Sandown 1.50 A very competitive Group 3 sprint to open the ITV card. Marshman heads the betting currently , but a bare 5f does not seem ideal to my eye and while still unexposed I would be more interested in him back at 6f. Annaf ran a stormer in the Kings Stand at Ascot , that was a run out of the blue on form , but again he seems more of a 6f horse. Get Ahead & Tiber Flow come in to this on the back of good runs , along with Equality who bounced back to form in a handicap last time out. The one at a double figure price I like is last years winner Raasel , who can be frustrating , but is more a 5f pure sprinter than a fair few of these and this probably has been the aim of the season – Advised Bet Raasel 1/2 pt ew @ 10’1
Haydock 2.05 Lordship ran out a very easy winner at Yarmouth and this represents a monster jump in class from that race , but is obviously lightly raced with more to offer for a top yard. Pledgeofallegiance is another coming in to this on the back of 2 wins ( made all ) and should set a sound gallop from the front. Rogue Sea has just had the three runs and this is a big ask. Of the rest they all seem pretty unexposed with any number open to improvement . No Bet advised
Sandown 2.25 Indemnify scored over C&D on seasonal debut and has since changed yards , that form looks ok . Sceptic fairly scampered away to score well at Goodwood and a 6lb rise looks a bit lenient to me considering he is the least exposed runner . Ouzo went close in this last year and is off the same mark again this time around. Advised Bet – Sceptic 1/2 pt ew @ 15’2 / 7 ‘1 firms offering 5 places ( Bet365 , William Hill )
Haydock 2.40 Mimikyu looks the most likeliest winner considering for a yard with excellent record in race. Both Sea Silk Road & Aristia should provide the competition. No Bet Advised
Sandown 3.00 Stenton Glider brings the best form into this with good runs in Graded company , she is the form choice but is far from bomb proof. Bridestones was any price you liked in the Sandringham but ran very well after getting knocked sideways and hampered twice in the final couple of furlongs. In the same race Magical Sunset was first home on her side and was keeping on well even though she had no chance with the near side runners , she has tried her hand in graded company before but over a shorter distance and I feel this mile trip will be much better for her. Advised Bet – Magical Sunset 3/4 pt ew @ 4’1 firms offering 4 places ( Bet365 , William Hill )
Haydock 3.15 The most competitive race on the ITV card form me , with anything capable of winning. I am not going to go into any detail of the race as its just one I can’t find any angles in to , if I had to have a stab at one it would be Onesmoothoperator who is a winner waiting to happen at some stage , but is a tricky customer who needs the breaks . No Bet Advised
Sandown A straight match race with Paddington & Emily Upjohn , its a coin toss between them and its a race I will just sit back and watch. No Bet Advised