George Bewley may not be a household
name, but the Hawick handler has punched above his weight this season, and his Inoogoo looks a solid bet in the
beginners’ chase at Musselburgh (14:10) today. A big eye-catcher on his chase
bow at Perth, where he appeared to be travelling as well as anything when
falling at the third last, he confirmed that promise when third to subsequent
December Gold Cup winner Unioniste at Aintree, and was not knocked about when
out of his depth in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last time. The test at Musselburgh
looks sure to suit him, and is preferred to likely favourite Sydney Paget,
who also took a heavy fall on his chase
bow at Kelso. Don McCain’s gelding was again let down by his jumping to some
degree over hurdles last time, and while respected, is likely to be overbet
given the reputation of the McCain yard. A bigger threat may well come from
Viva Colonia, who was the best of these over hurdles, and is much better than
the form of his chase debut suggests. That run, his last for David O’Meara was
probably needed after an absence, and new trainer Brian Ellison is likely to
get more out of with that pipe-opener under his belt. With money expected to
arrive for him at some point, it may pay to take Betfair SP on Inoogoo.
At Wolverhampton, best bet on a
mammoth card is the Ed Dunlop-trained Flying
Tempo in the extended 1m handicap at 15:00. The selection improved over a
longer trip at Nottingham on his penultimate outing before getting no luck in
running on his polytrack debut here in November. The drop in trip isn’t ideal,
but he’s a strong traveller who promises to do better still, and he’s meeting
an exposed bunch of rivals today. Best of those is Una Bella Cosa, who has
showed improved form in a Southwell maiden in November and wasn’t discredited
on her nursery debut last time. She looks sure to be on the sharp end, and
should trade shorter than her SP in running, but may end up setting the race up
for Flying Tempo’s late-running
style.
Recommended
Bets:
Back Inoogoo in the 14:10 Musselburgh @ [BSP] (NAP)
Back Flying Tempo in the 15:00 Wolverhampton
@ [4.1] (NB)
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