Hi all,
Today’s selections are from Kempton and Sligo.
Kempton
8:20 – Duke of Verona – 100/30 & Coral & Ladbrokes – Seemed suited by the step up to 1m 6f when returning to winning ways at Salisbury last time. He’s only been raised 1lb for his Salisbury success and I think there’s more to come from him returned to the all-weather (2 wins from 4 runs). Ryan Moore is an interesting jockey booking and he’s today’s selection despite the drop back to 1m 4f here.
8:50 – Murau – 7/2 @ Bet365 – Gained a second career success when winning over C&D last time. That was a personal best from the 4-year-old who was having his start beyond 1m 4f. Up 4lb for his latest win but he’s unexposed over staying trips and I will be surprised if he can’t rate a lot higher than a mark of 80.
Sligo
8:30 – Barometer – 9/2 @ Bet365 – A late starter the 7-year-old is a nine-race maiden, but he posted a career best performance on RPR’s when 1¼ lengths 2nd of 15 to one of today’s rivals Gracesolution in a Killarney handicap three weeks ago. He gets a handy 7lb pull with that one today and with Colin Keane booked I think he can get his head in front today.
Cheers
John