This weekend is not one of my favourites on the racing calendar. I can’t say that the Super Sprint or the Summer Plate really appeal but there are plenty of meeting round and about so we will endeavour to dig out a winner or two.
High Standing could get us off to a good start in the 2.15 at Newbury. The race he won at Haydock has worked out quite well and he seems to act on any ground. I will have to come up with a selection in the Super Sprint I suppose. This is not a particularly original selection but Temple Meads looks as god as anything. He impressed when winning on his only start to date and he could be well drawn.
In the 3.55 Distant Memories is one to consider. Well thought of by his trainer he won a handicap at York in the middle of June and has been very consistent in his career so far. The secret to him may well be the ground as he probably doesn’t want it too quick. He is certainly one for any short list. Kingdom of Fife has some very solid form. He was third in a listed race at Ascot behind a very useful sort in Rainbow Peak. The runner up in that race has since been beaten a short head in the Magnet Cup so Kingdom of Fife is another to put a tick beside. Stimulation is the other one I like. He is yet to win at this trip but ran well enough in 4th in Group 1 company at Ascot on his latest start. I think that the winner will come from these 3. Softer ground would suit Distant Memories while Stimulation might not want too much give.
Looking for some value in the 4.30 I wonder if either Dafeef or Rodrigo de Torres could upset the more fancied pair. Dafeef has scope to improve and should be suited by the slightly easier ground. He is a tentative choice.
Ryan Moore sides Mykingdomforahorse in the 5.05. He won on the only other occasion he partnered the horse and the combination should again go well.
My only selection at Newmarket is Flambeau in the 3.30.
Bollin Judith has not yet shown her form of last season but she is worth persevering with. Paul Hannigan rides her tomorrow and with the stable going well she has an each way chance in the Haydock 7.40.
I was impressed with Kaptain Kirkup when he won at York earlier in the season. He is a course winner at Haydock and seems to handle any ground. He looks worth a punt in the 8.10
Think it’s All Over is one of my favourite horses – mainly because of the clever name – he is by the sire Tiznow! Anyway he shapes as though 10 furlongs could be right for him and he comes into the 9.10 with a chance.
At Lingfield I am going for a bit of an outsider in the 7.20. Tullius is by Le Vie Dei Colori, a tough miler in Italy and the Uk who sadly died quite soon after starting his stud career. Tullius is related to a number of winners and I always think his trainer is underrated.
Mushreq is a winner last time out and is ridden by a useful claimer in the Ripon 3.25. In the 4.00 I like the course and distance winner Beat the Rush while in the 4.35 I wonder if a chance of stable will help San Cassiano. Lastly, I note that Jukebox Jury runs at Hamburg in the Group 1 over 12 furlongs there. He won on his only previous visit to Germany.
Today’s picture is courtesy of the artist Lisa Miller.
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