Once again on the whole today the action looks best watched from my point of view, with all the cards being dominated by soft ground which throws up plenty of uncertainty & at this time of year its hard to take form that most horses have been showing on better ground recently & transfer it to poor ground & if you are doing this you are taking chances. Had today's cards came a few weeks ago it would be a lot easier to be confident about a few selections today but with the either horses showing poor form of no form on the forecast ground its hard to weigh up realistic chances. I have just one small EW selection today that looks as though it can go well & keeps a small interest in the days action, nothing too serious though.
Thirsk
14:10 SEARCHLIGHT EW 5/1 = PLACED (2/9)
Had this race come on ground with less ease then it may be a tight one to call & in all honesty it could still pan out that way but for me SEARCHLIGHT'S impressive debut run on good to soft ground stands out. This 2yo gelding travelled strongly on debut over the same trip as today (6f) & was only beaten half a length (clear of the rest) on easing ground like today's & although he hasn't perhaps gone on from that as you may have thought he did post two more placed efforts in maidens before finishing 4 of 5 in a class 2 handicap at york last time but i think the ground was too fast for him that day (good to firm) & dropping into today's class 4 company looks a more realistic option. That debut run is his best performance to date & is the only time he has been given softer ground which hints towards him going well on today's surface. The others in the race either have poor form on easing ground or no form (in which case its unknown how they will take to it) but for me SEARCHLIGHT looks as though he might need this ground to really improve on his impressive debut run. On a day where a real serious interest is non existent he looks worth some EW money while the price allows.
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