Horses running from our main list to follow
Ascot 3.45 – Bywell Beau, Laustra Bad, European Dream & Amour Multiple
Exeter 12.30 – Seven is Lucky
Exeter 1.00 – The Empty Tin
Exeter 3.20 – The Tother One
Kelso 12.10 – I’m Delilah
Kelso 1.15 – Smart Street
Horses running from our “dark horses” list
Ascot 2.00 – Blue Bajan
Russellform Ramblings
Miss Mitch and Russian Trigger provided our list to follow with a couple of successes this afternoon. There should be more races to be won with both these.
There is some decent jumps racing tomorrow from 3 tracks as long as Kelso passes an inspection. There is a frost expected there overnight.
Starting at Ascot in the 2.00 Andy Turnell’s Blue Bajan won 8 times on the flat and appeals as the type to make a hurdler.
The Ascot 3.45 features 4 runners from our list to follow. Bywell Beau is a keen front running sort but may set things up for those behind him. European Dream is another free going sort. He has progressed on the flat in the summer winning 4 times. Armour Multiple has the look of a chaser but ran very well for a long time over hurdles last time out finishing 5th over course and distance. That was after a long lay off and on unsuitable fast ground so he can go even better tomorrow. David Pipe saddles Laustra Bad who was 3rd to stable companion Gaspara at the Festival last year. There should be plenty of pace on here and I fancy Laustra Bad to pounce late under Tony McCoy. Amour Multiple could be an each way shot.
David Pipe also has a good chance in a handicap hurdle at Exeter where he saddles Seven is Lucky in the 12.30. He has had the 3 runs necessary to qualify for a handicap mark and could be well treated.
Paul Nicholls has a couple of promising runners at Exeter. The Empty Tin won 4 of his 6 point to points in Ireland and was second in the other two. He could well make a winning start over fences in the 1.00 while the Tother One who runs in the 1.30 was an impressive winner of a Chepstow bumper on his only start last season.
Up at Kelso I’m Delilah can make a winning start for Nicky Richards over hurdles. She was a strikingly impressive bumper winner at Cheltenham last season. One of the main dangers may be Compromiznotension, a recruit form the flat from Howard Johnson’s yard.
Lastly, Smart Street will have learned from his first run over fences when finishing 3rd at Kelso and returns to the borders track for the 1.15.
Nap of the day
Smart Street Kelso 1.15
Today’s trivia
The Tother One who runs in the 3.20 at Exeter is a half brother to high class chaser Thisthatandtother.
What’s in a name?
Devil’s Island won one race from 10 starts for Sir Mark Prescott, the sole success coming at Wolverhampton last year. Devil’s Island or Ile du Diable, is the name of a prison on an island in the Atlantic where thousands of prisoner’s were sent from France between 1852 and 1946. It was the scene of the novel and film Papillon.
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