Hi all,
Tribal Craft had to settle for second at Salisbury as the Group entered Sea Of Faith showed she was a well handicapped filly.
It’s another day for recent eyecatchers with two running on Friday.
Nottingham
4:10 – Not So Sleepy showed that he needs 1m 6f these days when staying on to finish 4th of 17 in a hot handicap won by Kings Advice. He should be better suited by the easier ground he faces here and shouldn’t be far away. The only negative is the form of the Hughie Morrison stable 1 win from 18 runners in the past 14-days. Rochester House who is looking for the hat trick, after wins on good & good to firm ground, rates the big danger to our eyecatcher if he’s as effective on soft going.
Not So Sleepy – 9/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes
Chelmsford
7:10 – Blue De Vega caught the eye at Ascot three starts back. Not so good over 6f on his last two but a strongly run 5f really suits as he showed when 3rd of 19 in the Epsom Dash. He’s now 4lb lower than at Epsom and a reproduction of that run would see the 6-year-old win this. On the negative side he’s yet to win on five starts on the synthetics and he hasn’t won any of his last 17 races. I’m going win only but I wouldn’t put anyone splitting stakes and going each way, given the geldings profile.
One of his stablemates Encore d’Or could also go well. The 7-year-old is on a competitive mark on his based all-weather form this year. Eight of his ten career wins have come on the all weather and his C&D form figures are 31173. He’s not as well drawn as Blue De Vega but the first-time visor makes him interesting and Osin Murphy has been booked for the ride. Plenty in his favour, IF the headgear has the desired effect.
My main selection is Blue De Vega who is given one final chance to win but I will have a saver on stablemate Encore d’Or.
Blue De Vega – 12/1 @Bet365 or 11/1 – Gen
Enocre d’Or – 12/1 @ Bet365 or 11/1 – Gen
Cheers
John