Free racing tips: Betting advice from leading tipster Dave Massey

Recommended Bets: November 14

0.5pts Who's My Jockey in 2.50 Cheltenham at 28/1 (minimum 25/1)

1pt win Indy Five in 2.07 Uttoxeter at 11/2 (minimum 4/1)

1pt win Martello Sky in 3.55 Cheltenham at 20/1 (minimum 16/1)

1pt win Chase The Wind in 3.33 Wetherby at 16/1 (minimum 14/1)

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Who’s On First? - 2.50 Cheltenham - Who’s My Jockey

Not the likeliest winner, and very much a bet because we feel the price is out of line, but Who’s My Jockey makes some appeal in the 3m handicap hurdle that follows.

It was a race we both liked the shape of, with favourite Tea Clipper having plenty to prove in terms of trip, and possibly the track. It’s easy enough to make a case for last year’s winner Golan Fortune, who is having a quick turnaround after an Aintree run last week, but it was the other that was seen within the last week, Who’s My Jockey, that looks overpriced.

He’s twice run well at Cheltenham without setting the world alight, despite probably being a bit too high in the handicap for Richard Hobson for this year. That’s not the case now, and he dropped a hint that he was in better form (with the cheekpieces reapplied, on again today) at Kempton earlier in the week, beaten 2½l in a bunch finish.

That was his first start for almost eight months, so you’d hope he’ll strip a bit fitter for it, and as long as this doesn’t come too quickly, he can go well at big odds.

Boylesports are 28s and four places, with 25s available at several other layers.

Don’t Underrate Fakenham Form - 3:55 Cheltenham - Martello Sky

Lots of these have shown promise, and it’s never easy to assess early bumper performances, with time comparisons often misleading, and facile debut winners in this sphere are often over-rated. There are two which catch they eye here at bigger prices, and it’s worth noting that since this race was first run in 2013, four of the winners have been 14/1 or bigger, and two of those have been trained by Alan King.

One of King’s winners was The Glancing Queen, who carried the colours of Charles Dingwall. King and Dingwall are represented this year by Colours of My Life, whose dam is a full-sister to Outlander, Now McGinty and Western Leader, among others. She shaped well on her only start at Newbury, fading late through lack of fitness, and She’s sure to improve more than most. I’d respect her chances, but marginal preference is for Martello Sky, whose latest win at Fakenham looks a smart piece of form.

It’s easy to dismiss gaff-track form as being weak, but Martello Sky was conceding a penalty when just touched off by Allavina at Market Rasen last season, and she looked a stronger performer when winning last time, and that is disguised by the fact that the race was slowly run.

In the circumstances, she was impressive in quickening past the field on the home turn, and was only closed down as she idled. I think she hit the front too early under claimer Maxime Tissier at both Market Rasen and Fakenham, and I think Richard Johnson will look to hold on to her for as long as possible here. His experience is certainly a plus, and this five-year-old looks too big on what she’s achieved.

Happy To Be With Diva Again - 2.15 Cheltenham

A wide open renewal of the Paddy Power Gold Cup, with a lot of Cheltenham form on show.

After much soul searching and discussing of the form this morning, we both came to the conclusion that you end up coming back to Happy Diva, given her excellent course form (B2212 over fences). We also, in looking back through the recent history of the race, noted that many of the winners had had an outing that season, somewhat belying the myth of one being laid out for it, and with Happy Diva having had a pipe-opener at Wetherby last month, that only increases confidence that she’ll run her race once again.

I have argued a case that, if we are looking at Happy Diva, then you have to look at having a saver on Aso as well, as he beat Happy Diva over C&D on New Year’s Day last year, yet is 11lb better off today. Aso found life tough in top graded company for much of last year, often facing impossible tasks and his final start of the year in the Ryanair, when he ought to have run better was poor. At the age of 10, he has no secrets from anyone, but his record fresh is decent.

At present, with no great value in the evening prices, and given the varying place terms on offer, we reckon you’ll get better in the morning than what’s on offer at the moment.

Symonds Indy Winners Again - 2.07 Uttoxeter - Indy Five

We’ve already had some success with the Tom Symonds/David Dennis angle already, with Just So Cool and Cyclop doing readers of the column a favour in the past couple of weeks. They have every chance of striking again with Indy Five here, who is very well handicapped on the best of his form, but has been held back by his jumping technique, which has been far from foot perfect.

That cost him a place (at least) in the Mandarin at Newbury last year, where a final fence error saw him come down. He was only a length behind the classy (and well treated) Copperhead at the time, so that form looks strong. Worth noting he was well backed that day too, so connections were clearly expecting a much better effort.

The softer the ground the better his chance, so with rain coming Saturday morning, that can only help his cause. If his jumping issues are behind him, and he’s ready to go after an absence, he can score here.

Chase Looks The Pace - 3.33 Wetherby - Chase The Wind

Patience is starting to run a bit thin with Chase The Wind, but he’s more than capable off this mark and in the hope that he’s simply needed his two starts this autumn to get him fit after an absence since January, he’s worth one more try.

Looking at the six competitors for this, it gives connections of Chase The Wind the chance to lead these, which could well produce a much-improved effort. You’ve got to go back a fair way, but he jumped like a buck from the front here when winning his novice chase, and he’s shown since then that he stays very well.

He looks sure to make the running given the make-up of this field and if his does, that hugely increases his chances.

Posted at 1800 on 13/11/20

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