Hi all,
After last Saturday hugely profitable day. It was always going to be hard to replicate it this week and so it proved. However, at least Kaeso and Blue Mist ran great races to finish 2nd & 3rd respectably in the big field International Stakes at Ascot. Those placed efforts kept losses down to a minimum.
On the eve of the Goodwood & Galway Festival’s not surprisingly Sunday’s racing isn’t great although there’s a decent enough card at Pontefract.
It’s set to be a very busy week on the betting front, and I even have a couple of selections running at Pontefract.
Pontefract
3:20 – Sod’s Law, should be suited by today’s rain which should have eased the ground at Pontefract. The 4-year-old won here over a mile (good to soft) last October off today’s mark and wasn’t disgraced, when 3rd of 6 in a better race at Nottingham 9-days ago, on his first start at today’s distance. Takes a slight drop in class here and although his stamina for 1m 2f must be fully proved on an easy surface he should be fine. Stall 8 could be better but at least we know he’s effective at the course. Trainer Hughie Morrison has his horses running well at present so there are plenty of ticks in the right boxes for the top weight.
Sod’s Law – 7/2 – Gen
3:55 – This Listed race over a mile is the feature race of Pontefract’s Sunday card. Di Fede won a soft ground, 7f Listed race at Ascot last October and wasn’t disgraced when a 4 ½ length, 5th of 17 in a Group 2 at the same track two starts back. The form of that race looks solid as the 4th has since gone onto win a Group 1 at Newmarket and the 8th a Group 2 at the Curragh. The filly finished third here as 2-year-old so the track won’t be an issue and any rain will be in her favour.
De Fede – 7/2 – Gen
Cheers
John