Good Evening,
And, yet another big priced 2nd! 🙁
3:30 Nottingham, Corvair - 1pt win @15 generally
Probably needed his return run before running a much better race at Kempton last time where he got outpaced having had to be held up form his wide draw before looking to have plenty more to offer inside the final furlong. he's yet to win on turf, but he run well several times including at Newmarket off a mark of 92. He's down to 6f tomorrow which is a concern as his best has been over 7, but he should be able to keep tabs on the leaders in this small field if that's
the case, then off a mark of 85, I think he could record his first turf win.
7:55 Haydock, Drill To Dream 1pt win @9 generally (can go each way if you like but I worry about the second time visor working)
Ran his best race with the visor applied last time, and although I'm not normally one for backing a horse when wearing headgear for the second time, that was strong form for the grade plus this a well-bred daughter of Australia. She has form on soft ground from her first two race which were both high quality novices, and if the headgear has the same effect tomorrow, then she must still be well-handicapped off just a 4lb higher mark over this more suitable longer
trip.
7:55 Haydock, Chips And Rice 1pt e/w @9 generally (4 places)
Shaped with plenty of promise over a mile at this track last time, finishing a' better than result' 6th behind some very useful rivals. The winner ran well in the Oaks last week, with the well-beat second given a mark of 89, and the 3rd has run well in a listed race and now has a mark of 95. But remarkably C&R has been handed an opening mark of just 68 after finishing just 3L behind those two rivals, and if conditions are right tomorrow over this longer trip on
easy ground (has run well at Newmarket on soft) then she could certainly give the short-priced fav plenty to think about.
1:50 Yarmouth Nooo More - 1pt win @13 Hills/888/BV (17 @B365)
Hasn't shown much in his 7 starts to date, but he's shown glimmers of ability for the Gay Kellaway yard since arriving from Ireland. They threw him into the big 2yo Doncaster Wetherby's Stakes race on stable debut last year, and although completely outclassed, there were definite signs of ability. His next 3 races were poor, but he had valid excuses for those runs in that, he never stayed over 7f at Lingfield, though ran well for a long way, had soft ground at
Leicester in a hot novice which never suited, and then last time at Lingfield's turf track, he never handled running downhill over 7.5f and wasn't given a hard time once his jockey realised. He's down to 6f and dropping into 0-55 company tomorrow, and on this much flatter track with a bit of juice in the ground, I think he could outrun his odds for his in form yard.
2:30 Nottingham, La Yakel - 2pts win @3.85 generally
A few nice types in this novice race but the one I like is La Yakel who looked a future star in the making when staying on well from a poor position her on his debt behind the now rated 93 winner, and the 87 rated 2nd. Improvement is never guaranteed and he'll need to improve to beat a couple of these, but he just looked so good when finishing well behind the front two last time and considering his jockey was easing off at the end suggested to me that he might have
won easily had he go away better
Regards,
Gary.
