Winners have been in rather short supply this week but at least Bukit Tinggi won for us at Haydock today and looks a horse to follow.
Pacific Pride is hardly a prolific winner with a strike rate of only 2 from rather a lot. However, he has only been raised 2 lbs for his win at Ripon a couple of weeks back and he is still on a lenient mark if you look at his 2 year old form. He could go in again at Haydock in the 7.20 tomorrow.
Missioner just found one too good for him on his reappearance at Yarmouth but could well go one better in the Haydoch 8.20. La Fortalesa showed promise on both his starts last season and is another to consider in this race.
Rossini’s Dancer remains a maiden after 5 starts but his 2nd at Beverly last time out entitles him to go close in the Newcastle 5.05.
The 4.40 at Newmarket looks an interesting race. Punjabi could be an absolute snip. His last run on the flat was when he finished 3rd at Lingfield off a mark of 73 over a mile. Since then he has proved himself a top class hurdler with Nicky Henderson, finishing 3rd in the Champion Hurdle, and most recently winning the Irish Champion Hurdle at Punchestown. He may well turn out to be a much improved animal over this trip of 12 furlongs and his handicap rating of 75 could be a complete nonsense. These sort of theories don’t always work out of course and another to consider would be Mad Rush who has had an injury and been off the course for a long while. He was only beaten narrowly by the subsequent Park Hill Stakes winner though and on that form would be a serious threat in this.
There seem to be a number of two year olds around this season with names connected to footballers and Bryan Smart’s Go Nani Go is one such. He looked a sharp sort when making a winning debut at Musselburgh and could well follow up in the 7.30 at Pontefract.
There will likely be an odds on jolly in the 9.00 but only 3 of the last 7 favourites have obliged in this race. In search of something at a working man’s price I thought of Another Decree and Merrion Tiger.
Good luck
Photograph by courtesy of Mark Usher Racing
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