Scoop 6 - Are you having a go??

This week's Scoop 6 bet is huge, I'm sure you already know this given the coverage the bet has received as week by week it keeps on rolling over to such an extent that headlines this morning are claiming the bet will be worth a potential £10,000,000 to anyone who can name all 6 winners in the selected races today. As per usual there are some really tricky sprint handicaps involved, in fact the races are as follows

Totepool Scoop6 races

• Race 1 : 1:45 Newmarket
• Race 2 : 2:40 Newbury
• Race 3 : 2:55 Newmarket
• Race 4 : 3:25 Thirsk
• Race 5 : 3:30 Newmarket
• Race 6 : 4:00 Thirsk

Normally I wouldn't be betting in most of the above races but with the prize fund as it is today if you don't get involved with £10,000,000 to be won when will you get involved?!?! You can get involved in the bet for as little as £2, which is done by picking one horse in each race, and can add horses to each races which will obviously increase your stake. Let's have a quick look at some potential selections for this challenging bet.

Race 1 - 1.45 Newmarket 7f 

Jack of Diamonds tempts me in here. He has been running well off a far higher mark on the all weather while his turf mark tumbles down due to a seeming preference for the sand; today he runs off a mark 11lbs lower than he last ran well under around Lingfield. Visor on, a good firm surface under his hooves, I hope he can produce a performance more akin to his all weather form in this race.

Race 2 - 2.40 Newbury 7f 

Indignant is the selection here. Will love the good to firm ground on offer at Newbury and has plenty of previous form over this 7f trip. Richard Hannon trains so don't worry about the lack of a recent run, especially considering this horse's record fresh, and Indignant loves these kind of handicap races, something that some horses just do not take too.

Race 3 - 2.55 Newmarket 7f 

Excuse Parbold his re-appearance run, at first glance 5th place in a 6 runner field may not appear that great but Parbold was trying to give weight to the field, the winner has come out and run well in the Guineas and he was actually beaten under 2 lengths by the winner. Richard Fahey thinks very highly of this one and with his proven ability to handle the Newmarket dip in addition to the fact he has by far the best form in this race Parbold is the selection in this race.

Race 4 - 3.25 Thirsk 5f 

A trappy 5f handicap here and Bronze Beau is taken to win here. The jockey can claim a useful 5lbs and Bronze Beau has run two useful races over 5f this season already, including a 4th of 18 over this C&D latest. He will also appreciate the drying ground and in a race where many of these are getting on a bit or look to have a preference for softer ground Kristin Stubb's charge is taken to win here.

Race 5 - 3.30 Newmarket 6f

Andrea Azteni is riding at the top of his game at the moment and he can ride bottom weight Nova Champ to victory here. Nova Champ won a C&D handicap here at the Guineas meeting and, although 7lbs higher in the weights, with a proven liking for the track and ground conditions I think he could be up to defying that rise especially with the form of the man on top at the moment. Azteni has been on fire up at the York Dante meeting and a confident rider is certainly worth a few lbs in a handicap as tough as this one!

Race 6 - 4.00 Thirsk 1 mile

If you are still in the Scoop 6 at this point then I expect you will be hiding behind the sofa at this point! Take the aptly named Escape to Glory to bring up the 6th winner out of 6 here and take you to glory and £10,000,000. Escape to Glory ran really well on re-appearance at Redcar, winning like an extra 6lbs would not have stopped him, and if he can find further improvement stepped up to a mine he will definitely be involved at the sharp end in the final leg of the record-breaking Scoop 6. Paul Mulrennan rides the Northern tracks well and knows this horse well, hopefully he can steer the selection past the line first.

That's it, a cheeky selection in each race simply because you have to get involved today! There will be many thousands of pounds ploughed into syndicates around the country today hoping to grab a slice of the prize on offer but who is to say the romantic fairytale story of a £2 scooping the lot can't be realised!?!?

Best of luck to all those playing and thanks for reading