Frankie Will Be Over The Moon!
Thursday’s 5 UK meetings are at Newbury, Nottingham, Yarmouth, Haydock and Uttoxeter.
The Listed Lord Weinstock Memorial Stakes is at 3.05 (Newbury). Snow Moon holds a Ribblesdale entry and accelerated with style to win at Nottingham. She’s the first foal of Sariska (the 2009 Oaks winner) and with Frankie Dettori booked to ride for John Gosden, the Pivotal filly looks the one to beat.
Milly Naseb gets another chance to show what she can do, in the 3.25 at Nottingham. She was on-board Upavon when the Avonbridge gelding won at Newmarket, last month. The horse then won again, at Brighton, with Pat Cosgrave in the saddle. Upavon is up 7lb, although Naseb’s claim takes care of the entire hike and a hat-trick looks within reach for the 6-year-old.
Simcock’s Silver Bullet, Fired For The First Time
Yarmouth begins with a brace of juvenile encounters, the first being at 2.10. All 10 runners are at school for the first day, so prepare yourself for thrills and spills! If you can’t resist a bet, David Simcock’s Soul Silver looks the best option. She’s out of Free Lance, a mare that has already produced a number of winners and much is expected of Soul Silver’s sire (Dragon Pulse).
The Andrew & Julie Love Tenerife Handicap (Haydock, 8.15) may well represent a new low, with regard to the naming of races, but this Class 3 1m contest looks pretty good! Supersta, Emirates Airline, Outer Space, Archie, Finn Class and Intiwin should all go close, but Capo Rosso is the tentative pick. Tom Dascombe’s 6-year-old hasn’t won since October 2014, but came agonisingly close at Lingfield, before finishing 6th in much better company at Chester.
Ginger’s Jockey Puts Punters On Red-Alert!
A National Hunt flat race, for mares, brings down the curtain on today’s action at Uttoxeter. Alameda’s pedigree commands respect and the same can be said for Hilary C. G For Ginger is the blog’s pick of the day, however. She’s a recent course and distance winner, who will be ridden by bang-in-form David Noonan (claiming 3lb).
Irish fans will be relieved to find that action returns to the Emerald Isle, as there were no meetings on Wednesday. Leopardstown’s Listed Glencairn Stakes (7.25) will see Dermot Weld’s impressive colt Foxtrot Charlie, up against both Tennessee Wildcat and Elleval.
Listed Action In France
There’s a terrific card at Deauville where Jimmy Two Times is hot-favourite for the Listed Prix Marchand d’Or. The Right Man goes for Didier Guillemin, in the Listed Prix Hampton and looks unstoppable. Cagnes-Sur-Mer also has a meeting, while 8 races are scheduled, at Vaal.
Today’s Picks
NEWBURY
2.00 Bacchus
2.30 Entsar
3.05 Snow Moon
3.40 Bunbury
4.10 Lucky Louie
4.45 Muaither
5.15 I’m Harry
HAYDOCK
6.45 Oriental Tiger
7.15 Caponova
7.45 Arc Royal
8.15 Cappo Rosso
8.45 Bashiba
9.15 Lord Franklin
NOTTINGHAM
1.50 Fastar
2.20 Perigree
2.50 Desktop
3.25 Upavon
4.00 Rococoa
4.30 Minty Jones
5.05 Carenot
5.35 The Dukkerer
UTTOXETER
5.30 Generous Jack
6.05 Devon Drum
6.35 Easy Street
7.05 Celtic Artisan
7.35 Creepy
8.05 St Gregory
8.35 Martin Chuzzlewit
9.05 G For Ginger
YARMOUTH
2.10 Soul Silver
2.40 Jumping Around
3.15 Sixties Habana
3.50 Wavelet
4.20 Sbraase
4.55 Sober Up
5.25 Ultimate Star
6.00 Capital Gearing
LEOPARDSTOWN
5.55 Butterflies
6.25 Eagle Spirit
6.55 Poetic Choice
7.25 Foxtrot Charlie
7.55 Elusive Cowboy
8.25 Face Value
8.55 No Biggie
DEAUVILLE
R1 Kutina
R2 Ever Desdemone
R3 Jimmy Two Times
R4 The Right Man
R5 Dawn Promise
R6 Huang Ho
R7 Evenchop
R8 Khozabad
CAGNES-SUR-MER
R1 Fantastic Love
R2 Fair Moon
R3 Bissin
R4 Votka
R5 Flapjack
R6 Hygrove Katie
R7 Sunny
R8 Happy Angel
VAAL
R1 Le Tigre
R2 Babbling Brooke
R3 Relish
R4 Isolde
R5 Seven Single
R6 Will Pays
R7 Golden Man
R8 Dangerous Diva
