Preview: All England Cup semi-finals
The Williamhill.com All England Cup semi-finals will be raced at Newcastle on Saturday 6 November. The £10,000 final is scheduled for 10 November.
Williamhill.com All England Cup Semi-final 1
In trap one is Blonde Fletch. Last week he took second place, but will likely not fare as well in this race against a much tougher group.
Jordan Light will be looking to improve upon his third place finish last week. Other than two replacement racers, Light was up against a tough bunch, and things won’t get easier in this race. He’ll race
from trap two.
In trap three is Sniper Petra. She finished in third by a ½ length ahead of Ten Large Down last week, who baulked on the fourth bend as Peggys Way took the lead. She’ll need another bit of luck to get
into the top two in this race.
In trap four is Little Gaffer, who beat Jordan Light by 2¼ lengths last week, and will be looking to do it again.
Peggys Way will race from trap five. She looked good in her win last week, and can win this race with a repeat effort. She’ll race from trap five.
The sixth trap has another race winner, Munster Champ, who led for the bulk of his race last week.
Best bet: It’s a rematch between Gaffer and Light with two race winners thrown into the mix. Avoid the underdogs in this one and put your money on Munster Champ to beat them all from the outside.
Williamhill.com All England Cup Semi-final 2
In the first trap is Jordansoilutions, who lost last week to Yahoo Jamie, and beat Bandicoot Tipoki. All three hounds are trained by Charlie Lister, and all three are in this heat.
Bandicoot was the race favourite last week, but took third place after difficult first and third bends. Expect him to stay out of trouble in this race, and finish better than third. He’ll go from trap
two.
In trap three is Elwick Chris. He’s up against a tough group in this race, but still has a small chance to get into the top three.
Yahoo Jamie will race from the fourth trap. He was in trap six last week and avoided the crowd, but he won’t be able to avoid it from trap four.
Wilfy Wells won his race last week against a good group of racers, and there’s no reason to think he can’t do it again. He’ll race from trap five.
Craighall Horse drew trap six. He’ll be the longshot in this race, a longshot punters should avoid at all costs.
Williamhill.com All England Cup Semi-final 3
In trap one is Ballymac William. He took second last week, losing to Mill Pinpoint. He’ll get a second chance to beat Pinpoint, but it probably won’t do any good.
In the second trap is Taylors Cruise. He finished in third place in this first round heat, and will be hard pressed to improve upon that.
Kinda Ready finished in second last week, and should be in the mix for top spot in this race will Pinpoint. He’ll go from trap three.
In trap four is Ballymac Well. He finished in second place last week, but his England Cup journey will most likely come to an end on Saturday.
Mill Pinpoint should be the favourite in this race, but he’ll have to fight off Ready to win this one. He’ll race from the fifth trap.
In the sixth trap is Target Classic. He won his race last week, but it wasn’t a difficult group to beat.
Best bet: Kinda Ready and Mill Pinpoint should be neck-and-neck in this race, but Pinpoint has the advantage.
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