Paul Jacobs’ Sunday Racing Ideas
14:10 Ffos Las – Western
14:48 Hexham – Toscan Genius
15:00 Pontefract – Sea Of Roses
17:00 Pontefract – Hectic
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to vary.
A typical Class 5 dash wherein many of the 10 runners will win of their flip all through the season. The exception to that rule is Sarahs Verse who has entered the winner’s enclosure twice on her final six begins. A handicap mark of 72 definitely doesn’t overburden her and she or he has run nicely on her solely earlier begin right here. Nonetheless, she could discover the concession of 6lbs to the choice simply past her.
This might be solely the sixth profession begin for the three-year-old, WESTERN, on turf, his tenth on all surfaces, and his younger jockey could nicely have overdone the urgent ways final day out at Lingfield Park when ending a three-and-a-half size third of 9 behind Formidable Power. Dropping an additional pound within the weights right here, if Alec Voikhansky has discovered from that run then hopefully he’ll preserve a bit extra up his sleeve right here on the run all the way down to the gap. Of his different rivals, I’ve probably the most respect for fellow three-year-old Northfield Lake who arguably didn’t get house over the stiff seven furlongs at Sandown Park final day out.
Coach Stuart Coltherd might apparently give no clarification for the vastly-improved efficiency of his Breakdance Child right here final day out when he jumped and travelled for enjoyable earlier than placing a discipline of 12 to the sword with ridiculous ease. A career-high mark of 104 right here clearly requires extra and he has disenchanted up to now following a win. Nonetheless, he’s revered on this barely higher contest over a bit shorter.
The query is, can the six-year-old give 17lbs away to the Brian Ellison educated cost, TOSCAN GENIUS? The Malton coach has his group in nice kind each on the extent (landed the Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley) and over the sticks and on this seven-year-old gelding he has a participant right here at a giant value. I at all times wish to have a second take a look at Brian’s prices when he does one thing totally different, that flat winner was making her debut in that characteristic occasion, and going from two to a few miles right here suits the invoice but once more.
Being by crack Japanese sire Deep Affect out of an Invincible Spirit mare is hardly a formulation for a lung-bursting three-mile occasion, however he has proven a few instances over two and a half miles that this take a look at might swimsuit and that is solely his fifth begin over timber.
River of Stars has undoubtedly the very best kind within the race on this characteristic Listed Pontefract Fortress Fillies’ Stakes, however I simply wonder if this mile and a half, as stiff as it’s, could be too sharp for her. Her close-up fifth to Coltrane over an prolonged two miles within the Lonsdale Stakes final yr represents, by a way, the very best piece of type of provide right here, however with Ching Seh persevering with to disappoint Andrew Balding’s filly could nicely be capable to take benefit.
SEA OF ROSES’ final two runs in Listed firm at Goodwood have been miles aside. Final day out I believed that Oisin Murphy made an excessive amount of use of her when she light late on behind Isle of Jura over an inadequate mile and 1 / 4. Beforehand, she had battled on very well to run Collect Ye Rosebuds to a few and a half lengths within the EBF Daisy Warwick Fillies’ Stakes and a return to that kind right here could be adequate to land the gold medal.
This closing six furlong handicap appears a cracker with a number of of the ten runners on very enticing marks after working under type of late. Essentially the most irritating entry must be Darkness who retains on flattering to deceive in his races, the final of which was a one-paced third behind Finn’s Appeal at Goodwood. The assessor has dropped him an additional pound to a mark of 84 right here and it might be that this stiffer monitor might be extra to his liking.
However a fair better-treated horse is the four-year-old HECTIC who was racing off a score as excessive as 93 lower than a yr in the past however has gone some 14 races since with out troubling the choose.
Nonetheless, this season there have been some constructive indicators that his flip is simply across the nook with a few good runs at York on both aspect of a cracking run at Doncaster, throughout seven furlongs. Set to race off simply 79 right here, I might be massively shocked and disenchanted if the bay gelding isn’t concerned within the end this afternoon.
Paul Jacobs’ Sunday Racing Ideas
14:10 Ffos Las – Western
14:48 Hexham – Toscan Genius
15:00 Pontefract – Sea Of Roses
17:00 Pontefract – Hectic
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to vary.
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