Category: Horse racing

 

Chester

3.20 Greeley’s Love

5.05 Strange Magic

Haydock

5.00 Robot Boy

Newbury

7.30 Net Whizz

Newmarket

2.30 Nabucco

2.55 Enrol

4.40 Country Western

 

Haydock

8.15 Swan Song

9.20 Plutocracy

Lingfield

2.20 Sunset Shore

4.30 Whipper Snapper

Pontefract

7.05 Eagle Rock

8.05 Chevakgris

8.40 Rust

 

Brighton

3.05 Dark Templar (ew)

4.50 Big Thunder

Thirsk

2.10 Weisse Socken

5.00 George Rooke

 

Lingfield

5.15 Estifzaaz

Ripon

2.00 Ambiance

4.30 Arch Ebony (ew)

Yarmouth

5.55 Blessing Box

 

Leicester

3.15 Tinghir

5.15 Dance King

 

Epsom

1.35 This looks an ultra competitive handicap. I have a rather lengthy “shortlist.” The Mark Johnston pair of Greeley’s Love and Salutation are both interesting. The former won a Thirsk maiden last season and has shown enough in his 3 runs this season to suggest he could return to winning ways. Salutation won at Nottingham but disappointed under a penalty at Yarmouth last time. The trip will suit him and looks the type that his stable does well with.

Space Ship comes here on the back of a win in a Chester maiden. He has taken a hike in the weights as a result but could still be improving. King Muro won a maiden on the AW at Kempton in April but was too keen on his next run at Chester and was last of 9. He could be well handicapped off a mark of 74. The odds of 4/1 are a bit skinny but I will take a chance on Space Ship being able to cope with his rise in the weights.

3.15 Duke of Firenze is a tentative selection but I am a liitle worried that he will not be abel to match the early pace of some of his rivals. I am hoping that Ryan Moore can steer his mount through the field with a late run.

4.00 Dawn Approach may well win this but at current odds I wouldn’t back him given doubts about his stamina.

Doncaster selections

2.00 Tetbury

4.45 Elkaayed

Lingfield

8.25 Plenum is the obvious choice here on the basis of his 2^nd at Nottingham. The danger could be Inherited. The latter could be very well handicapped and gets the nod.

Musselburgh selection

3.30 Dashing Star

 

Epsom

3.20 Hi There is progressive and has conditions in his favour. He should give us a run for our money.

4.00 The main contenders appear to be Secret Gesture (winner of the Lingfield Trial), Liber Nauticus (winner of the Musidora) and Moth(3^rd in the 1,000 Guineas.) Of the outsider The Lark has scope to improve and has an each chance. Moth has pressing claims but I liked the way Secret Gesture won at Lingfield and I will just give her the edge.

5.20 You Da One and Heavens Guest are the pick in this handicap.

 

Hamilton

5.10 Alcaeus

Lingfield

3.50 Alnawiyah

5.20 Bright Glow

Sandown

6.40 Steventon Star

7.15 Rimes Up and Sir Graham Wade

7.50 Mukhadram

8.20 Montridge

 

Beverley

8.05 Heeraat

8.35 Aficianado

Nottingham

3.30 Mukhadram

4.40 Deficit

 

Leicester

2.30 Raging Bear

3.00 I like Skytrain, Majestic Moon and Jubilant Queen. I would consider any of that trio against the favourite. The selection is Majestic Moon each way.

4.00 Sunset Shore

4.30 Ertijaal and Toofi make most appeal.

5.00 Big Thunder

Lingfield

6.20 If So

Yarmouth

8.10 Emerald Sea