The Yorkshire Festival of Racing moves on to Doncaster tomorrow evening where Another Decree lines up in the Yorkshire Racing Festival Handicap at 7.40. This son of Diktat did my list to follow a bit of good when winning a Pontefract maiden at odds of 16/1 back in May. A mark of 72 might not be unreasonable and at around 7/1 he has an each way chance. A sound surface is likely to suit Another Decree, and the same can be said of Smarterthanuthink in the 12 furlong handicap at 8.30. He probably isn’t entirely straightforward but won on good to firm at Hamilton 2 runs ago and comes from an in form yard.
There is no better trainer at placing his horses to run up a sequence than Sir Mark Prescott. His 3 year old Aleatricis goes for a 5 timer in the 6.30 at Folkestone. Young 19 year old Rosie Jessop takes the ride and she has already won on the horse. Two little bits of trivia for those that like that sort of thing. The dam actually won over course and distance back in 2003, and the horse comes from the family of Derby runner up Dragon Dancer.
Talking of trivia the line up for the Folkestone 8.40 has a distinctly sporty look. Outside Edge is owned by the Cricketers Racing Group, while New Balls Please is in the ownership of The Tennis Boys.
Dvinski has a very good record at Kempton and may be worth a second look there in the 7.15.
I had hopes for Regal Step at the start of the season but in 3 races thus far he has only managed to beat one horse! He has come down 10 lbs in the ratings in the process. He runs in the Sandown 2.45. Another cracking piece of information for the trivia minded, Frankie Dettori rides Regal Step tomorrow which means that the horse has never yet been ridden by the same jockey twice.
Visions of Johanna, named after a Bob Dylan song, ran well when runner up to good thing Navajo Joe last time out at Lingfield and could break his duck at the third attempt in the Sandown 3.55.
Picture by king permission of the artist Jo Stockdale.
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