Today's Selections

2:20 Wincanton - Definity (8/13) - 6pt place bet - This is a horse that is currently on the drift and that concerns me given the length of his absence from the track. Obviously it's incredibly difficult to know what talent, if any, still remains but this horse was a progressive and highly thought of animal a few years ago and the fact that his powerful connections have kept the faith, can only be viewed as a positive. The conditions today shouldn't be a problem, the yard are still going well and on his past form, he's clearly well handicapped.

2:50 Wincanton - Upham Atom (25/1) - 1pt e/w - Not a race for high exposure but Upham Atom looks like a decent e/w bet to me. He's back to his last winning mark, loves the course and is Liam's only ride of the day. He handled soft ground in the early part of his career but in recent times has needed good ground and that would obviously be a concern. He jumps well though and gets into the race today carrying a nice weight. It was a very close call between this horse and Richard Sundance but the trainers words about the horse's well being etc put me off that one slightly.

3:20 Wincanton - Dragons Den (16/1) - 1pt e/w - Personally I feel that the favourite looks very well in under his penalty today and I would definitely be expecting him to win. I'm not overly keen to lump on any kind of penalty runner at the moment though as race conditions clearly take their toll and for that reason I sought and e/w alternative in the form of DD. A simple assessment of DD's his form would probably suggest that he will struggle today but he's been racing against some nice horses and has always performed with credit. As a result, the handicapper has been reluctant to give him any rest-bite  but he did drop him 2lb after his last race and I think that might just be enough for him to get competitive today. He gets into the race with a feather weight and although 2m is probably a minimum trip for him now I think he will run ok.

3:50 Wincanton - Theres No Panic (Evens) - 3pt place bet -  The fact is that I would be amazed if this horse didn't at least place. In all honesty I think he will win and if the ground was a bit better I think he would win easily. His last two runs haven't be amazing but they should have conditioned him nicely and I just feel he will have too much for the likes of Opening Batsmen.