chase before heading to Newcastle where he finished 2nd.
This is an unknown territory now she’s stepping up to 4m 2f, but she was staying on in second place over 3m 4f at Haydock on heavy ground, and with another furlong, I think she would’ve got back up to beat the Irish raider. She looks like a proper stamina horse and she’s getting in this race towards the bottom of the weights at 10st 9lbs, and given the way she jumps so accurately, I give her a massive chance of winning this.
You want to try and be on the horses towards the bottom of the weights for this race, with only one winner in the last 10 runnings who has been carrying 11st or more and that was back in 2016. 8yo’s also have a good record in this race, with five of the last ten winners being of that age.
Horse Racing Tips
My Silver Lining
Uttoxeter –
3:00 pm
6/1 @
Bet365