BBOTD Saturday 16th June

[Bathtime For Rupert]

2.35 York - 1pt win Halfsin @ 9/1 (Bet365) Posted this before his run at Epsom recently:

3.55 Epsom - 1pt win Halfsin @ 10/1 (Hills) Quite a big price for Marco Botti's entry here who was relatively progressive last campaign. After getting off the mark at the fifth attempt (when fresh), he won two handicaps over this trip including a 1l victory over a subsequent winner off a higher mark with the pair clear. He is 10lbs higher now himself, but ran very well behind a subsequent listed winner off level weights next time before he didn't quite get home over 1m4f at Ascot in September when racing wide. He's proven he can go well fresh and the return to 1m2f is bang up his street. Soft ground shouldn't inconvenience and if returning in the same form, has a big chance today.

Was quite a promising effort on his first run back given the ground was very testing. Proved he was still in decent form when not disgraced having kicked on from the front before tiring in the conditions. Should have come on plenty for that run and he also sweated badly that day. Had a stiff task at the weights in a listed event last time out when again not humiliated and the return to a handicap will suit today. The ground is possibly not totally ideal but he has gone on soft before and I think he'll run his best race of the season here.

[nickf88]

Re: BBOTD Saturday 16th June 5:15 York - Ginger Ted - 0.5 pts E/W (20/1, SkyBet) Going to take another chance on this horse for tomorrow, finished 3rd over same C+D last July off a 12 pound higher mark so could well be very handicapped tomorrow. Hasn't shown much in 3 runs for Stuart Williams so far this year even though it's conditions to suit but I'm chancing the fact they've set this one up for tomorrow. Got a great young jockey on board tomorrow (Doyle) who's been banging in the winners lately and with the 3 pound drop in the weights from last time out, running off 77 tomorrow I'm fairly hopeful of a big run.