Rory Delargy provides today's Punting Pointers and he's got three selections for the sole meeting at Southwell.
Racing betting tips: Sunday January 4
0.5pt e.w. Dashing Donkey in the 13:00 Southwell at 10/1 (General ⅕ 1,2,3,4) - min 9/1
0.5pt e.w. Ashen in the 13:30 Southwell at 16/1 (General ⅕ 1,2,3,4) - min 11/1
1pt win Wrist Art in the 17:05 Southwell at 13/2 (General) - min 6/1
13:00 Southwell
It’s a rider restricted meeting at Southwell today, but that’s of no concern to Dashing Donkey as his pilot, Georgia Dobie, is 2-2 on the horse this season and after a perfectly acceptable run at Lingfield last time, one in which he led but weakened late for fourth, he holds a fair chance of making it 3-3 for Georgia today.
That run came off the back of 90-day break and it should have just sharpened him up for this. He’s a straightforward point-and shoot ride and as long as he gets the better of Nacho Nacho Nacho, who may not be so well drawn on his inside, he can grab the favoured stands rail in the straight and make his way home from there.
13:30 Southwell
I noticed Ashen travelling well in midfield behind Eligible here last week but he never really got much chance to show what he could do, Paul Mulrennan looking left and right for a run but it never came, and he didn’t persevere too hard with Ashen once his chance had gone. That was his first start for Jim Goldie too, and his first since June, so you’d like to think there’s better to come. One that should be winning races sooner rather than later, you’d imagine.
17:05 Southwell
Another to catch the eye last time was Wrist Art, who was making his debut for James Owen after becoming very disappointing for Timothy Doyle in Ireland. He barely beat a horse home in four starts in the autumn for his old yard but was only beaten three lengths for Owen on his debut here, sticking on well. That was at the back end of October and he hasn’t been seen since, but given his mark has fallen from 63 to 49 in pretty quick time, I’d suggest he’s been kept back for 0-50s this winter, which of course restart this weekend. If he wins here, expect a raft of entries for next week.
Preview posted 10:12 GMT on 04/01/26
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