Richard Dunwoody - Winning Tips From a CHAMPION

By Richard Dunwoody

The 2010 Coral-Eclipse looks like being another top-class renewal on Saturday and with John Gosden's DAR RE MI (Sandown, 15:10) sure to like the hoped for fast ground, she is given the nod.

Six horses stand their ground after Aidan O'Brien withdrew five of his entries at the two-day declaration stage but despite the limited numbers this is still a race to savour.   Sea The Stars was an imperious winner of this last year and although he was a one-off, today's victor will be rightly regarded as a very, very good horse. 

John Gosden's five-year-old mare has previous at Sandown having won her maiden there in scintillating style by seven lengths.  That win gave notice of what was to come and she has since won £2,672,030 in prize money, taking in the Pretty Polly Stakes, the Yorkshire Oaks and most recently, the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan.  The latter victory was a career best for the high class mare, who powered home to beat a competitive field. 

The race was over three months ago but she goes well fresh and looks to have a bright season ahead in top-class company.

TRIPLE ASPECT (Sandown, 14:00) was disappointing in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot but was badly hampered two furlongs out and the 26.0 shot struggled after.  That was a Group 1 but this afternoon's race looks a more viable proposition and the course and distance winner is fancied to put his season back on track.

Finally, ACROSTIC (Sandown, 14:35) is expected to make a bold bid for back-to-back wins in the Coral Challenge.  Last year's last gasp winner had two warm up runs in preparation and Luca Cumani has followed a similar path in 2010.

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Richard's selections:

15:10 Sandown 1 point win  Dar Re Mi at SP

14:00 Sandown 1 point win Triple Aspect at SP

14:35 Sandown 0.5pt e/w 1/4 1,2,3,4 Acrostic at SP


About Richard Dunwoody

One of the greatest jockey’s in British racing history, Richard Dunwoody broke the previous record for the greatest number of career wins for a jump jockey of 1678 when Yorkshire Edition won at Wincanton. Richard went on to ride a career total of 1699 winners. That mark was finally beaten by Tony McCoy in August 2002. As an amateur jockey, he rode his first winner on Game Trust at Cheltenham in May 1983, and the following spring rode a four-timer at Hereford as a 7lb claimer. He was champion jockey for three seasons and is one of only four post war jockeys to have captured the illusive triple crown of the Gold Cup (Charter Party 1986), the Champion Hurdle (Kribensis 1990) and the Grand National (West Tip 1986 and Minnehoma 1994). Richard also rode more than 100 winners in ten consecutive seasons.  His best season saw him ride 197 winners in 1993/94. Yet, to most, he is most well known for his partnership with the iconic Desert Orchid. The pair won seven races, including the King George V1 Chase in 1989 and 1990.

Richard has undertaken various expeditions since hanging up his boots, including a 350-mile cross-country ski race to the Magnetic North Pole and in January this year completed an amazing 673 mile trek to the South Pole, something he considers his greatest ever achievement.

He joined the BBC racing team at Aintree this year, writes a column for the Daily Mirror pull-out section on Saturdays and is a consultant to the British Racing School at Newmarket, where he coaches young and up-and-coming jockeys.

Richard Dunwoody also runs his own highly successful racing service. Recent winners include Milhu 9/4, Strike A Deal 15/8, Pro Pell 11/2, Day Of The Eagle 10/3, Boogie Waltzer 10/3, Mostly Bob 3/1, Aviate 11/4, Shalamiyr 2/1, Kajima 15/8, Feathered Crown 15/8, Penang Cinta 15/8