Flat Racing 4th April

[chris34]

5.55 Wolverhampton A really decent handicap for the grade and several interesting runners. Any money for Absolutely Me wouldn’t make this race very uninteresting showed very little for small yard has now joined a gambling yard and been off the track for nearly a year but is the typical sort this yard get the best out of somehow when the handbrake is released but cannot back on what we have seen to date. Jezza been in good form recently winning 2 handicaps before finishing runner up last time out over CD in a 4 runner event off revised mark possible handicapper back in charge although may not have been suited by making running so could improve on that effort today. Brunello better known for his exploits on the fibresand but he ran a brilliant 2^nd last time out over CD, up a 1lb makes things tougher again but still relatively lightly raced so possible can win off this mark although has always been a tad frustrating at short prices. Cape Alex hadn’t shown a great deal until last time out on seasonal reappearance around here over 12f, shaped as if a step up in trip wouldn’t be a problem and dangerous to dismiss off same mark. But just 7 days after a break a concern with the bounce factor. The slightly safer option might be The Blue Dog who had appeared to relish this step up in trip recently winning last time out over CD un this jockey winning with ease and a 4lb rise in the weights looks very lenient and should run well has held form well in the past. 2pt win The Blue Dog 5/2 bet365

[robertob]

Re: Flat Racing 4th April 14.20 Lingfield: Time Square @ 3/1 Bet365 - 4pts win Time Square was in pretty good form this winter, winning twice in February at Kempton. He looks still in good shape and on a winnable mark judged on his most recent performance at Kempton, when he was pulling very hard early on and made then a bold move halfway through the race taking up the lead and increasing the already generous looking pace. He took the field into the home straight travelling very well and was still able to finish the race in 3rd position despite using so much energy before already. He remains on the same mark for this performance and gets his chance now in a poor apprentice handicap. His ability to race handily should help at a track like Lingfield very much, as the danger is always here that the race is run slowly and then it's certainly an advantage to be ridden close to the pace. 16.40 Lingfield: Rocket Rob @ 12/1 VC - 2pts win I was keen on Rocket Rob two weeks ago when he was a non-runner eventually though, but still think this horse looks very interesting and should have a decent chance tomorrow hin this race. Wrote the last time:

I thought his most recent performance was an absolute massive one. He had the widest draw to overcome what usually is not an advantage over 5f at Wolverhampton and he also missed the break, trailing the field early on by a couple of lengths, having been hard pushed to get back into contention. He suddenly appeared to be back on the bridle from around 3f out and travelled well enough entering the home straight. He made impressive headway then until getting a clear run denied over 1f out. He had to switch to the right, lost balance and momentum as a result, but picked up again and finished strongly. I think only a horse in good form can finish a race in a way like that under these sort of circumstances.