Good afternoon folks
A very tough day tomorrow with lots of sprints and 3 year old races. Not many nice looking all aged handicaps at my favourite distances to look at with any value so just the one further play is as below, along with the one’s already mailed and their write up’s. Nothing more for Saturday.
1:35 York
EY UP ITS THE BOSS– 1/2 Pt Each way @ 20/1 5 places generally
Ey Up Its Boss can go well from the front for his in form yard.
2:05 Goodwood
HECTIC– 3/4 Pt Each way @ 20/1 B.O.G 4 places generally
Richard Hannon has a cracking record in this (runs 3 today though) and Hectic raced on the wrong part of the track at Newmarket LTO over a furlong further than today’s distance but he travelled all over the winner the time before at Newbury where he had the favourite in this, Tafreej well behind (and subsequent winners). The claiming jockey is good value for his 5lb claim and they have a good record at this track when teaming up. His form is working out nicely and his prominent style of racing suits this track well. In a very tough race, all in all, worth chancing at the prices.
2:25 Haydock
METAL MERCHANT– 1/2 Pt Each way @ 20/1 William Hill boost 4 places,18/1 4 places generally
JUST BRING IT– 1/2 Pt Each way @ 16/1 Bet365 4 places, 14/1 4 generally
Metal Merchant very much caught my eye in the Hectic race which is strong handicap form and one to follow from a good draw (hope he doesn’t get trapped!)
Clive Cox is 2 from 5 in this very race and his string have started to fire! Not hard to see this has been the plan and low weighted horses also do exceptionally well in this. He can hang but hopefully he comes with a sweeping run on the outside late in the piece.
2:40 York
MONDAMMEJ– 1/2 Pt Each way @ 9/1 BetUK 4 places, 8/1 4 places generally
Now 2lbs below his last winning mark, I am hoping the forecast Good to Firm ground will remain in place and work the oracle for our old friend to get his head back in front!
His record on the aforementioned going over today’s trip of 5F reads 2,1,1,1!!
So he should be bang on the premises once again off this mark.
3:30 Haydock
EXISTENT– 1/2 Pt Each way @ 66/1 4 places generally
Tipped in this last year, he got no cove and pulled very hard after running a stormer in front of many of these at Newmarket which is the race that has thrown up numerous winners of this. He ran well on unsuitable ground in the very same race this year, against the track bias so I thought worth a poke as he drawn around the pace this year around.