Sandown Sunday 4.20
Mascat 12/1 365 10/1 hills 5 places 9/1 skybet 6 places..
Loads of runners in this twilight meeting,would be great if you knew what the ground would be by race time,it could go a lot quicker by tomorrow if there's no rain which would be no good to Mascat ,the main reason for doing him is a bit of cut and c/d form..The times today suggest good ground,but the class 2 handicap over 1m2fs was only slow by 1.2 seconds so could see good all over tomorrow,so yet another guessing game,an ultra competitve card with loads of runners and extra places just a pity about not knowing for sure of the ground as i have faster ground and softer ground horses marked off in races..Will chance Mascat in this 0-85 he has yet to convince over any trip but looks reasonably well handicapped on two of this seasons races on slower ground,2nd in the Ripon Silver Bowl 0-95 and also an eyecatcher here over c/d when behind another of tomorrows runners Sweet Reward in a 0-90,beaten a length but got no run for 3 furlongs and looked the best horse in the race..running off 88..
Well beaten in a 0-100 at windsor on fast ground over further,then last time out hampered again on the aw at Lingfield over 1m2fs,drops into a 0-85 tomorrow off 85 he must be a cliff horse for a lot of punters been going off 4-5/1 in better races than this,so tomorrow looks overpriced on its best bits of form this season.if it rides on the dead side.It's an amateur riders race and Billy Garrity is running at 16% this season,so he's had loads of rides and winners..
There's a runner in here that's coming out of a piece of form that's working out really well,Fountain Cross from the Hannon stable has shown very little and doesn't want slower ground,but the one run here over 1m1f when staying on 6th of 9 behind Dejame Paso,the 2nd King Of Clubs has won a class 2 today here over c/d..The 4th Arqoob won a 0-80 in the week and the 5th Dark Lion hacked up in a 0-90 at Windsor in the week..
Fountain Cross was staying on in that race here and runs off an 11 pound lower mark,a possibility ground could be ok most interesting is the jockey Liam Browne claiming 7 he's had 45 rides and 8 winners so very good value for the 7..
End Result looks well handicapped on its 3rd to Good Birthday earier in the season,actually chucked in on that form and Fairmac of Johnsons with Jonny Peate claiming 7 horse looks a classic Johnson impriver ad this jocks also running at 17% these must have great place chances at worst.
Brighton 3.20
Kindergarten Kop 9/1 365/888sport 17/2 victor/hills 8/1 generally
Kindergarten Kop has run well at brighton this season,then went out of form was 2nd here in a 0-75 off 71 in June two soft ground runs since then last time out was a bit of an eyecather outpaced at Bath but looked like it couldv'e been 2nd with a clear run..This is a 0-80 tomorrow even if it runs its best probably won't be good enough,i've alreadt taken the 11/1 will bet it down to 7/1 as looks a decent trade as long as there's no rain..if the ground stays quick think it may go off around 11/2 as the top 2 in betting are hard to oppose,might even try something in running as long as the griunds on the quick side...I think Kindergarten Kop will win again in a 0-75 or 0-70 on fast ground and it could be here,entered again on monday over 7fs with Saffoe Osborne riding..
