Hi all,
Today’s selections are from Ascot.
Ascot
2:30 – Star Caliber – 5/2 @ Bet365 – Andrew Balding saddled Table Mountain to win this 2m handicap last season and looks to have another good chance with the selection. The 3-year-old has just the had the four starts and ran a career best when runner-up, stepped up to 1m 6f at Chester last time. Takes on the older horses here and has scope for more improvement stepped up to 2m.
3:00 – Lights On – 3/1 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Indigo Girl is the clear best of this fillies on last season’s high class juvenile form. However, she worth taking on her belated seasonal return with the race fit and more battled hardened selection. The 4-year-old made it 3 wins from her last four starts when winning a Pontefract Listed race 17-days ago. Was likely flattered by the margin of her victory that day but she’s going the right way and looks capable of winning in Group company.
4:40 – Havagomecca – 7/2 @ Bet365 & Ladbrokes – A winner on her seasonal return at Newcastle in April. She has remained steadily progressive on four subsequent starts winning at Haydock (soft) two starts back before running just as well in defeat when a ½ length 3rd of 5 when upped to Class 3 company at Chester (good to firm) last month. Trainer Michael Dods does well with his runners at Ascot – 5 winners from 21 runners 24% + 17.88 in the past five seasons.
Cheers
John