18:35 Newcastle
NIGHT SAFARI 11/4 1pt WIN
(bet365)
Lightly raced maiden after just 4 starts, and clearly holds ability given his market support in races. He's finished 4th in all 4 starts to date, including on handicap debut last time out, when again well gambled into 3/1 fav for defying his opening mark of 66. He's down 1lb today, and is returning from 6 months off having been subject to a gelding operation. He can return today showing the required improvements needed to cash in.
16:25 Doncaster
SANITISER 5/2 1pt WIN
(Sky/Hills)
Fair flat runner, peak 92, and on that basis his current mark of 94 over jumps looks to seriously underestimate him. Ran a trio of fair, if not quiet, races in Juveniles for previous connections in Archie Watson, and went off way too keen on handicap debut for that yard, in a still respectable 3rd. He shaped in need of the run when switched back to the flat on debut for
Gary Moore, however showed up much better when 4th in a 0-110 back over hurdles last time out, catching the eye in the way that he travelled, his wide route possibly just costing his chance late on. He drops back into a 0-100 race here, can return showing further improvement on just his third start for the yard on the back of a near 3 month break, and off this kind of mark, should now be scoring.
19:05 Newcastle
KING OF
LIGHTNING 5/2 1pt WIN
(bet365)
For a stable not known for their winning newcomers, it appears significant that the money has come for racecourse debutant, King Of Lightning. He cost €15,000 as a foal, a price which shot up to €38,000 as a yearling, having clearly developed well. In a weak looking maiden, he may just be up for making a winning start.
