Hi all,
Sorry for the delay. I had technical issues this morning, so today’s preview is short and I was only able to cover today’s York card rather than a good looking card at the Curragh for Irish 1,000 Guineas Day.
York
3:30– Topanticpation got off the mark at the 14th attempt when winning at Leicester on Monday. He’s got a 5lb penalty to carry in a deeper race, but the 5-year-old did go close twice over C&D last September.
1pt win – Topanticpation – 12/1 – Gen
4:35 – Devaste and Al Ameen were separated by a neck when second and third at Ascot last time. The latter gets a 1lb from Devaste but that one has Benoit De La Sayette taking off a handy 5lb. Both look capable of being competitive off their present mark and they are hard to split but preference is for Devaste who is the bigger priced of the pair.
1pt win – Devaste – 14/1 – Gen
5:05 – Harswell Duke bounced back to form when a 1½ lengths third of 13 to Eilean Dubh at Hamilton last time. He’s been nudged up 2lb for that effort but remains on competitive mark. Lion Tower was a 1 length 3rd of 13 to Cruyff Turn over C&D last time. He made a bold bid from the front that day and won’t be far away again dropped down a notch in class.
1pt win – Harswell Duke – 8/1 – Gen
1pt win – Lion Tower – 7/1 – Gen
5:35 – Pendleton’s bounced back from a low-key seasonal reappearance with a much better effort when ½-length third of 22 to stablemate Dakota Gold over C&D 11-days ago. He’s 1lb below his last winning mark which came over C&D last May and looks set for another good run here. Premier Power was a 4 ¾ length 11th in the same race. However, that was his first start since last September and his first since switching to the Tim Easterby yard. Wasn’t given a hard race that day and can get closer here.
1pt win – Pendleton – 8/1 @ Bet365 & William Hill
1pt win – Premier Power – 25/1 @ Coral & Ladbrokes
6:05 – There was ½ length between Haizoom and Emaraty Hero when the pair were first & third at Hamilton (1m 5f) two weeks ago. The latter won here over 1m 4f last season but does stay 2m and the former also won twice over 2m last season. Emaraty Hero does get 3lb from Haizoom here but there shouldn’t be much between the pair again. Geremia has yet to win on his 7 starts on turf but has won three times on the all-weather, including over 2m. The 4-year-old made a highly promising stable debut when a 4¼ length 5th of 14 to Heart of Soul over an inadequate 1m 3f at Hamilton 14-days ago. The top weight can be seen to better effect returned to 2m today.
1pt win – Geremia – 9/1 @ Bet365 & Paddy Power
Cheers
John