Not a bad haul from the horses featured last night, with a winner and a couple of seconds. Swiss Act provided the win at rewarding odds of 5/1. He looks a typical Mark Johnston 3 year old, tough and progressive.
Temple Place gave Donald McCain a rare flat winner. This one used to be trained by Michael Bell and was quite highly regarded at one time. This was his 4th career win and they have come at odds of 20s, 12s, 8s and now 50/1.
Tomorrow’s card at the Roodeye looks plenty trappy enough. Maraahel will be a warm order in the opener and is the most likely winner. If you want to take him on then Ivy Creek of Geoff Wragg’s could be the one.
There are plenty of speedsters in the 2.20. Corridor Creeper is a course and distance winner and particularly well handicapped on his best form. He handles any ground. Dhaular Dhar has an impressive record at Chester. Mr Wolf comes out of the favoured number 1 stall and could be a major player. He is better over 6 furlongs though and wouldn’t want too much rain. Kay Two on the other hand is most effective with cut in the ground and 5 furlongs is his trip. He should be all the better for his recent narrow defeat at the Hands of Cape Royal at Epsom. Cape Royal himself and course and distance winner Caribbean Coral are others to consider.
In the last 10 years no horse has won this from a double figures draw and only two have carried more than 9 stone to victory. In 8 of the last 10 years the winner has come from one of the 6 lowest draws. Three of the horses I have short listed meet those criteria, Caribbean Coral, Mr Wolf and Kay Two. I will give a narrow preference to Kay Two.
In the 2.50 the Aiden O’Brien runner will be odds on. Again, if you want to take on the favourite Sir Michael Stoute’s Arabian Gulf won well at Newmarket and should relish the extra couple of furlongs here if acting on the sharp track.
In the 3.20 Magic Mountain would be my each way selection. A winner at Salisbury last season he was out of his depth when beaten at Sandown on his last start. Does not look too badly treated off a mark of 87.
The 4.35 looks to be between Al Tharib and Urban Spirit.
At Goodwood Diamond Diva represents our list to follow in the 4.20. She won on the all weather on her final start last season and looks a potential improver.
Manbar is dropped in class and should be able to take the 4.55.
For the benefit of the Legal Set fan club the old boy runs in the 6.20 at Ayr. He is on one helluva losing sequence but did show a glimmer of form on his latest start.
If you keep backing Seafield Towers and keep your fingers and everything else firmly crossed there is always a chance he will pop up at a daft price eventually. He runs in the Ayr 7.50 where Throw the Dice would be the more logical form pick I suppose.
Bye for now.
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