Thursday 3rd July
By SP2A Analysis
Perth 4.20 - Handicap Chase - Class 5 - 3 miles - 12 run - Good
Bumpy Evans is a solid if unspectacular favourite who should run his race and Wheresmemoneygone is something of a "talking" horse with a decent P2P profile who could really be anything.
If we look at those at bigger prices with more substantive form, CORNET DE STAGE should be very competitive at a Track that seems to suit and is my 2nd rated with my only niggle being whether this trip is just out of range, it's possible though that he can hang on for the win and definitely place material, Ballydangan gained a win at the 32nd time of asking last time out and is raised just 2lbs but this is a harder race. My top rated is EVERYDAY CHAMPAGNE who also has some decent Course form and whose mark now below 100, at 98, looks very compelling (Robin T)
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Yarmouth 5.05 - Handicap - Class 6 - 7 furlongs - 16 run - Good to Firm
At the top of the market we have Gorgeous Mr George who tries 7 furlongs for the first time and Roman Emporer whose overall form justifies favouritism, but who doesn't look a particularly well priced horse. I will TRACK forwards both Grovely Belle who drops slightly in Class and with first time cheekpieces as I think this one and the returning King Of War, off a near 200 day break, can be winning similar races once fully tuned up, but hopefully not today.
I was left with a shortlist of 4 and just missing out is Yesterday's Gone , some form at a mile and steps back to 7 furlongs, it may not be easy to make up ground here unless they go off too fast and that just kept this one out of my top 3.
With 16 declared and plenty of enhanced places my 1-2-3 in order of preference are-:
RAVENSBOURNE has some decent recent placed form at the trip, an AW win and looks sure to make a bold effort, ROKUNI has form at 6 furlongs and more recently up to a mile, this intermediate trip looks ideal , a mark of 56 with a 3lbs claim is very competitive and as the likely pace angle, could take all the catching at this trip, my only niggle is Stall 16 but it should break well enough to move in to the centre of the echelon without expending too much early speed. ENPASSANT who also has some solid form in the Garde over this trip and another with an AW win (off a mark of 65) does look very well handicapped to run a big race off a mark of 58 and a nice middle stall. (RJ)
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TRACKERS
Tipperary 7.55 - Nevereverever (race reserve)
Newbury 8.25 - Geo (e/w poke)