Well, Tax Free kept things going for the list to follow this afternoon while Hotel Du Cap made a pleasing return after nearly a year of the track.
On the juvenile front Lady Lily was dropped in class to win the opening maiden up at Catterick and may be able to find another race before the end of the season. Elsewhere Al Tharib and Kirk Michael made promising debuts in the last race at Leicester.
My regulars will know that I have a particular affection for certain horses, often sprinters when it comes to flat racing. Trojan Flight is one such and he managed to get his head in front today after a long losing sequence. He needs to be held up and is not the easiest horse to win with. Not surprisingly given his style of running hsin success today was gained by the shortest of short heads.
Wednesday’s racing is pretty ordinary stuff. There are 3 runners from our list to follow.
Sant Elena returns to Kempton for the 3.10 having won at the track in a fast time over 6 furlongs the run before last. She has since run well in third at Lingfield but is creeping up the weights. She races over 7 furlongs tomorrow which I am not sure will suit her. She has an each way chance at 15/2.
Sir Mark Prescott’s 3 year olds kept my list to follow in business in mid summer but there wins have rather tended to dry up of late. Prince Picasso has been consistent and has registered 3 wins and while you wouldn’t want to rule him out the stable rate not in quite the form of earlier in the season.
Our third runner is Sir Nod in the 4.50. He is yet to win this season but there have been excuses. Lightly raced and apparently well thought of by connections. Rather like the other two you could drum up at each way chance for him.
The 2.10 at Kempton looks tricky. The well bred Tastahil should be better for a debut outing.
In the 2.40 Benfleet Boy has an obvious chance. He shaped well in 4th on his debut and the runner up that day has since won. Of the newcomers Norman Tradition is one to watch out for.
At Southwell Dance of Dreams should improve on his debut 7th in the 1.50.
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