It wasn’t much of a day from my selections today but I was pleased to see Tot O’Whiskey get off the mark over fences. He jumped well and certainly proved his stamina in testing ground at Carlisle.
Roman Republic was a very well backed favourite when he made his debut at Newbury but it soon became apparent that he wasn’t going to be involved in the finish and he could only finish 7th. You would have to imagine that he had shown something in his work at home to attract such strong support and he may be worth a second chance in the Doncaster 1.50.
There are a couple of runners from our list to follow in the 3.30. Dhaular Dhar has had an excellent season despite only winning once. He has also picked up some significant prize money by finishing runner up in a couple of big Ascot handicaps. Tomorrow he is 10 lbs higher in the weights than his previous highest winning mark so he needs a personal best. Celtic Sultan won his first start of the season in a handicap at Chester but has done very little in 5 subsequent runs. He has slipped down the weights and is also down in trip over 6 furlongs. The stable have run into a bit of form recently. Of the rest Skhilling Spirit has run some good races this season including a 5th in the Ayr Gold Cup. Any rain would help his cause tomorrow although he may be better over 7 furlongs rather than 6. Artimino comes here in good form. He ran well in second behind Knot in Wood at Kempton 3 weeks ago.
In the 4.05 Cape Tribulation could be worth an interest. This dual bumper winner won a Nottingham maiden earlier this month and the stable are in decent form. West With the Wind, from the same stable as Celtic Sultan may benefit from the step up from 12 to 14 furlongs.
I tipped Majeen when he won at Windsor last month and I will stick with him in the 4.40 tomorrow.
At Wolverhampton I like the look of course and distance winner Recession Proof in the 7.50. Let’s hope he lives up to his name!
Over the sticks at Fakenham The Good Guy represents our list to follow in the 3.50. He has been quite consistent over hurdles winning twice but is built like a chaser and hopefully he will make a good start to his career over fences tomorrow.
I fancy Midsummer Magic in the bumper at 5.25 with Tony McCoy riding for Nicky Henderson.
Today’s picture is by the artist Lisa Miller and features The Tatling who won at Brighton this afternoon. This was the 11 year old’s 12th career success – a grand old campaigner.
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