Diary: July 20 2009

 

Woodsley House runs in the Ayr 4.00. He won for em earlier in the season at 20/1 so I have had my money’s worth out of him. He is a course and distance winner on soft ground so could not be ruled out. He is currently 2 lbs higher than his last winning mark. He has an each way chance at 11/1 although it is a shame there are only 15 runners.

If we get plenty of rain up in Scotland it might be worth a close look at Look Busy and Judge ‘N Jury in the 4.30. This looks a competitive race as veterans Reverence, Fullandby and River Falcon also like plenty of cut in the ground. I will give Look Busy preference over Judge ‘N Jury.

Trumpstoo has only beaten two home in a couple of starts this season but they were both on firm ground. He won last year in very testing conditions so if the ground were to ride soft at Beverley tomorrow he would come into the equation in the 8.30. His trainer, Richard Fahey, could hardly be in better form.

Mr Freddy was runner up to Distant Memories on Saturday and if turned out again tomorrow in the Beverley 9.00 he should be backed.

Ben’s Dream was well backed when getting off the mark at Warwick on his last start. He looks to follow that up tomorrow in the 7.50 at Windsor wher4e he was runner up on his only previous visit to the track. He has gone up 5 lbs for his Warwick win but is not without a chance.

Jachol was a disappointing beaten favourite on his last run but might be worth another chance in the Yarmouth 5.15.

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On Tuesday Ffos Las stage their inaugural flat meeting where Dandy Nicholls could land the sprint handicap at 4.30 with the top weight Cape Vale.

On the all weather at Southwell the Sir Mark Prescott trained Virginia Hall looks to have a good chance of picking up the winning thread again in the 7.50

The 3.15 at Yarmouth will take some sorting out. I have a short list of 3 for this with Halfway House and Alicante both coming into the race on the back of recent wins and Venture Capitalist who was second at Brighton last time out. Sir Mark Prescott is the master of training horses to run up a sequence of wins so Alicante gets the nod.

In the 4.45 Billberry might be worth considering.

Today’s picture is courtesy of the artist Sally Martin.

 

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