After the successes of Saturday it was back to earth with a bump with only 1 winner from 3 on Monday, and that at 1/3.
There are a few runners from the list to follow in action on Tuesday. Our first runner is Neverletme go in the listed sprint at Bath 4.30. She won over the minimum trip at Doncaster and Nottingham last season and seems suited by fast ground. May not have ground conditions to suit here though. A couple of old friends are also in the line up. My regulars will know that I have given Sierra Vista plenty of write ups in the past. She is a remarkable horse in that she has won 8 times and always at a big price. 33/1, 25/1, 16/1, 11/1 (twice), 8/1, 11/2 and 4/1, and she only cost 500 gns as a yearling. She is best with a little give in the ground but has never won above handicap class. The lightly raced Clear Impression had classic entries at one time but has probably had injury problems and has changed stables. Interesting that she is dropped back to the minimum trip here.
The 4.30 is probably not a race to get too heavily involved in but the handicap at 5.00 has distinct possibilities. We have two from our list to follow in Ceredig and Mannikko. Ceredig had just 3 runs last season and looks the type that could do well in handicaps off a modest rating. Slight preference on this occasion is for Mannikko who plugged on to be 2nd at Nottingham racing down the centre of the track 3 weeks ago.
We also have a couple of runners in the 7.56 at Kempton. Julie Camacho is an underrated trainer who places her horses astutely. Entranced was a 20/1 winner at Wolverhampton in a maiden. She is bred on stamina lines and looks the type to improve. Phone In represents Sir Mark Prescott who excels with his 3 year old handicappers. This is a departure from Prescott’s usual modus operandi as we don’t normally see his runners until well into the summer. He ran three times last season over inadequate trips but should be seen to much better effect over middle distances. He might just be thrown in here off a mark of just 65.
4.10 Southwell – Zorn has won 5 times in his career and they all came at Southwell, 4 of them at this distance. At 10/1 he seems a value each way selection.
Good luck and hope to see you again tomorrow.
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