Hi all,
Just the one winner yesterday but no damage done if you took an early price about Urtheonethatiwant. Plenty to get stuck into on Wednesday.
Nottingham
3:35 – Bowerman – 5/1 @ Paddy Power – The selection is the most interesting runner in this Class 3 handicap over 1m ½ f. The 5-year-old returns from a 489-day lay off and makes his turf debut today. A winner of his last two starts including on his seasonal reappearance back in April 2017. He clearly hasn’t been the easiest to keep sound. However, the entire had looked a horse with potential when last seen and more than capable of defying a mark of 94. Both is wins have come off 145+ day lay offs so fitness shouldn’t be an issue and his trainer Roger Varian has made a bright start to the new season with 5 winners from 9 runners 56% in the past 14-days.
Lingfield
2:50 – Rewaayat – 5/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – The 4-year-old is having his first run since a gelding operation and makes his handicap debut in this 7f, Class 5 handicap. Showed enough in maiden/novice company to think he can win a handicap like this off a mark of 64. Trainer Charlie Hills is among the winners and he also has an excellent win strike rate with his all-weather handicap runners at the track that are sent off favourite – 5 winners from 10 runners 50% +5.5 6 placed 60% since the start of 2015.
Warwick
4:50 – Fifty Shades – 4/1 @ William Hill – Trainer Christian Williams sets punters a bit of a poser as he runs two in this handicap chase. Preference is for the selection whose open to more improvement than his stable mate and holds him on the form of their running at Fakenham last month. Good ground suits the 6-year-old and the step up to 3m 5f could also be bring out a bit more improvement.
5:25 – Raising the Bar – 11/4 @ William Hill & Ladbrokes – The Nicky Henderson trained 7-year-old returned from a 614-day absence when 4th of 12 to the useful Winston C, at Sandown, on his belated hurdle debut two starts back. Not disgraced when runner-up to an improver at Fakenham 37-days ago, when stepped up to 2m 4f. The extra furlong of today’s race should suit as will this more galloping track. Henderson & jockey Nico De Boinville have an excellent record when combining in handicap hurdles at the track – 5 winners from 10 runners 50% +22.88 7 placed 70% since 2015.
Cheers
John