Done little preview at swell poor card first meeting back but interesting to see how track rides..
12.40
Poor race Schottische has never run in this grade before at swell and it at best would be a strong fav winning off 57 last season in better race than this but has always been pretty unreliable but chance is there to see over this c/d.Incurs four faults looked an improver last sesson winning off 61 at hamilton looked progressive at lowly level then went backwards,hasn't recaptured that form this season on the turf and has gone down to 53 even struggling off that mark.The positive is the last run over 6fs here was in a maiden against red primo back in april 2014 anything remoptely near that run and the way the horse runs from the front would have a great chsnce in this very poor race,possibility of big gamble if stable think horse is better on this surface as was certainly the case in 2014..
Incurs four faults,Schottische
Gamble landed got 7/2 and nice little fcast for good measure...
1.10
The probability is one of the lightly raced horses will be better than the course form runners but as they havn't run here then the two c/d winners general tufto now aged 10 and roger thorpe would be the ones to look at,general tufto was very consistent last season even runs well in better races than this when mood takes him but dependant on a strong pace.He hasn't run in this grade since jan 2015 winning twice off 51 then 58 getting upton 70,if he retains ability he could run well in this terrible race and he may yet win again this season over this c/d.
Roger thorpe beat general tutfo when winning off 60 may 2014 and a 3rd off 62 in the following december against different class horses to these over c/d,deborah sanderson trains with egan booked could be a gamble as trainer does ok on the aw and the horse likes the surface.Runs in this grade for the first time also..
Roger thorpe,General tufto
1.40
Impossible looking handicap plenty look to have chances on course form and quite a few have run against each other,just because of draw a token pick with caras request finished well behind be royale l;ast season over c/d but has big pull in the weights but may get to lead from 1 draw and will be a big price.Solar spirit has never run at swell before is off falling mark and been running in better races than this on the turf,likes catterick is drawn wide but may suit he is still capable of winning in this weaker grade and could be a decent price.I wouldn't rule out piceno either thrown in on last years second to two moons over c/d off 75 and runs of lowest ever aw mark tomorrow of 64 has shown vert litle this season although scott dixon usually gets them right for the aw season would be surprised if piceno doesn't pop up at swell over the next 5/6 months and get overlooked.The negative for him and caras request is that llewellyn the 3 of them will be taking each other on so will need the track to be favouring front runners..
Caras request,Solar spirit.Piceno...
2.10
No form to g on so maybe worth looking at the lightly raced ones mick appleby has a runner out of decent sire elusive pimpernel been running over 5 and 6fs you would imagine even this bare 7fs would be a minimum on pedigree off just a mark of 60 looks interesting in a terribl;e race,sires only had 6 runners on the aw 3 have won and an roi of 277%.Mango chutney ran well in a better race than this last time out against far higher rated horeses,out of sleeping indian could well take to the surface and with unfashionable trainer that has few winners may get over[priced in a very poor race..
Mollies girl,Mango chutney
2.40
Nothing really to go on and some interesting runners on pedigree out of decent sires that look to be running over far to short a trips so a few in here worth looking out for in future,there's very little form to go on otherwise.Belle mare plage ran in what looks a reasonable maiden at windsor seems unlikely maiden winner but has the experiebnce so could be interesting and george baker rides for david brown and Andrew mullen rides another his runners always worth a seconfd look especially in what could be a weak maiden and with a fair few runners needing further..
Belle mare page,Bit of a lad,Time again
3.10
Brassbound looks obvious starting point,he's not looking well handicapped now but there maybe another race to be won on this surface beat lexington bay by 3ls last run here,that runner went on to win by 6ls next time out if he's going to win again will be this race as looks very weak on paper.The quarter jack sire has decent strike rate on fibresand out of haafhd has never run on the surface yet so might run well
at a big price if fav is very short..
Brassbound,The quarterjack
The quarterjack has run at swell was second off 73 over 1m6fs that form doesn't amount to much but still respectable in context of race...
3.40
Hard to make a strong case for anything in this race the gary moore horse was a group horse in 2014 now running in a claimer,has shown nothing in 12 months and this looks desperation stakes they will have knowhere to go if not winning this,was a glimmer of form last time out although very slowly run race at kempton.Usually these are good races for an ew bet as horses like Dabidiyan frequently flop on surface but this race is fuill of horses that have flopped themselves on the surface so even finding an ew alternative is guessing,northside prince possibly the one that might fill a place very hard to predict though..
Dabidiyan,Northside prince
4.10
Similar to the claimer the few that have form look unreliable,lamps of heaven started with a few decent runs on debut then went backwards
if running to the shackled n drawn and lady killar form on debut at wolves and translating that to swell would be a hot fav to win this.Has been beaten in far weaker races since although the drop to 5fs and maybe surface will help,drawn low as well if ever going to win will be this very poor race.
Lamps of heaven