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All eyes will be affixed to Cheltenham on Saturday, but the best bet of the day is at Doncaster in the Bet Mobile At Victor Chandler Handicap Chase (3.20), with the lightly-weighted MORNING MOMENT outstanding value at around the 7-1 mark. The nine-year-old has few miles on the clock for a horse of his age, having had just seven starts, but he’s proved that he can mix it in competitive staying handicaps the last twice, scoring over 3m at Haydock in October prior to…

Aidan O’Brien boasts an outstanding record in the Racing Post Trophy and fields two in today’s renewal of this prestigious Group 1 contest, the pick of which appears to be Camelot, a highly-touted colt who cruised home on debut at Leopardstown in July and has been strongly supported for not only this race but also next year’s Derby recently. The son of Montjeu was highly impressive at Leopardstown – and the fact that he was sent off the 1-3 suggests…

The Ladbrokes Portland is always a red-hot, competitive handicap and Saturday’s renewal at Doncaster looks like a veritable minefield for punters. Zero Money is seeking a hat-trick following victories at Newmarket and Haydock, winning a shade cosily at the latter venue a week ago. He has more on his plate off an 8lb higher mark here, though, and I’m confident that WAFFLE will run a big race in this valuable sprint. It’s disconcerting that the five-year-old…

Epsom is always a nice track to get involved with punting wise as it is a real specialists track. Ramona Chase is favourite for the 12f handicap at 7.25 and this veteran has won here and been placed 7 times. That said, a win record of 2-52 does not inspire me to take odds of 2/1 and at double the price, NEW CODE looks a better option. Gary Moore has handled this 4-y-o well as 5 wins from 7 starts testifies. Soft ground is a bit of an unknown but the dam is German bred and the…

There are some battle-hardened handicappers that can mix it at Listed level in Saturday’s williamhill.com Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster, while the 2009 winner of this race, Prime Defender, is not penalised for winning in Group 2 company last season. However, the one that stands out is BATED BREATH, who is pretty much the sole horse in the 14-strong field that appeals as a likely improver. The colt’s trainer, Roger Charlton, has done well with sprinters over the…

Connections of the Derby and Arc winner Workforce will decide this weekend whether or not to let their star colt travel to America for the Breeders’ Cup. Presumably slightly weary of being asked the same question, Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, is quoted as saying "There's no news about Workforce. There will be a decision over the weekend.” In the opening televised race at Doncaster in the 2.55, there are a couple that…

The Guineas is won by the fittest horse, the Derby by the luckiest and the St Leger by the best horse, so goes the saying. Indeed, 5 of the last 10 runnings have gone to the favourite and Mastery’s 14/1 success last year was the biggest price across the same period. Godolphin owned the 2009 victor of course and the runner-up, Kite Wood and this year they have the hot favourite REWILDING in their care. It looks fairly simple on paper, the ever-improving colt scooted away…

The highlight of the second day of Doncaster’s St Leger meeting is the DFS Park Hill Stakes (3.45), and it’s a highly competitive renewal, with 12 set to go to post for the Group 2 event. The form horse is undoubtedly the David Lanigan-trained Meeznah, who was beaten just a neck by Snow Fairy in the Oaks at Epsom in June, and the Dynaformer filly has subsequently performed with credit in the Irish and Yorkshire equivalents of that race. Judged on pedigree,…

Tropical Bachelor took a while to get off the mark, landing a selling handicap by a wide margin at Ripon earlier this month, but that taste of victory was clearly sweet, as he ran out the decisive winner of a better race at York on Friday. He has much more on his plate off this revised mark, though, and I reckon an each-way punt on AMICAL RISKS could prove profitable. The 6yo was a creditable third to Ghufa (winner again since) on the AW at Wolverhampton last time, prior to…

I’m interested to see which way Heaven Forbid goes in the betting on her handicap bow, as she shaped with considerable promise on her debut at Yarmouth, and while she hasn’t progressed as one hoped she might in two starts since, she remains capable of better. However, a better value option may prove to be SNOQUALMIE STAR, who shaped with promise in three starts as a 2yo and was not discredited when 7½ lengths sixth of 15 to Gobama on her return and handicap…