Yesterday was nothing short of a poor day all round, however the results perhaps don't really tell the full story. 2 out of the 4 simply didn't perform & thats that, SURPRISE VENDOR fell midway through his race after going well in touch which was frustrating as whether or not he would have won won't be known. VINTAGE STAR ran a real good race in the Welsh National but couldn't sustain his challenge inside the final furlong & was narrowly touched out of the places, which left for a disappointing day resulting in around a 12 point loss. Racing is fluid & ever changing, as a result the sport throws up surprises & nobody gets it right all the time (despite what some might claim), the bad days go hand in hand with the good days & the Blog has seen plenty of good days in these first 6 months, so we move onto the next & see what happens. Just the one selection today up at the Doncaster meeting.
Doncaster -
12:40 - ROBBIE - 1.5 Point EW @ 13/2
Keith Reveley's 9 year old ROBBIE still looks very much unexposed over fences & can go well here for his trainer/jockey combination who enjoy a profitable strike rate at this venue. A 9 length hurdles winner over C&D last season & a winner on his second start over fences in a class 4 chase on his final start last season over today's trip at Huntingdon. Retained the winning thread on his seasonal bow when upped to a class 3 chase (class 3 today) over 2m 4f at Musselburgh in November. Kept up the good form when returned to hurdles last time out over C&D in a class 2 event, running a good race in defeat finishing a close up 3rd in behind a couple of decent sorts. Both trainer & jockey have a good strike rate around Doncaster & are both having a decent season thus far. A case could be made certainly for a few of the opposition but ROBBIE still remains unexposed over fences & his proven form over C&D should hold him in good stead. Forecast ground should be of no concern, although he's unraced on ground worse than soft so probably wouldn't want further rain. This gelding is in good hands around here & if able to repeat his already useful form so far this season then he could well go close at a nice EW price.
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