Our good run continued today when the only selection The Cayterers jumped like the proverbial bunny to win at 9/1 at Wincanton.
Tomorrow Border Flora is worth a look in the Ayr 3.55. He was 2nd at Carlisle in November and the winner has since won 3 times. He was then 3rd at Ayr in January and the winner, the runner up and the 5th home have all won since. He was pulled up on his last run but there may have been excuses for that as he was bumped into during the race. Border Flora has already run well at Ayr, the trip will suit and the trainer is adept at placing his horses in this type of race. The softer the ground the better.
The other horse I am going to put up today is a real speculative one. The Hollinwell looked a chaser of great potential at one time but has really lost his way having been pulled up in 3 of his last 4 races over obstacles (he was beaten 80 lengths in the other!) So why back him in the 5.05 at Ayr? Well he won a race on the flat at Southwell in December which was encouraging. He wears first time blinkers which might concentrate his mind over the fences and his trainer, hitherto as out of form as the horse, had a winner the other day.
With the Cheltenham Festival next week today’s picture, by the artist Lisa Miller, is of former Champion Hurdle winner Rooster Booster.
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