Friday's Stats Accumulator Blog

The first horse of the Stats Accumulator with Paddy Power comes from Newbury in the Class 3 Ladbrokes Novice Chase Handicap and we have selected the Nicky Henderson trained Kupatana to place.

This five year old has been in some great form of late winning her two starts this season against some good opposition. Bidding for her hat trick today and on form she is the one to beat.

Jockey in the saddle today Nico De Boinville has a 48% strike rate over the last 12 months at Newbury (profit £25.32 - £1 level stake) and 32% strike rate this season when combining with Nicky Henderson.

The second horse of the day comes from the fibresand at Southwell racecourse and we have selected First Excel to win the Class 6 handicap over 6 furlongs.

This six year old last time out finished a smart third to get back to form at Newcastle in a tougher race than today. First Excel is a course specialist at this track winning three times out of three runs over course and distance and has leading claims to do the same today.

The penultimate horse of the stats bet comes from Newbury in the Class 1 Grade 2 Ladbrokes Novice Chase and we have selected La Bague Au Roi to place in this contest over 2 mile four furlongs.

This seven year old mare was a smart hurdler last year and took to chasing like a dream on her seasonal return and if stepping up again will be of some serious interest come the Cheltenham festival.

On to today and in her career she has a record of 73.33% on similar conditions with 11 wins from 15 runs. She meets two rivals she had in behind again today and has a perfect 100% record at todays venue.

The final horse of the Stats Accumulator with Paddy Power comes from Doncaster in the Class 5 National Hunt Flat Race over 2 miles 1/2 furlong and we have selected Nineohtwooneoh to place for trainer Paul Nicholls.

This prospect for a flying yard is having his debut today and looks to be a smart prospect as a four year old an he is Nicholls only runner on the card at Doncaster today.

Paul Nicholls has an excellent record in bumpers this season 7 winners from 15 runners. With this, Bryony Frost is in the saddle today and when these to work together they are running at a strike rate of 25 percent for the year.