York has long been a Russellform graveyard and Wednesday was no exception.
York 1.45 Kings Gait and Zowerton are our representatives here and both have a preference for give in the ground. Zowington won on ground that was probably too quick for him at Epsom and has the better chance of the two. Kings Gait has a win in him though and although a bi high in the weights has been running consistently.
2.45 Palace Episode sprung a major surprise when winning the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster last season at 20/1. It was his 3rd win of the season and he had some of today’s rivals in his wake. The ground was heavy that day and cut in the ground may be important to him, although his pedigree suggests he may also handle faster ground.
3.15 Stronghold may not be at his best if we get too much rain. He won well at Lingfield last time out. Blythe Knight won the Lincoln at Redcar and is now 6 lbs higher in the weights. He likes some give and can’t be ruled out. In form Dabber’s Ridge and soft ground specialist Zero Tolerance are likely threats.
4.55 Dr Sharp is a dour stayer and I feel that this trip may not make the best use of his stamina.
Carlisle 6.30 Roger Fisher has a good strike rate with his 2 year olds and runs Muncaster Castle here. Horses from this stable usually need their first run though. One to watch.
9.00 I reckon that Baron Rhodes will win a race or two this season. Her 6th behind Zidane last week looked promising but fast ground suits her best.
Salisbury 1.55 Dazed and Amazed and Vital Statistics are a couple of interesting newcomers. Dazed and Amazed is from Richard Hannon’s stable, always a good source of 2 year old winners. This one is apparently highly rated. Vital Statistics is bred to be a speedy filly but of the two is more likely to need the run.
In the 2.25 I will be looking out for Dimelight. Dimelight is from the same stable as Vital Statistics. She is bred along stamina lines and will need further than this but is one to look out for in handicaps later in the season.
4.35 Ceredig was 3rd last time out beaten by a couple of horses that had already had a run this season. Needs to overcome an unfavourable draw however.
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