The latest news and best bets in our daily horse racing blog, plus the start of a new week's tipping competition
2.20pm Champions Day build-up gathers pace
Chris Cook: I saw the cinema trailer for next month's Champions Day on Friday, while waiting for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. It was considerably more exciting than the film and you can watch it here.
In other news, it has been revealed today that the winner of the Fillies And Mares race will get an additional prize. As well as a large sum of money, she gets the right to be covered by Makfi the following spring.
It's a decidedly odd prize to offer but somebody clearly feels this is an interesting way to market a new stallion. Ironically, Makfi always flopped around Ascot, so the filly in question will be one up on him when they meet.
I should imagine the BBC may glide over this particular detail in their coverage and who can blame them?
Today's best bets, by Greg Wood
It is rare to come across a Grade 5 handicap as competitive as today's sixth race at Hamilton, in which five of the seven remaining runners were winners last time out, but the flipside of that is the chance to back Tongalooma (4.40) at 4-1 with the bookmakers and 9-2 on Betfair.
She was tipped here last week when she won over track and trip and the good news is that, even from an 11lb higher mark, the time of that race suggests that she still has something in hand of today's field, including another recent wide-margin winner in Babich Bay.
Babich Bay is the current favourite for today's race but, while he was an impressive winner, he is dropping back to the minimum trip today and may not cope with the sheer speed of James Moffatt's mare.
There is no other race on the programme today that ranks with this one in terms of field size and shape, but Icebuster (Ffos Las 3.50) looked to have plenty left when successful at Sandown earlier this month. Minsky Mine (4.00) is one to consider at Bath.
Tipping competition ? a new week
Congratulations to curlycov, who held on to win last week, despite spirited finishes from MrWinnersSonInLaw, goofs and AlexCook among others. Curlycov wins a copy of the new Champion Jockey video game.
This week's prize is a �50 bet on Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, courtesy of our good friends at Betfred. Keep an eye on your email inbox on Friday evening if you think you may have won, as we will need to contact your sharpish to sort out your bet.
To kick things off, we'd like your tips, please, for these races: 4.20 Ffos Las, 4.40 Hamilton, 5.05 Roscommon.
As ever, our champion will be the tipster who returns the best profit to notional level stakes of �1 at starting price on our nominated races, of which there will be three each day up until Friday. Non-runners count as losers.
In the event of a tie at the end of the week, the winner will be the tipster who, from among those tied on the highest score, posted their tips earliest on the final day.
For terms and conditions click here.
Good luck!
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/sep/26/horse-racing-live-26-september-2011
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