Flat racing - Sunday 24th of March

[robertob]

14.40 Lingfield: Buy Art @ 7/2 bet365 - 3pts win Buy Art is much better then what he showed so far in his career and looks underestimated in this small field in my mind. His last two performances are not really ones to take seriously as there are excuses to make for him for why he finished a good deal beaten twice. I thought he travelled very well at Wolverhampton last month anyway, having every chance turning for home but found himself suddenly in a bad position in the home straight with a bunch of horses in front of his nose and no way to go through. His jockey clearly looked after him and didn't asked for a serious effort when finally a gap opened over 1f out because the bird was flown anyway at that stage. The penultimate race was a story of getting a run under the belt after a long break I think. He was never ridden to finish the race in the best possible position in addition to his probable unfitness. With two runs under his belt he should strip much fitter now and the drop in the weights will a big help as well. He races of a mark of 62 now and drops in grade, Ryan Moore is on board for the ride, so plenty to like about him and therefore I expect him to go really well here. It takes nothing special to beat the other two in this field anyway. 16.10 Lingfield: Elna Bright @ 12/1 Bet365 - 1pt win Big price I think. Thought he ran a tremendous race at Kempton three weeks ago, which clearly was a return to form. He bounced out off the gates and led the field by a very good pace. The final time of the race was 0.47 seconds faster than the standard, yet Elna Bright travelled well and fought hard when headed inside the final two furlongs. He just got tired in the final couple of yards but finished still a very creditable 3rd. He didn't win for a while but down into a class 4 handicap he looks to have every chance of his current mark to find back to the winning ways I think.

[south_eastern_ram]

Re: Flat racing - Sunday 24th of March 3.40 Lingfield - Super Say - 12/1 PP Savered on Aquilonius at 9/2 as think there's a possibility he gets an easy lead here and with Spencer on board, could easily nick this. Also think Super Say is over priced at 12/1 where I think we can ignore his last run. Very steady pace set, was keen, made a move round the outside and just nothing really seemed to suit. What worries me most is if he's held up, as I'd like to see him close to the pace where all his best form has been produced. His run 2 starts ago was a decent piece of form where he travelled strongly over 12f before getting out battled late on, 12f is probably slightly too far for him. A mark of 90 isnt beyond him and he's joined a small yard that do well with their string, the Kirby booking is a positive one. 4.10 Lingfield - Free Spin - 7/2 WH Im often keen to oppose these sorts in competitive races such as this one but after a lot of thought and looking at this race, I think 7/2 is a good price. Trainers only runner on the card with Graham Gibbons coming here for the one ride. Drawn 1 he should get a race more run to suit over 6f than lto. They didnt go slow lto but I think a quicker pace will suit which hopefully he should get here plus from this draw Im hoping he sits closer to the pace. I dont think a lot of these are particularly well handicapped whilst this one looks open to improvement, only being beaten lto by Crew Cut who won again since and was better positioned than this one lto.