Fresh from knocking in a winner yesterday, Andrew Mount is back with two tips for today’s racing on Wednesday 11th November. Our resident tipster heads to Bangor and Dundalk for his two bets, with the former being an eye-catching each-way selection available at big odds.
2.35 Bangor – Dolly Drama (0.5pt e/w – 28/1 bet365, 25/1 generally)
The Donald McCain-trained Dolly Drama wouldn’t look an obvious bet for this 2m novices’ hurdle, as she beat only one home when 10-1 for a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter last time. However, that was her seasonal/hurdles debut and first run since a wind operation, and it would have been needed.
Her trainer has a fine record at Bangor, one of his local tracks, and has won with eight of his 32 course runners who were having their second start after a wind operation for a profit of £12.38 to a £1 level stake at SP (expected wins = 5.04, A/E = 1.59). The five-year-old hit the frame in all three bumper runs last term and is worth a punt to cause an upset.
4.32 Dundalk – Direct Action (1pt win – 15/2 generally)
Direct Action makes his all-weather debut on the back of two eyecatching turf runs at Navan and looks worth a punt to get off the mark. The son of Territories, bred to appreciate plenty of cut in the ground, was poorly drawn in stall 3 of 21 on his debut early last month (6f, yielding ground) but showed up well for a long way before weaking close home into a 14-1 sixth in a race dominated by those drawn high.
Derek McCormack’s two-year-old was drawn high (stall 14 of 14) over the same course and distance on similar ground next time, but the draw bias had flipped and low numbers dominated, with stall 2 beating stall 3. He was beaten by six lengths into fourth but emerged clear best of those ridden patiently and it was a solid effort in the circumstances. The switch to Polytrack is not sure to suit but Colin Keane takes the ride and it’s hard to ignore the promise of those Navan performances.
Andrew Mount’s Best Bets Today
2.35 Bangor – Dolly Drama (0.5pt e/w – 28/1 bet365, 25/1 generally)
4.32 Dundalk – Direct Action (1pt win – 15/2 generally)
FAQs: Today’s Racing Tips
Which racecourses run on Wednesday 11 November? Bangor, Warwick, Ayr & Dundalk.
Who is Andrew Mount? Andrew Mount is a professional tipster with over a decade of experience following UK and Irish racing. He combines form study, market moves and trainer intelligence to identify value bets each day, and shares his tips daily on X as @TrendHorses.
When was today’s article published? Today’s article was published at 7.45am on Wednesday 11th December.