Yesterday wasn't the finest day with 6 EW's tipped producing no winners & just 2 2nd's getting place money, only small losses & hopefully can improve on what looks a good day's racing today.
York -
13:55 - Best EW LADY GIBRALTAR 11/1 = LOST & ABOVE STANDARD 7/1 = LOST (6/18)
Very big field to start the day here at York & these contests are usually are about & hoping for the best! because anything that wins will need the run of the race really. I have selected two for small EW plays. Above standard won a pair of handicaps recently (class 3 & class 4) & then continued to impress further when finishing a solid 4th of 24 runners in a class 2 at the Goodwood festival just 1 length behind the winner. His mark has improved again since that however this gelding looks very well in at the foot of the weights & if things go right for him today he may only need to reproduce that last run to get close. LADY OF GIBRALTAR has shown solid figures in big field handicaps this year finishing 363 in her last 3 outings all in class 2's & in fields of 19 15 & 14 so she is no stranger to this type of race. Also sitting right at the foot of the weights she should run her race again today & has the chance of being up there. Both worth small EW's in what looks like a classic big field handicap to open proceedings at York.
15:05 - TELESCOPE Win 13/8 = WON (1/7)
Took a 10f class 3 handicap in july with absolute ease waltzing home by some 24 lengths, As a result this Sir Michael Stoute horse was hammered into 4/6 favouritism last time out in a group 3 & was beaten a length by the impressive David Livingston. Having said this that was against older rivals he ran & on well that day & today's extra 12 furlongs look as if they should suit. Much more attractive price today & i personally think he's worth the punt to make amends for last time & go one better here.
15:40 - TORONADO Win 13/8 = LOST
All the money here will surely be or either AL KAZEEM & TORONADO & while the former has been in brilliant form this year maintaining unbeaten status in group 1 events, TORONADO has been in very good form himself, best of which when beating dawn approach last time out when impressively staying on to beat the 2000 GUINEAS winner late on. Admittedly there is the unknown here with TORONADO trying the extra 2 furlongs today but in my mind he stays on very well & that shouldn't be a problem. This race will be all about these two & the betting should back that up & i am willing to take the risk & back TORONADO to overcome the first time at the trip at end AL KAZEEMS winning run purely because i think TORONADO is the classier horse.
TELESCOPE/TORONADO DOUBLE also @ 13/2
16:20 - Best EW WYBORNE 8/1 & EAGLE ROCK 11/1 & HIGH OFFICE 25/1
Another very big field here & this time for the staying runners. Again there is a touch of pick out a couple & hope for the best but the 3 i have selected there is a lot to like about & for small EW plays they look worthwhile. WYBORNE i backed last time out when just got the run a bit wrong when finishing a decent 5th of 14 over today's C&D in a class 3 (today class 2) goes off the same mark here today & is ridden by 3lb claiming jockey Raul De Silva & although this is a step up in class he goes from the foot of the weights. Worth EW money. EAGLE ROCK i also backed last time out in the same race as Wyborne & he ran out the winner that day at a nice price of 12/1 (that was in fact my first day on the blog) has run again since that & finished a creditable 3rd over the same trip at newmarket of an upped rating & from higher in the weights. Also has the luxury of going from the foot of the weights here & if bringing similar form as the last two runs then is definitely worth a small EW punt. Finally HIGH OFFICE ran a decent 6 of 18 over the extended 21 furlong trip last time out in a class 2 & that perhaps stretched him too far, i think he will be suited better by today's trip & again comes from right at the bottom of the weights & at 25/1 is worth a small ew price as he could prove to be slightly over priced.
Lingfield -
14:55 - REMIX Win 4/5 = WON (1/5)
Won nicely last time out when upped to the 10 furlong trip, that came in a class 5 race & today's is a class 6, goes off only 1lb higher in the ratings & has Danny Brock claiming 5lb. In a small field where he also looks well weighted i think remix should be able to prove too strong & claim his second victory in a row.
Warwick -
19:00 - UMNEYATI Win 11/10 = WON (1/5)
UMNEYATI was a cosy win last time out in a class 5 nursery. Goes into a class 4 nursery today but in a small field where its hard to oppose him, has gone up 5lb in ratings for that last win & will shoulder top weight but it would be suprising if he doesn't run strongly again. The Dandy Man looks the main threat in this race & he actually finished in 3rd behind UMNEYATI last time out & i can't see any real evidence that he should be able to reverse the form today, so UMNEYATI looks a good bet here.
ALSO REMIX & UMNEYATI DOUBLE @ 11/4 = WON
Musselburgh -
16:30 - Best EW BUSY BIMBO 6/1 = LOST
Has been running creditably lately over 6f which in my mind doesn't look his best trip, 5f does. Back over the 5f trip today & in fairness BUSY BIMBO does offer up some good form, last 3 outings over this trip have produced figures of 232. Looks to be well in on the weights today & if bringing his best form forward BUSY BIMBO can go close.
1705 - Best EW LEXINGTON BLUE 7/1 = LOST (4/9) & LOOK ON BY 11/1 = LOST (5/9)
Only the 8 runners here but really liked the chances of both of these & in the end didn't want to call it either way so have had them both on small EW plays (Something which will look pretty silly if they both fail to produce!). LEXINGTON BLUE has been in decent form of late for David O'Meara none more so than when finishing 2nd of 13 on the AW recently having shouldered a penalty for a recent 8f win on turf. Looks much better in the weights today & although slightly up in class he has shown winning form in this company over 7f, looks a pretty versatile horse at these sort of trips & could go well today at a nice price of 7/1. LOOK ON BY was a winner last time out over today's trip & in today class & in a much bigger field of 16 runners he won it nicely. his 8f form in behind that run looks very decent all be it mostly in class 6's. showed he could mix it in this company recently & if in the same form today could go well here from the foot of the weights.
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