Hi all,
Two non-runners at Ludlow yesterday and Bigmartre suffered the fate of all good each way bets by finishing 4th.
On the eve of three good days racing, I have a couple of selections for you today.
Exeter
2:30 – Mr Medic lost his way after winning a valuable Ascot handicap chase back in November 2018. Which means the 9-year-old has now dropped 4lb below his last winning mark. At his best on good or quicker ground – 4 wins from 7 runs +26 compared with 1 win from 12 runners on good to soft or worse. He also seems best in the autumn with all five of his career wins coming between October & December (0 wins from 8 runs 0 placed outside those months). First run for 271-days but he’s 2 wins from 5 runs + 21 when returning from a 121 to 355-day layoff. A previous C&D winner he looks set for a good run if bouncing back to something like his best.
1pt win – Mr Medic – 11/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes
Chelmsford
7:30 – Navajo Star is 3 wins from 4 runs + 12.21, form figures 1121 over C&D. The mare is having her first run at the track since winning over C&D in January 2019, off 5lb higher. Down the field at big odds on two starts, on turf, off a 466-day absence. The last of those runs came 11-days ago and mare is 6 wins from 16 runs + 34.26 10 placed when returning within 11-days of her last start ( 1-23 3 placed of a longer absence). Risks attached given her recent form but hopefully a return to the venue can see the mare bounce back to form.
1pt win – Navajo Star – 8/1 @ Bet365
Cheers
John