Hi all,
There’s good looking Class 2 fillies handicap at Salisbury and it’s a race that provides a rare Thursday selection.
Salisbury
4:55 – There might only be seven runners in this 1m 4f handicap, but you can make some sort case for all of them. Litigious, trained by John Gosden, heads the market. A winner on her racecourse debut at Goodwood back in June she then went on to win on soft ground at Chester 19-days ago. Makes her handicap debut off a mark of 91 which could easily underestimate her. The most likely winner but isn’t much of price.
Sea Of Faith is next in the betting. She looked a potential Group filly after her first two starts, which she could still turn out to be. A winner of a soft ground maiden at Doncaster two starts back she was then beaten at 4/5 on her handicap debut at Newbury 27-days ago. Handles soft ground but she might be better over further.
Tribal Craft was a Goodwood Festival eyecatcher. The Andrew Balding trained filly built on the promise of her Sandown racecourse debut when winning here over 1m 2f and at Pontefract. The daughter of Mastercraftsman made her handicap debut at Goodwood in the race won by Sir Ron Priestley. She had a luckless run after being hampered at the start and also didn’t get the best of runs when making her effort two furlongs out and eventually finished 7th of 13. I think she’s on a competitive mark off 89 and she proved she handles soft ground when winning here. It’s possible she could get an uncontested lead today.
Verdict: I think Tribal Craft can outrun her odds and she can give Litigious a race. It’s just a shame there are not the eight runners
Tribal Craft – 12/1 @ Paddy Power or 10/1 – Gen
My latest weekly notebook will be up on Thursday evening.
Cheers
John