Hi all,
Today’s selections are from Newbury and Newmarket.
Newbury
3:35 – Chindit – 9/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Won the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot two starts back and then finished a respectable 4 ¾ lengths 6th of 7 to Baaeed in Group 1 Sussex Stakes last time. He’s 4-6 over 7f, including the Greenham Stakes over C&D last April and although he has a 3lb penalty for his Ascot success he could be up to defying back in calmer waters.
4:45 – Castel Gandolfo – 100/30 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Trainer Fergal O’Brien and daughter Fern combined to win this amateur rider’s handicap 12 months ago and have good chance of back-to-back wins with the selection. Castel Gandolfo is a very useful handicap hurdler, officially rated 123. The 5-year-old has only had three starts on the flat and looks very interesting off a mark of just 75 here.
Newmarket
2:10 – Australian Angel – 3/1 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Recent Doncaster winner Atlantis could be set for more improvement for the step up to 1m 6f. However, preference is for Andrew Balding trained more exposed than Atlantis, but she’s improved for racing beyond 1m 4f. She beat two rivals at Sandown last time and is just 3lb higher here and more improvement could be forthcoming.
Cheers
John