Tuesday 19 July 2011

Bank = 78pts

14:45 Yarmouth Miss Villefranche 2pts win 16/1

Will handle the soft ground here today, most likely needed the run on reappearance at wolvs over 9f in May, also tried in the first time head gear that day. 12f furlongs was a step to far lto and the step back to a mile here should suit. Willing to give her another chance as looks like a decent enough sort and the type to improve at 3, Michael Bell does well with these types here and this looks like a good opportunity to get off the mark.

Race comment: disputed lead until led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace ## 4th sp - 14/1

16:00 Muss Hurlingham 2pts e/w 14/1

At his best on soft ground, proven tricky to get right (not won for 29 races) but his win and place record stands at 24% all of which have come in races of better quality then this, only last year he was running of a mark of 70, Races of a career low mark of 53 today and his last to races have been encouraging ,with the exception of Pokfulham who is far too short at 3/1 this is a race full of out of form horses, and with very little pace expected if Graham Gibbons can get him out in front early, I think he has a chance.

Race comment: held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on ## 4th sp - 14/1

16:15 Yarmouth Jack my Boy 4pts win 13/2

Chiefdom Price is currently odds on, but I remain unconvinced, looks like a fragile sort and although his campaign got of to a good start winning a decent Maiden last April he looks like a firm ground horse to me, didn’t show a great deal of speed lto and has a tendency to hang, I feel this race with just 6 runners could be a step back for him today. I prefer to side with Jack my Boy, has yet to fire this year but showed signs of a return to form when backed at Pontefract lto when leaving the blinkers off, With the return to a small field no problem (3 wins and 2 places from 8 races with 9 runners or less) and 1st time visor helping to focus him I feel he could have the rest in his pocket if reproducing the sort of the excellent speed he showed over 6f last year.

Race comment: led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace ## 4th sp - 10/1

Bank = 68pts

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