Month: July 2010

The big race tomorrow is the Coral Eclipse at Sandown where it may pay to side with Zacinto who showed signs of a return to form on his last start. He is preferred to Mawaatheeq. In the Heritage Handicap at 2.35 last year’s winner Acrostic could go close again. He ran quite well in the Royal Hunt Cup and has actually dropped a couple of pounds in the handicap since.

The unbeaten Decorative has scope for further improvement and is the selection in the 3.40 while in the 4.15 I am banking on King of Wands showing improvement for a step up to 2 miles.

I will take a chance with an outsider in the 4.50 with Haadeeth while there may be more to come from the lightly raced Revered in the final race on the card at 5.25.

The grey Berling was finishing strongly behind Dandino at Ascot last time out and he looks the one to be on at Haydock in the 2.15. The 3.25 is a really competitive handicap where last year’s winner Red Merlin is one for the short list. Dangerous Midge will appreciate the track at Haydock and is another to consider as is Jim Goldie’s recent Hamilton winner Hillview Boy. For my selection though I am going with Hanoverian Baron who has impressed me on both his starts this season and gets in off a low weight.

Bated Breath has done little wrong so far and could still have further improvement in him and can complete the hat trick in the 4.00. Genki has arguably been unlucky on both his last two starts suffering from being badly drawn both times. He can make amends in the 4.35.

Arabian Spirit put in a promising effort at York 3 weeks ago and I fancy him to run well in the 5.45.

Other selections. Leicester 1.55 Kenyon Cat; 4.10 Big Noise. Nottingham 8.40 Mushreq.

Today’s picture is courtesy of the artist Jane Dunn.

At the time of penning these notes we have had a couple of winners, hopefully there may be more to come.

Brunston won the Newbury Spring Cup on his first run of the season but has failed to reach that level of form on his two subsequent outings. He runs in the 4.35 at Sandown tomorrow. He will have the ground to suit and his trainer is in good form. He is quite a big price at around 12/1 as on his Newbury from he would have a decent chance. Earlier on the Sandown card I will give a chance to dual course and distance winner Rocket Rob in the 2.20.

Bollin Judith won on her third start last season and comes into the 2.30 at Doncaster on the back of two unsuccessful efforts. She handles the ground and at around 5/1 looks value.

At Haydock High Ransom and Escape Artist make some appeal in the 8.15 while in the 8.50 Cygnet is surely better than he has shown in his two runs thus far in 2010.

Today’s picture is courtesy of the artist Jane Dunn.