Rhys Williams' Racing Tips: 3 Selections For Thursday
Horse racing expert Rhys Williams is sharing his best selections for today's racing.
Rhys has been a racing analyst for over 10 years, working for At The Races and most recently as a tipster for Betfair where his tipping column had a 31% ROI over four and a half years.
He often focuses away from the front end of the market, finding angles that aren't evident to most.
Rhys' tips have returned 149.93 points from 130 points staked, meaning his profit and loss record stands at +19.93pts overall.
Here are Rhys' tips for today, using the most up-to-date odds from the best horse racing betting sites.
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Punchestown 14:30: Fort Dino 1pt Win 28/1
Fort Dino is making his first start for Henry de Bromhead, and I think the market is overlooking his chance of making a winning stable debut.
He showed some promise on debut at Dieppe in a race where the winner went a long way clear early on and stayed there.
Fort Dino built on that next time at Auteuil despite not always jumping too well.
He lost his place early on the final circuit and didn't look to be travelling too well, but recovered his place and was back in contention leaving the back straight.
He got a bit stuck behind rivals around the final bend but once getting a run turning in, he picked up well and was angled to the near rail between the final two hurdles.
He got to the front approaching the last and quickened up well on the run-in to pull clear of his rivals.
The manner of his victory suggested there was more to come from Fort Dino in the longer term as he still looked quite green and his jockey only rode him hands and heels.
While there are some mixed messages from the form, the runner-up won off 120 on his British debut on his next start.
Fort Dino does have to improve again on that to win this and it is a bit worrying that they have reached for a tongue tie on his first start for the yard but I think the market is underestimating his potential and any 14/1 or bigger appeals.
Rhys' Selection 1: Punchestown 14:30: Fort Dino - 1pt Win
Punchestown 14:30: Techno Davis 0.5pt Win 16/1
Techno Davis is being chucked into a strong race for his rules debut after winning a maiden point last month, but the promise he showed that day suggests he could be capable of handling this test.
His debut was at Kirkistown and he was given a patient ride in the small field.
The pace suddenly lifted after jumping three out and the front trio briefly got away from Techno Davis but once shaken along after two out, he soon quickened to track the leader approaching the home straight.
He jumped upsides that rival at the last and easily quickened to the front once given a crack to win in taking fashion.
Although this is a tougher and sharper test, the speed that Techno Davis showed that day suggests he can cope with it, and it seems notable that they have chosen to send him into this company now rather than giving him time off and waiting until the autumn to run him in a maiden hurdle.
Any 14/1 or bigger appeals.
Rhys' Selection 2: Punchestown 14:30: Techno Davis - 0.5pt Win
Punchestown 18:35 Bon Bon Fizz 1pt Win 14/1
Bon Bon Fizz was an impressive winner of a bumper at Thurles when last seen for Paul O'Flynn, and I think the market is overlooking his chance of a winning stable debut for Gordon Elliott.
He had shown ability in a maiden hurdle on rules debut at the same track until coming down at the last, and confirmed that promise with the manner of his victory in the bumper.
He travelled smoothly into contention turning the final bend and despite looking green when coming under stronger pressure, he pulled clear of some good rivals to win by fifteen lengths.
It might be that his age or that he's not a towering physical type, that put people off when he was entered in a Tattersalls Online Sale after bidding only reached 56,000gns and he was listed as unsold, before Gordon Elliott bought him for 75,000gns in a private sale.
The ability that Bon Bon Fizz showed in that bumper isn't too far off the best on offer in this race, and while there is a concern that he does have to show he can reproduce that on quicker ground for his new yard, he looks overpriced and any double-figure prices appeal.
Rhys' Selection 3: Punchestown 18:35: Bon Bon Fizz - 1pt Win
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