Good morning folks
A tougher looking lower quality day tomorrow compared to last Saturday’s action. One early selection though is as below. More to follow later on
3:35 Newbury
BEENHAM – 1/2 Pt EW @ 24/1 5 places Bet365, 25/1 4 places Bet365, 22/1 & 20/1 4 places generally
Millman likes to target this race and has gone close a few time. He won the race in 2019 with Bettys Hope, who was having her sixth start and completing a hat-trick on the day and although this filly is relatively inexperienced, I loved her novice win on an easy surface second time out at Goodwood in early-May. She had Group placed Haatem (now rated 102) in behind that day comfortably beat.
That came on the back of an encouraging debut third at Bath the previous month and I’m willing to forgive her the subsequent disappointment when never a factor in York’s Marygate. The fast five furlongs on good to firm ground just caught her out on that occasion, as did racing away from the action on the wing, her stall nine of nine draw not exactly helping given the winner made all from one, and they’ve had plenty of time to freshen her up for this if it is indeed the intention to run. That form has been given a massive boost last weekend with Persian Dreamers victory at HQ.
The Goodwood form isn’t on a par with those who went to the Royal meeting but it’s not bad by any stretch, the third and fifth (Call Glory) winning since and the fourth tried in Group company in France albeit without much joy.
Beenham is highly likely to stay further than the minimum trip in time the majority of Super Sprint winners end up running over – and improving for – further by the end of the season (the last five certainly have) so possessing a bit of stamina isn’t a bad thing on such a galloping track. Oisin Murphy has been booked to ride and the has a cracking record for the stable, especially over this 5 furlong trip (3 wins, 4 placers from 8 mounts past 3 years) so I thought worth chancing in a very tricky contest.