BBOTD - Thursday 15th August

[robertob]

15.25 Ffos Las: Choral Festival @ 14/1 Bet365 Choral Festival is in excellent form and ran a huge race at Sandown recently, when she finished 3rd but probably can considered to be a rather unlucky loser. Not sure if she would have won, maybe not as the winner looked very progressive, but she travelled like a dream, was on the bridle until almost 1f out but also couldn't get a run through until the final furlong marker. She finished well enough, but probably didn't have the speed to cope with the winner and second, so the step up to 12f, a distance she won over only a couple of weeks ago, will certainly suit. She encounters a couple of young and unexposed rivals, even though this lot is far from exciting, so I feel she can win of a her current mark.

[cpo]

Re: BBOTD - Thursday 15th August 3.15 Newmarket - Poisson D'or EW @ 8/1 Hills This one was a little disappointing last time out over CD but that came in a class 2 race. Today she drops into class 4 and has also dropped 1lb to a mark of 79. Previous to that run, she had been in consistent form so if she can get back to that then she could go close here. Rae Guest has his yard in good form and he shows a very good level stakes profit at this track. Queally keeps the ride and hopefully he can get this one at least into the places.