Joey Destined To Run Well At Windsor

Well there is just one thing I would like to say as we head into another intriguing week of racing and that is.....GET IN THERE!!! Jet Setting did the business for us at 12/1 (adv) and edged out Minding by a head at the Curragh, delivering a first ever classic win for up and coming trainer Adrian Keatley. Only for United winning the FA Cup and me getting slightly distracted we would have been on at even fancier odds, so I apologise for that. Jet Setting proved that the ground is a great equaliser, at any level of racing.

Mr. Adrian P Keatley  is a trainer with big ambitions and he has shown that he has the talent to deliver a horse in tip top condition on the biggest days of all. He is a name that you will be hearing a lot more about in the coming months and as the flag bearer in Ireland for Ontoawinner he will have plenty of ammunition at his disposal.

He has a couple of runners at Ayr today and you can read my thoughts about them here, in my new weekly Monday update at Bettingtools. I will be contributing more articles to the Bettingtools blog in the coming months and there will be lots of tastily priced fancies for you to sink your teeth into. Keep an eye on my Twitter account @davestevos for updates on when new articles are published.

Windsor on a Monday is a meeting I have long held an ambition to attend and I would imagine there are few better places you could be on a sunny Monday during the summer. The quality of fare on offer is usually pretty decent too and there is a Listed heat due to be run at 19.15. I have no strong fancy for that race, but I really like the look of one in the 19.45, a 6f class 3 handicap.

Joey's Destiny, a 6yo son of Kheleyf, is trained by George Baker and there are few yards in better form. He has been amongst the winners in recent weeks and this fella showed clear signs of returning to form last time out. He stayed on really well from a poor draw at Goodwood and though he finished 8th he was only beaten 2L. That run came off a mark of 92 and he is a pound lower today off 91. His last visit to Windsor saw him beaten a head off 85 so he handles the track.

Liam Keniry keeps the ride and he knows this fella well. He was a fast finishing 3rd at Goodwood on his only other previous go on Joey's Destiny and it was a race he would have won with a bit more luck. That effort came off a mark of 93 so it proved that this lad is capable of winning off 91. He will be ridden patiently and he will need the gaps to come at the right time, and for this reason stakes should be kept pretty low. However, at odds of 18/1 I think Joey's Destiny is well worth a couple of quid each way in a high quality Monday night handicap.

STEVOS' SELECTION: 7.45 WINDSOR-JOEY'S DESTINY E/W 18/1