Once again, I'm struck down with a dose of the early - season quandaries.
Anyone who reads this stuff will be vaguely aware that I've had my beady eye on:
Storm Fox - 8.15 Doncaster. 14/1 Ew
He made a good impression on his track debut last term, running 3rd to Squealer, a decent horse who sits on an OR of 91. The late, unhurried headway he made that day was notable. I think this one may be nicely handicapped, you know.
So, the quandary. My indecision centres around the going. His sire liked top of the ground and the progeny show a marked preference. Indeed, that Squealer run was achieved on good ground.
So here I am, wondering what my bet ight be. On the one hand, he's having his handicap debut in a class 6, which seems silly to me; I think he's shown promise of a bit higher than that level. On the other, the Donny ground is unequivocally soft.
So, I want to be sensible but don't want to miss a golden opportunity.
I suppose I'll halve my bet and be sensible. I wouldn't be surprised if he tails off, to be honest lol.
Anyone who reads this stuff will be vaguely aware that I've had my beady eye on:
Storm Fox - 8.15 Doncaster. 14/1 Ew
He made a good impression on his track debut last term, running 3rd to Squealer, a decent horse who sits on an OR of 91. The late, unhurried headway he made that day was notable. I think this one may be nicely handicapped, you know.
So, the quandary. My indecision centres around the going. His sire liked top of the ground and the progeny show a marked preference. Indeed, that Squealer run was achieved on good ground.
So here I am, wondering what my bet ight be. On the one hand, he's having his handicap debut in a class 6, which seems silly to me; I think he's shown promise of a bit higher than that level. On the other, the Donny ground is unequivocally soft.
So, I want to be sensible but don't want to miss a golden opportunity.
I suppose I'll halve my bet and be sensible. I wouldn't be surprised if he tails off, to be honest lol.