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Keith's Notebook Horses 1st October 2020

Apologies for the wait since the last edition of Keith's notebook, September was a nightmare for fiddly little jobs getting in the way but I have still been watching as much racing as possible and there are 14 new horses on the list.

You will notice that the main list is vastly reduced and this is simply because some the the Horses had been on the Notebook List too long. Ideally I like to see horses that have caught the eye back out fairly quickly, certainly within a few weeks at most, so with that in mind all horses with over 60 days on the list have been removed.

Notebook runners since last time.

September wasn't a vintage month for the Notebook, we had 21 runners and 8 winners for a level stakes profit of 1.56 points on the month. This would have been higher if I had made the cull to the list sooner as many of the losers were making their seasonal reappearance.

The best winner by far was MR LUPTON who won well at the Curragh and was bscked in from 9/1 to 11/2.

New Notebook Horses

These are the horses that caught my eye since last time.

Capla Spirit ½ length 3rd at Wolverhampton, hung right closing stages, would have won if kept straight.,
Chocoya Took command 1 furlong out at Kempton and quicken clear. Needs to prove he is as good on turf though.
Copinet Caught the eye when second on debut at Wolverhampton, made a lot of headway late on.
Dutch Coed Slowly away over the extended mile at Hamilton but made up a lot of ground to take second, kept on well.
Embarked 6 lengths ahead of the third home at Leicester on debut, only narrowly failed to catch the odds on winner.
Faisal Back on the list after a very easy hands and heels win under Holly Doyle. This horse is special
Glowing For Gold Wolverhampton, only just failed after making a strong challenge in the closing stages.
Majestic Dawn Left all previous form behind when 40/1 winner of the Cambridgeshire. Could be Group class if he continues to progress.
Nickelsonthedime Very promising hurdle debut at Warwick, ran on really well in the closing stages, just failed
Ocean Wind Followed up eye-catching maiden with a nice win over 2m 2f despite traffic problems. Series Cesarawich contender.
Royal Marine Stepped up to 1m 2f at Newbury and everything went wrong, slow start, short of room, hung left and yet still got to within a neck of the winner.
The Triple Pillar Third ½ length behind the winner on hurdle debut. Pressed the leaders right to the line.
Third Kingdom Looks to have a great future after winning easily at Newcastle.
Thunder Moon Has gone to the head of the 1000 Gns market after comfortable Curragh win despite meeting trouble in running. Major contender for the Dewhurst.

Current Notebook List

There are currently 19 horses in my Notebook and Keith's Inner Circle will be informed when they next run.

As You Like Only just held, kept on well, will win a race of this nature before too long.
Capla Spirit ½ length 3rd at Wolverhampton, hung right closing stages, would have won if kept straight.,
Chocoya Took command 1 furlong out at Kempton and quicken clear. Needs to prove he is as good on turf though.
Copinet Caught the eye when second on debut at Wolverhampton, made a lot of headway late on.
Corvair Missed the break for the second race in a row, over 7f at Goodwood, ran on well to take 5th just 2½ lengths adrift of the winner . Will be a lot closer when he gets a good start out of the stall
Dutch Coed Slowly away over the extended mile at Hamilton but made up a lot of ground to take second, kept on well.
Embarked 6 lengths ahead of the third home at Leicester on debut, only narrowly failed to catch the odds on winner.
Faisal Back on the list after a very easy hands and heels win under Holly Doyle. This horse is special
Glowing For Gold Wolverhampton, only just failed after making a strong challenge in the closing stages.
Irreverent Very close third at Haydock despite ducking right at the start. Kept on well, just held.
Majestic Dawn Left all previous form behind when 40/1 winner of the Cambridgeshire. Could be Group class if he continues to progress.
Nickelsonthedime Very promising hurdle debut at Warwick, ran on really well in the closing stages, just failed
Ocean Star 11 lengths clear unchallenged at Chepstow, this is a filly that is going places.
Ocean Wind Followed up eye-catching maiden with a nice win over 2m 2f despite traffic problems. Series Cesarawich contender.
Raging Rascal Slow start on debut at Goodwood (7f) but one the penny dropped made up loads of ground to take second in the final stride keeping on well. Will improve for the run.
Royal Marine Stepped up to 1m 2f at Newbury and everything went wrong, slow start, short of room, hung left and yet still got to within a neck of the winner.
The Triple Pillar Third ½ length behind the winner on hurdle debut. Pressed the leaders right to the line.
Third Kingdom Looks to have a great future after winning easily at Newcastle.
Thunder Moon Has gone to the head of the 1000 Gns market after comfortable Curragh win despite meeting trouble in running. Major contender for the Dewhurst.

Yours in racing

Keith

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Keith's Notebook Horses 3rd June 2020

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Keith's Notebook 15th April 2020

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Keith's Notebook 8th April 2020

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Hi Everyone Hope you are bearing up well and managing to keep away from everyone when out for your daily exercise. Yesterday it was announced that the Guineas and the Derby meetings will be postponed from their regular dates in May and June and staged later in the...

What is Keith’s Notebook?

Keith’s Notebook is a weekly horse tracker blog from Keith Bond – the resident professional horse racing tipster here at Free Racing Tips.

Sent out via email to all registered FRT members free every Wednesday afternoon, Keith’s Notebook details Keith’s thoughts and opinions from the last seven days of racing.

You’ll discover:

  • Which horses have caught Keith’s eye, and why.
  • Keith’s shortlist of “ones to watch” next time they race.
  • Keith’s updated thoughts on past Notebook horses.

How should I use Keith’s Notebook?

It’s important to note that the horses mentioned in Keith’s Notebook are NOT tips.

Keith has spotted something in these horses during a race that has made his spidey-senses tingle. If they run again at a certain course, or over a certain distance, or in a certain type of race, then Keith will want to take a closer look, before deciding whether they are worthy of being an official Notebook tip.
Some months, you can count the number of actual Notebook tips on one hand. That’s why the strike rate is so high. Keith very much prefers quality over quantity when it comes to his Notebook Horses!

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