Andrew Mount's Racing Tips 01.12.23

Andrew heads to the jumps meetings at Newbury and Doncaster for his two recommended bets/trades on Friday, December 1st.

NEWBURY 12.40

DJELO will be very popular in the betting after his hard-fought reappearance win from Master Chewy at Aintree but that race may have taken plenty out of him and today’s contest, which takes place just 20 days later, could come too soon. Venetia Williams had a fantastic November, especially with her handicap chasers, but a number of her reappearance winners have disappointed when bidding to follow up, with her last four such runners beaten at odds of 5-6f, 2-7f, 7-4f and 3-1.

Sell in the Sporting Index 50-25-10 market. Fixed odds punters might wish to side with Nicky Henderson’s second-string RUSSIAN RULER, sure to have been well schooled ahead of his chasing debut.

Recommendation: Oppose DJELO in Newbury 12.40

DONCASTER 2.00

Jane Williams’ juvenile hurdler KNIGHT OF ALLEN was due to debut at Bangor, but the meeting was called off, so he was pitched straight into Grade 2 company at Cheltenham where he was carried out by a faller at the first flight. He attracted some market interest at big prices that day and it’s interesting to note that his half-brother Galahad Quest came to hand early, going down by a neck to Buzz on his second start before landing a Grade 2 juvenile hurdle on his third outing.

His half-sister Iliade Allen also made an early impact, landing a Warwick bumper at odds of 11-2 on her second run before finding only one too good in a 15-runner Listed bumper at Cheltenham. Highly regarded by his trainer, KNIGHT OF ALLEN can land this modest contest before going on to better things. Buy in the Sporting Index 50-25-10 market or take a fixed odds price.

Recommendation: Back KNIGHT OF ALLEN in Doncaster 2.00

Please note that the picks recommended in this blog post are based on past performance and should not be considered a guarantee for future winning outcomes, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit. The views within this preview are those of Andrew Mount, professional tipster and journalist, and not those of Sporting Index.