The steady trickle of winners continued today thanks to Quaddick Lake (9/1) and Rockiteer. There are 3 UK jumps meetings tomorrow to go at with interesting runners at each of the venues.
Hello Moscow gave Tony McCoy his 2,999th winner at Plumpton and the pair are reunited in the Towcester 3.55 where they have an each way chance at around 7/1.
I have been following Pterodactyl all season without success. I will stick with him in the 4.30 as he is sure to win if I desert him.
The well bred Cornerback won at Kelso earlier in the month and if in the same form in the Carlisle 2.25 will take all the beating.
Auroras Encore looks the form pick in the 3.00. I have a sneaking feeling that we haven’t yet seen the best of the fragile Breakwater House who could be worth a small saver in this race.
Open de L’Isle has been running quite well without winning. He is stepped up in trip in the 4.10 which should suit him. Marleybow has been given a chance by the handicapper and has the talent to pose a threat if he doesn’t waste his energy by pulling too hard in the early stages.
At Hereford I am quite interested in Prairie Spirit in the 2.35. He was a winner 5 times on the flat in France.
Paul Nicholls has his share of beaten favourites, with the 1/10 Conflictofinterest a case in point the other day. Rippling Ring, who makes his chase debut in the 3.45 was himself beaten when 8/15 at Aintree at the start of the season. It will be interesting to see how he fares on his chase debut in modest company but he is clearly not a betting proposition.
In the 5.35 Persian Gates has an each way squeak.
At Southwell The Tatling goes for his 15th career win at the ripe old age of 12 in the 3.30. He goes well at the track and looks the one to beat.
My thanks to Kate Tann for the photo of Towcester racecourse.
The picture of the Tatling is by kind permission of the artist Lisa Miller (see links)
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