Thursday’s Best Bets
NAP LANDED AGAIN YESTERDAY! CHASING A FOUR-TIMER TODAY! Racing on Thursday from Southwell, Taunton, Aintree, Gowran Park and Chelmsford. Daily Double pays 10/1!
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Scroll down to find our most confident selections (NAP & NB) PLUS race-by-race picks for every race across all FIVE meetings again.
NAP – Best selection of the evening
THE NAP (BEST BET) WON AGAIN YESTERDAY AND IS NOW ON A FOUR-TIMER!
Chelmsford 5.50 Headley George (9/4)
Progressive and looked better than ever making the breakthrough over C&D last month beating the right horse; can race keen so would need a strong pace to be seen to best effect again; a lot to like.
The NAP won again on Wednesday as Annandale finished fast to get up at Nottingham. We head to Chelmsford on Thursday and last time out winner HEADLEY GEORGE can go in again. He wasn’t winning out of turn finishing second three times in a row before recording a career best last time. His form stacks up and as long as he can get settled he should be coming home best of all under talented 5lb claimer Tyler Heard. Engrave is a 3-time C&D winner and she also clocked a career best winning last time. She is one of the pace angles though and I can see her setting it up nicely for the selection. She will probably face competition for the lead from Lady Of York too which is good for us.
NB – Second best selection of the day
THE NEXT BEST (SECOND BEST BET) RUNS AT TAUNTON ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON!
Taunton 2.00 Chez Hans (9/4)
Improving hurdler who stayed on well without really threatening when runner-up here on penultimate start; improving when denied just a length by a promising type here again last time; step up in trip should help; can make the breakthrough.
Paul Nicholls has his string in rude health right now with a near 40% strike rate in the past fortnight. He has some good horses out on Thursday and while CHEZ HANS might not be the cream of the crop (far from it) he is still a decent yardstick in his own right and off the back of that excellent second here last time he can go one better now. The step up in trip is an interesting move and if it unlocks further improvement he will have too much for these rivals. Grooveur got his head in front at Ludlow 8 days ago but has a 7lb penalty now handicapping which makes things a lot tougher. Blazing Saddles is up 6lb for that breakthrough win but looks the main danger given the time he clocked.
Check out all our bets at Southwell, Taunton, Aintree, Gowran Park and Chelmsford on Thursday
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We’ve gone through all FIVE cards again on Thursday so here’s what we’re backing. All our selections can be added straight to your bet365 bet slip (just click the orange links)
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Southwell
Here you will find our Lucky 15 which includes our Notebook runners (now on oddschecker), the Daily Eye Catcher and Value Tip (also on oddschecker). This is one of our most popular multiples.
Daily Lucky 15
Southwell 1.35 DOWNLOAD ODDSCHECKER TO SEE
Aintree 1.45 Fusil Raffles EYE CATCHER
Aintree 2.20 DOWNLOAD ODDSCHECKER TO SEE
Taunton 4.15 VALUE TIP (EXCLUSIVE to oddschecker)
Pays 70/1!
Thursday’s Mega Acca
Taunton 2.00 Chez Hans NEXT BEST
Southwell 3.50 Silver Shade
Chelmsford 5.50 Headley George NAP
Chelmsford 7.20 Aventuriere
Pays 22/1!