Not much to report today. The 4.00 at Musselburgh rather caught my eye, if only for the fact that 2 of the horses from our list to follow are running. In truth, Locksmith and The Dukes Speech have been two of the biggest failures thus far.
Locksmith was a progressive chase for Martin Pipe last season but has changed stables and shown very little this term. The Duke’s Speech was a useful novice last season but his recent efforts have not been encouraging.
The Elite Racing Club have Kadount in this, a useful novice chaser a couple of season’s ago when trained by Alan King. He is with Len Lungo these days. He has not done much in his two runs this term and is one to watch rather than back at present.
There are a few others of interest. St Pirran has come down in the world since his days with Paul Nicholls when he was a classy chaser. Masafi once ran up 7 consecutive wins on the flat and has twice won at this track over hurdles so can’t be ruled out. If pushed for a selection it would have to be John Quinn’s Kings Quay. Good recent form and gets on well with his jockey who can claim 3 lbs.
I apologise if I have not responded to e-mails over the last few days. I am having a few IT problems.
See you tomorrow.
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