This weeks Podcast looks at the fallout from the Bryony Frost case, whether racing is for cheats only and the price of a pint and a hot dog on a racecourse.

Obviously, we've got loads of winners for you, too!

For those hard of hearing please find below my side of the races converstaion, with selections of both myself and Sean Trivass.

Best of luck!

PODCAST 16/12/21

FRIDAY

ASCOT 2-20

Only five going to post and whilst I’ll not be betting here, I’m hoping JONBON is as impressive as he was on debut, lands the odds on for those that play and proves as good in 2023 over fences as I think he will be.

The “runes” say you need to be a four or five year old, carrying more than 11st and trading front two on the tissue….and arriving having won last time out (eight of the last 10 winners had done that).

I’m seeing 8/11 JONBON, then 5/1 KNAPPERS HILL….if anything else wins it, I’ll be stunned!...if JONBON doesn’t win, it wont be the end of the world as he’s a bona fide steeplechaser waiting to happen.

Cracking good race though and I’ve got to be with JONBON.

RON – JONBON

SEAN – I LIKE TO MOVE IT (E.W.)

ASCOT 2-55

Every winner in the last 10 years has been aged five, or six. Every winner in the same period of time has been front two on the tissue and seven of the last 10 winners arrived having won last time out. All 10 carried 11st or more.

Right now the market/weight/age stats tell me it’s between PIC D’ORHY and FAIVOIR….and with PIC D’ORHY having fallen last time out, and FAIVOIR winning, my selection has to be the Skelton runner.

He beat TORN AND FRAYED over course and distance last time out and the runner up ran a more than decent second to MY DROGO last weekend.

I’ll plump for FAIVOIR purely based on the runes.

RON – FAIVOIR

SEAN – PIC D’ORHY

SATURDAY

NAVAN 2-20

No tissue at my end I’m afraid so all I can do is tell you what to look out for on Saturday.

I’ve only seven previous running’s of this to play around with but I’m seeing that you have to be with a five- or six-year-old, as only one of the seven previous winners wasn’t from those age groupings.

11st 3lb and above because the last six winners all carried between 11st 3lb and 11st 5lb.

Only one winning favourite to date but, only one winner so far going off bigger than 7/1….I’d love an accurate tissue at this moment but, there we are.

Right now I have two horses with no jockeys up yet so I’m not even in possession of the field size and making a definitive selection is impossible given how I work.

Once I have all those details in my locker I’ll post up my selection on the website.

RON – FRONTAL ASSAULT 20/80

SEAN – FRONTAL ASSAULT E.W.

HAYDOCK 12-55

I’m disappointed with this turnout. Seven going to post but all of them look ordinary to me.

Only nine previous running’s and seven of those went to 5-y-o’s.

All carted 11st or more, and all bar a pair were front two on the tissue. Again, I have no tissue but my advice again is to wait for a proper market to go up, look for a five year old, in the front two, and get on.

The most obvious selection is NINA THE TERRIER but she looked cooked when coming down at the last hurdle at Newbury and as we saw last weekend, when SCEAU ROYAL ran as flat as a pancake, Alan King could be sending some to the well to often this early in the season….this will be her fourth run….same as SCEAU ROYAL.

She will most likely fit the trends but I couldn’t back her.

RON – NO BET

SEAN – NINA THE TERRIER

LINGFIELD 2-00

After last weekends debacle, I’m not sure I ever want to say the words “all weather” again!

We both reasoned why COLTRANE had a great chance, advised an e.w. play at the 6/1, the horse goes off 6/4 favourite and finishes plum last. Trainers rep couldn’t give the stewards any idea as to why he ran like a drain, either!

I’m seeing I need to be working with a four or five year old, they’ve won seven of the last 10 between them.