Hurlingham kept things ticking over for me with a win at Hamilton yesterday under a good ride from Paul Mulrennan. He has proved a profitable horse to follow with wins at 10/1 and 11/4.
Tomorrow racing is very much low key stuff but there are a couple runners from my list to follow so I will have a look at their prospects.
Cadre went into a few notebooks after his debut run in a Newmarket maiden last October and he makes a belated reappearance tomorrow in the 7.50 at Kempton. He has been off the track for some time and may have had some sort of problem but if he is fully recovered he could be an interesting prospect.
Houghton remains a maiden after 3 runs and this half brother to the classy Yellowstone has not lived up to expectations. He is dropped in class in the 2.20 at Lingfield tomorrow where he will wear a first time visor.
Moving on to Thursday, there are some old favourites in the sprint handicap at Warwick at 2.50. The Tatling (pictured below) and Corridor Creeper are both 11 year olds. The former has run a couple of decent races recently but he is probably best on fast ground. Tudor Prince represents my list to follow in this race. He has come down 10 lbs in the weights since the start of the season and he has won on soft ground.
In the 7.50 at Great Leighs, Florentia could be the one to be on. She has run with promise on both her starts and comes from a winning family.
French Riviera has been a short priced beaten favourite on 2 of his 4 starts to date and is clearly not one of his stable’s stars. He tries again to break his maiden tag in the 8.50 at Great Leighs.
Hawk Mountain has been raised 10 lbs by the assessor for his comfortable victory at Nottingham last month. He looks a progressive type though and may well be able to defy the rise in the weights in the Redcar 4.40.
Regal Flush represents my list to follow in the 5.20 at Salisbury. After finishing 4th in the St Leger last season he has failed to sparkle this time round. He appeared not to stay over 2 miles in the Goodwood Cup and returns to 14 furlongs. He would need to improve on recent efforts if he is to take a hand in the finish.
My thanks to the artists Lisa Miller, for her painting of the Tatling, and Katy Sodeau for “Racing at Warwick”. See my links for more information about these artists.
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