The sport seems to be attracting the wrong sort of press these days with Robert Winston the latest to come under suspicion. Winston was actually involved in a nasty looking incident at Pontefract yesterday when there was a 3 horse pile up in the juvenile maiden. Ebn Reem made all to win the race thus avoiding the mayhem behind. He had some solid form behind him and was not winning out of turn.
I was pleased to see both the horses mentioned in my preview of last nights racing won. Alambic became the first horse from our list to follow to notch 5 wins while the Queen’s High Style was a winner at Kempton. High Style looked an unlikely winner at half way but produced a fair turn of foot to take the race quite comfortably in the end.
Sticking with unlikely winners Fishforcompliments certainly comes into that category. He started favourite for the opener at Haydock but was being niggled along quite early and you could have got 10s or possibly even 20s in running. Under a skilful ride from Paul Hannigan he finally got the hang of things to come through and win. He has plenty of ability but seems a bit of a baby. Winged Flight was a facile winner at Yarmouth while Diamond Hurricane won a competitive nursery at Brighton.
I will start my look at Friday with the evening meeting at Haydock where proceedings get under way with a 5 furlong maiden. Proud, 3rd in his last two runs at Nottingham looks a consistent sort and might well be there or thereabouts. Bazroy, from the same stable as Diamond Hurricane won back at the start of the season and wasn’t far behind at Chester the other day, he could go well at a price.
In the 7.30 Tudor Prince and Astronomic View have the best form. Astronomic drops has finished 3rd on both his runs at Lingfield. He drops back to 6 furlongs here after seeming to not quite last the 7 last time. He has chances as does the consistent Tudor Price who looked all over the winner last time at Kempton when beaten by Stagehand. He maybe was not quite as resolute as he might have been on that occasion. I am hoping for a good run from the Elite Racing Club’s Tredegar. Tredegar is a half brother to useful sprinter Eisteddfod.
In the 2.10 at Lingfield I will put up Fairfield Princess against the likely favourite.
We have a list horse in the 3.10 with Sant Elana a slightly fortunate winner at 12/1 last time. She has gone up 4 lbs for that win but is lightly raced at this trip and I see that the majority of the tipsters go for her.
There are some interesting newcomers in the 5.45 at Newmarket. Ea and Storm Path both look worth keeping an eye on.
Just Dust has already won 4 times this season and goes again in the 6.45. Her wins have largely come on sharp tracks and under a 6 lbs penalty could be vulnerable. Capannina has failed to live up to expectations but comes from a stable that is going well.
We have 3 runners in the 7.45. Khyber Kim, Degas Art and Morghim. Khyber Kim probably has the best chance of the trio.
Bye for now.
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