Flat Racing > Monday November 18th

[Aidymac]

Wolverhampton 4:30 - Ladbrokes Mobile Handicap (4) Going to have a punt on the Mick Easterby trained Oil Strike who has a 100% record on the all-weather (2/2) which I find a very interesting stat. His last All-weather run was in 2010 at Lingfield off a mark of 88 and he won a Class 3 handicap that day. Tomorrow he runs off an 8 pound lower mark of 80 in Class 4 company and moving back onto this surface could be just what the horse needs right now. Oil Strike WIN @ 20/1 William Hill

[Lodge]

4.30 - Wolverhampton - Fieldgunner Kirkup @ 10/1 Betvictor I think this is a fairly generous price for a horse back down below his last winning mark. Fieldgunner Kirkup hasn't been in the best of form since winning on turf in April but he's starting to slip down to a tempting mark. He was well backed last time out after a fair run at Newcastle the time before and I think he'll pick up another race before long. Graham Gibbons rides and he has won aboard the horse 4 times and obviously has a good record for this trainer. He makes his AW debut which doesn't worry me as the sire stats are positive enough and the yard have a super record here (7 from 19 in the last year), David Barron is in tremendous form despite not having many runners at this time of year (4 of his last 7 runners have won) and I feel he has another good chance here. A 62 day break should have freshened him up and he goes well fresh with form figures of 1-2-4-2 after a lay off of this length or longer.