Hi all,
It was so near yet so far for Creationist who finished runner-up in the London Middle Distance Series Final at Kempton yesterday.
There’s a good card at Warwick on Wednesday with a really, interesting novice chase the feature race of the card. At Kempton we have a Listed race and a Class 2 handicap which are the highlights of an eight-race card.
Warwick
2:10 – Five go to post for this novice chase and four of the runners are having their first start over the larger obstacles. The one horse with previous chase experience is Not That Fuisse. The Dan Skelton trained 6-year-old, sets a decent standard having split Al Dancer & Getaway Trump at Cheltenham 26-days ago. That said you would be disappointed if one of the newcomers wasn’t good enough here.
Master Fisher, Torpillo & Lisp were all decent hurdlers and are expected to go well over the larger obstacles.
The one I like most Lisp trained by Alan King. The 5-year-old will be all the fitter for a recent pipe opener over hurdles at Ascot. A winner on soft ground over hurdles so underfoot conditions shouldn’t be a problem.
The trainer hasn’t hidden he’s got a good set of novice chasers and in his recent Racing Post Stable Tour he said, “I’ve been very pleased with how Lisp has schooled ahead of his switch to fences”.
2pts win – Lisp – 5/2 – Gen
3:10 – I like the look of Wild Wild West in this veteran’s chase. We have to take on trust that the 10-year-old retains his ability, as he’s failed to complete on his last five starts since winning at Chepstow off 3lb higher back in December 2017.
He’s had a summer wind-op, has gone well fresh in the past 2 wins from 4 runs +8 3 placed when returning from a 121+day absence and the softer the ground the better as three of his four career wins have come on heavy ground.
1pt win – Wild Wild West – 9/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes
Kempton
6:40 – Infrastructure, trained by Martyn Meade,looks interesting in this 2m Class 2 handicap. The 4-year-old improved with each of his four starts on the turf this summer. A winner at Chester back in July. He put in a career best when 3rd of 17 on his first start over 2m at York’s Ebor Festival.
First run since York, so fitness must be taken on trust and this first go on the all-weather. Up 2lb but he’s unexposed over staying distances and if he takes to the surface, he won’t be far away. At his best when coming of a decent gallop so let’s hope they don’t crawl in the early stages of the race.
1pt win – Infrastructure – 4/1 – Gen
Cheers
John