This weekend is rather the lull before the storm with the Irish, English and Scottish nationals just around the corner and of course the first flat classics also on the horizon.
Our list to follow is represented in the Carlisle 2.55 where Prince of Slane reappears after finishing 3rd in the week. The ground should suit but his form this season has been a disappointment.
At Leopardstown John Oxx saddles the unbeaten Arch Swing in the 1,000 guineas at 2.55.
Next update Saturday evening.
Of the horses featured in last night’s preview Mount Kilimanjaro (20/1) and Halla San 15/8 were winners. Monolith was a non runner in Halla San’s race due to the drying ground.
There are no runners from our list to follow on Thursday but I will be keeping an eye on Rehearsal in the 4.00 at Ludlow.
The next update will be on Friday evening.
Have a good Easter.
Although there are all sorts of delights on the jumps racing horizon it’s all flat racing tomorrow.
For the benefit of his fan club who may be reading these notes I see that old Legal Set runs in the seller at Catterick tomorrow (2.20). His glory days are rather in the distant past and his current losing runs stands at 37.
Halla San has served been a good friend to this site and makes his seasonal reappearance in the 3.20. He could well have another profitable season but may need a little more give in the ground. Another interesting runner is Monolith who is fit6 from hurdling.
Hawridge Prince looks a promising stayer and I will be watching him closely in the 4.10 at Nottingham. He is a course winner but may find this trip just too short for him. The other one I like in this is Mount Kilimanjaro who has some decent form last season.
Dumas could be something of a dark horse in the 5.10.
See you tomorrow
The only runner from our list to follow on Tuesday is Prince of Slane in the 4.50 at Wertherby. He has been pretty disappointing so far this season and could only finish 5th last time out, over course and distance.
He has his favoured ground and has also gone down 6 lbs in the weights so can’t be ruled out.
It was an in and out weekend on the tipping front. Rising Shadow was my main fancy for the Cammidge Trophy and he duly prevailed. That was his 3rd success at Newcastle so he obviously likes the place. I thought at one stage that our old friend Sierra Vista was going to hang on in front but she was reeled in close home. It was another stout performance from this admirable mare though. She had also won twice at Newcastle previously.
My Lincoln fancies were Audience (6th at 20/1) and Rio Riva (2nd at 10/1) Rio Riva was the first home of the horses drawn in single figures and looks one to keep on the right side.
Eisteddfod won on his first try at the all weather taking the conditions stakes at Kempton. Eisteddfod is out of the very successful broodmare Ffestiniog, a winner of 4 races in her own right, including a listed event at Newbury. All 4 of her progeny that have run to date have won. Apart from Eisteddfod, two of his siblings are in training in this country, the 3 year old Tredegar and unraced juvenile Harlech Castle. These two are worth putting in the note book for future reference.
Both of the horses from our list to follow that ran on Sunday, Pepperoni Pete and Double Default were winners. There are no runners from the list in action tomorrow.
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