This is week one, last year we covered thirty five evening meetings and also took in the King George VI meeting on Boxing Day.
As we plan to focus on the handicap contests for each meeting we will also occasionally include a feature listed or conditions event too if available. Keeping records of our endeavours to a 1 point level stake at SP, naturally we will personally be looking to get better odds but for the purpose of these results here we simply record to SP returns.
We will keep up with our occasional lay opportunities of short priced favourites too which wasn't too bad last year with 18 from 28 (64%) short price lays throughout the season. Naturally we will keep these results separately from the handicap figures.
This Wednesday is meeting number one for the 2018 season and we are expecting a seven race card tonight with four handicaps to enjoy, tonight's action will commence at 16:15 with our first Handicap over 7f.
Here's a link to this Wednesday's race card; RACECARD
The going on the polytrack surface is described as 'standard' and the current weather forecast for this Wednesday is for a cold yet sunny winters day the top temperature will only be about 8C by the time the meeting gets underway.
Here are our selections for tonight;
16:15 -- 7f Handicap.
A class 7 event to start us off with so nothing outstanding to look at where at least SPARE PARTS [WON 6/4F] has a recent win on the AW to his name and can double up in this weak affair.
At a decent each way price BINGO GEORGE [Last 10/1] can be considered as he's at least won a contest and has plenty of experience together with a decent jockey too so 20/1 looks interesting.
17:45 -- 1m 2f 219y Handicap.
Another low grade event with a field of 13 lining up for us, nothing truly inspires us but a case can be made for both COLOURFUL CAREER [5th 10/1] and MULLARKEY [7th 11/2] as both are last time out winners and have a several place efforts in their form off similar marks so will take the pair against the field tonight.
18:45 -- 6f Handicap.
ROBBIE ROO ROO [9th 5/1] A dual winner here and available at 16/1 too with Graham Lee a good jockey booking. WHO TOLD JO JO [5th 11/1] is also a dual winner on the flat albeit at Windsor and Ripon off higher marks, has also had a break and hopeful of good showing at a big price.
19:15 -- 1m 3f 219y Amateur Riders Handicap.
Our finale tonight has a field of 11 to peruse, a race for amateur riders where Jamie Osborne saddles EVERY CHANCE [2nd 9/2] who must have every chance tonight is well drawn and has won on the AW tracks with regular places too should be right there.
ELTEZAM [4th 9/4] is another with a decent chance having been rated in the 100s after his early success and has found that difficult to work from so now rated 80 is entitled to go well too.
Staked -- 8 points.
Returns -- 2.5 points.
Results will appear here later on Wednesday night. Just the one winner and so we start the year with a loss, down 5.5 points to a 1pt level stake.
LAYS -- If we have one or two Lays tonight they will be updated here too.
Tonight's Lays; 0/1
MYTHMAKER -- 18:15 6f Conditions Race (Won 4/1 damn).
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