Very little catches my eye today and with the poor weather continuing to reap havoc on the racing schedule, I will be proceeding with caution.
4:00 Taunton - Eastlake (20/1) - 1pt e/w - I've heard a few rumours circulating about this horse today and although I usually ignore any info which emulates from this particular yard, this horse does have the profile of a potential JP job lot. You only have to take a quick look at that horse's profile to see that he may have been the subject of a spot of handicap manipulation. Between October 2010 and May 2012 the horse won 5 races in 9 attempts and his record over 16-17f during that time was 5 from 6. In June Jonjo stepped the horse up in trip and needless to say his performance ratings dropped significantly. He hasn't won a race since. Today he drops back to his preferred trip for the first time since May and although his current mark had looked beyond him over 2m 4f+, I believe that he has the potential to be improve over today's trip and therefore the whispers doing the rounds may well prove to be correct. Very interesting to see how the horse performs in the market over the next few hours.
4:30 Taunton - Uruba D'Irlande (9/4) - 3pt win - Now I have to admit that I don't know an awful lot about how this horse has been working at home since joining the Nicholls yard but I do know everything about his pedigree and I also know that his performance in a PTP a few months ago was very impressive and that the turn of foot and cruising speed he demonstrated really caught the eye of a few PTP experts.
When you explore the horse's pedigree you quickly realise that he has the potential to be a very precocious animal. His Dam is out of Pistolet Bleu, was a listed performer as a 3yo and is also related to some very smart NH horses including; Pique Sous, Pancake and Laveroque. The horse's Sire isn't too prolific in this country but he excels in France and he's a Sire which Nicholls well as he's trained a couple of his top progeny.
For me there is no doubt that this horse has what it takes to be very smart over today's trip and with an abundance of bumper winners in his pedigree he should have more than enough tactical speed to get competitive. I obviously have a degree of respect for the Hobbs horse, especially as he's being heavily supported but stamina has to be a real issue for him and I just feel that Uruba has a more rounded NH pedigree.
4:40 Wolverhampton - Horsted Keynes (3/1) - 3pt win - A horse who featured in my 2yo diary for this season and I've had to wait until now to see him run. His pedigree is incredibly impressive and his dosage rating extremely high. His trainer has a stunning record at the track and although the presence of Jamie Spencer makes me neverous, I think the horse is more than capable of making a winning debut. Side Bet- 0.50 Reverse Forecast - Horsted and Midnight Warrior.
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