1.20
Impossible looking handicap with draw etc spinatrix improved as the season went on last season 17 runs, only twice been out of the first four,a staying on fourth to miss rally in the silver cup at ayr on heavy ground which she seems to like 12 pound tuirnaround for 2ls,she's still only 5 and could still be improving presently 5 from 21 runs and with 7 pound claimer riding taking down to 85 has an ew chance.You could pick half the field and still not hit the winner so easy to make a case for a lot of runners,king of jazz is interesting was third in this last year off 96 on seasonal debut starts this season on 87 with darren egan taking off 3 pound.He followed that up with a third to global village and bonnie brae and off this mark even though he has a very poor strike rate might run well at a big price.
king of jazz ,spinatrix
1.55
Another impossible handicap quite a few open to improvement so you'd be guessing with a lot of runners,ocean tempest hasn't run for 259 days would suggest something was wrong with horse especially after winning a decent race art newmarket beating fireship and jakes destiny plus chapter seven back in fourth one of the market leaders in the lincoln.Fireships now rated 97 and was third in listed race last time out and jakes destiny could still be imprviong rated 92 and third on last run of the season.Gaul wood similarly open to loads of improvement although his last run at ascot has now to prove it on this softer ground ran well behind our boy jack at chester on soft suggesting he could still be well handicapped.
ocean tempest gaul wood
2.30
Jack dexter i followed all last season i said in to follows he would be listed class after sluicing up at ayr as looked miles infront of the handicaper still to prove he can take this rise in class but at some point it looks inevitable,jim goldie good with these progressive types.The race looks quite open on individual bits of form confessional,regal parade,our jonathon have all run well at this level so looks impossible trying to split them at the prices our jonathon maybe as beat regal parade on seasonal debut even though only 3/4l between them.
jack dexter,our jonathon
3.05
Captain bertie is a horse i've always followed saw he had his quirks but lots of ability,last season he showed his true potential winnning the spring cup at newbury,i thought he won with a bit in hand that day and his last run at ascot over an inadequate 7fs was eyecatching being passed by half the field after 4fs only to run on nearest finish.I've backed him at 16/1 and even if he doesn't show up first time out i think he may just be listed class yet and one to keep an eye on.The race looks impossible to narrow down so will pick just one more,swiftly done even at 6 looks to be improving was rated 67 in 2011 now rated 93 7 pound off tomorrow,his run behind fulbright at goodwood looks reasonable enough form considering he was badly hampered and still was finishing full of running 25/1 is a bit of value on that form.
captain bertie,swiftly done
3.40
Very little to go on in terms of decent form or times on the clock,edderys horse incorporate form looks ok but out of beat hollow and dam that didn;'t go on the soft would have to be a negative but does have fintness advanatage over two favs that havn't shown anything special.Similarly duke of yorkshires second to mister macasite might still be ok in a maiden with ? against the gosden and hills first and second favs.
incorporate,duke of yorkshire
4.15
Amaze looks interesting only has 7 lifetime runs last two rock solid form,the second behind chosen character looks good was runner up to benzanno next time out,benzanno i put on one of my previews at lingfield came out and won beating swingalong that said horse has gone in as well those formlines look good in the context of this race could see this being heavily backed.Picking another similar to the rest of the card guesswork prophesy was runner up to a mans world conceding 7 pound winners gone in again by 5ls and is now rated near 80 and prophesy still open to improvement.
amaze,prophesy
4.50
Star lahib off 77 marks look ok compared to time of the the older horses that ran on the same day 2 seconds slower but horse hacked up by 6ls probably a fair mark with improvement to come and most of these are exposed.One that isn't is the funcrusher only had the 4 runs as now a five yr old.last season ending with a 4th to bollin greta over slightly further in what was a superior race than tomorrows,he looks the likely gamble in the race 5 pound claimer taking him 2 pound below that run at york.These two stand out as improvers in the race the fun crusher might be the value.
star of lahib,the funcrusher
5.25
Absolute minefield and i could pick 6 in this but would have to see prices first,there are five or six very well handicapped luggers hall gets back on the turf after showing niothing on the aw was runner up to roberto pegasus off 75 last season over 4ls back to the third and second to icka micka off 73 any repeat of those runs would be involved in the finish.The same with amazing bluesky 2/5 over c/d lowest mark since may 2011 7/34 over the trip,was very consistent in better race than this last season so will be interesting to see if he comes back to form as he did have a lot of racing but similar to luggers hall any of his handicap form would go close in this race.
luggers hall,amazing bluesky