Folkestone has fallen foul of the weather but it looks as though Taunton will go ahead so we will have a look at some of the races on their card.
I had hopes that Tara Taylor would be a horse to follow this season but thus far has been a disappointment. She has not built on her promising 3rd at Uttoxeter in October. Her trainer Charlie Longsden has been pretty short on winners recently although he has had some placed horses. Tara Taylor is on a decent mark if she can find her best form and at 14/1 might be worth a small each way interest.
Normally the two that would interest me in the 2.40 would be King’s Forest and Vodka Brook but neither is over big and both prefer decent ground. If we get a lot of rain in might be worth an interest in Quartz de Thiax as he has winning form on heavy ground. I will go with Vodka Brook if conditions are not too testing.
Another that would not want the ground to be too soft is Via Galilei, twice a winner on the flat for Jim Bolger. He would be my selection in the 3.10 as long as they don’t get too much rain in the west country.
Festival winner Cappa Bleu has been disappointing over fences this season and reverts to hurdles in the 3.40 where his main rival could be Valentine Vic a course and distance winner trained by Paul Nicholls. These look the pair to concentrate on and if pushed to, choose a single selection I would side with Valentine Vic.
My thanks to Emily Russell for today’s photo.
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