Horse Racing Betting: Lingfield Park September 5th 2024 Betting Tips & Prediction
4 September, 2024
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Lingfield Park hosts afternoon flat racing this Thursday 5th September. Eight races await getting underway…
The Ladbrokes Winter Carnival Betting Tips & Predictions
Winter has arrived and with it comes our Ladbrokes Winter Carnival betting tips. We start December with a carnival of top quality horse racing that’ll really set the mood for the festivities that lie ahead. It’s an important month of sport across the board, but the fixtures will have to work hard to upstage Newbury’s Ladbrokes sponsored Winter Carnival.
Two days of racing gets started on Friday 30th where punters have delights such as the Ladbrokes Novices Steeple Chase and Long Distance Hurdle. The bulk of interest lies with Saturday’s schedule however, as racegoers in attendance at the Berkshire course, and those around the UK watching the live coverage courtesy of ITV, settle down for the renewal of some intriguing graded contests.
The curtain goes up with a listed race due off at 12.10m before we get into the day’s highlights. 12.45 brings the Grade 2 John Francome Novices Chase before the Grade 3 Ladbrokes Trophy Steeple Chase lines up at 3.00pm.
With a wide-open field, the latter promises to be the pick of the bunch and bookmakers have done their bit to ensure there’s plenty of value around for backers wishing to try their luck on finding the winner.
That’s no easy task, of course, and is why we have brought in our team of horse racing enthusiasts to help steer you towards profit. Having studied the runners and riders, as well as the form worth knowing, we give our views on how the main event will pan out.
Backing a winner at a lower price than others got it at is no winner at all and that’s the reason we’ve also trawled through the odds comparison sites to ensure your stake money works hard on your behalf and you get the best odds possible on your pick.
Ladbrokes Trophy
The Ladbrokes Trophy is a steeplechase open to horses aged four years old and above and is contested over the 3m 2f distance. It was first run back in 1957 when Mandarin sealed a place in the history books by becoming the debut winner, doing the business for trainer Fulke Walwyn and jockey Gerry Madden, scoring as a six-year-old.
The same trainer made it two on the bounce when seeing Taxidermist come home in front 12 months later for John Lawrence and that is two of seven sent out by Walwyn who dominated this race in the early stages. That list is made up of Mandarin (1957 and 1961), Taxidermist (1958), Mill House (1963), Man of the West (1968), Charlie Potheen (1972) and Diamond Edge (1981). It should be some time before we see a trainer match that effort.
Sticking with the history of the race and Mandarin is one of only three horses who have claimed this title twice. He is in good company too, with the others being Arkle in 1964 and 1965, and the great Denman who clinched the winner’s cheque for connections in 2007 and 2009.
The best you will find from a jockey is the treble won by Willie Robison on Mandarin, Mill House and Man of the West although a few riders have threatened to match that over the years.
