Hi all,
It’s either up or down for the service at present. Two winners on Friday, meant we finished the day firmly on the up.
Saturday’s selections are from Newmarket and Goodwood.
Newmarket
12:55 – Balgair – 7/1 @ Bet365 – A previous C&D winner. The 6-year-old has dropped to 2lb below his last winning mark and hasn’t been disgraced on either start this season at Yarmouth. Vulnerable to any improvers in the field but he’s suited by quick ground and is handicapped to go close on his best form.
1:30 – Casual Reply – 5/1 @ Bet365 – Could never land a blow on what looked an inadequate 1m on her seasonal return at Newbury two weeks ago and the step up to 1m 2f should be more to her liking. A four-race maiden but she’s only had the four career starts and shapes like she can win a handicap like this.
Goodwood
4:40 – Longlai – 8/1 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Shaped with encouragement when 2nd of 4 (5/2) at Newmarket on his racecourse debut 49-day ago and looks the sort to improve with racing which he needs to do to win this maiden. Trainer Richard Hannon has a good record with his second time out juveniles that were sent off 4/1 & under on their racecourse debut – 29 winners from 98 runners 30% +66.13 54 placed 55% and 3 winners from 5 runners 60% +3.58 with such qualifiers at Goodwood.
Cheers
John