York 2.00 A very trappy opening race , one restricted to lady riders. Not a race no get too involved in my view , but a couple of interesting runners look to be Noble Anthem , who is on the last winning mark for a husband and wife team that know how to win these types of invents & crack lady Irish rider Townsend coming over for this catches the eye
Sandown 2.15 I was looking to try and find an angle in this contest given the open look to it, but try as I might nothing really comes to mind. The betting is wide open and the one I came closest to being interested in was Magical Morning who is way below the last winning mark ; but the addition of headgear puts me off
York 2.35 I have been with Darkness the last twice , but he has failed to get the job done & I am starting to have my doubts. The one I am going to be with is Admiral D who has been tackling much deeper company of late and looks back on a very good mark
Sandown 2.50 Great State is on a good roll , but has gone up a lot in the weights as a result and I am going to go against this one with Yahsat for a team who are very good when it comes to sprinters and who ran a cracker behind Group 1 winner The Platinum Queen when last seen, she also tackled the Group 2 Queen Mary at Royal Ascot last term
York 3.05 Roberto Escobarr likes this course with 2 wins from 5 runs and is a solid option. Quickthorn was a fancy of mine last time out , but was rather hampered late on and could not get back in the fight. It would be no shock should he be the one to win but the stable is struggling for winners and that makes the race one to watch for me
Chester 3.20 A bit of a mystery race to show on ITV , although I suppose it is competitive enough. The front running Saxon King would have been interesting but the draw is a shocker. Sophia’s Starlight is another front runner and has a better draw so should be in the shakeup
York 3.40 Mill Stream is on my list of horses to follow this season , he has some very strong form in the context of this race ; but the run first time up this season was rather underwhelming and maybe he is one for later in the season. The rest are much of a muchness with Rabaah perhaps the other interesting one having has so little racing
Advised Bets
York 2.35 Admiral D 1pt ew @ 10’1 / 9’1 with plenty of firms offering 4 places
Sandown 2.50 Yahsat 1/2 pt ew @ 16’1 / 14’1 with most firms