Flat Racing 6th May

[chris34]

3.10 Kempton Whipper Snapper won around here over a mile just a week ago, didn’t have a lot spare when scoring then and a 6lb penalty off top weight makes this look a big ask. Spin Artist has been soundly held on all 4 starts this spring and the blinkers need to bring about a spark, continues to tumble in the weights aswell. Glanely has shown very little since winning a 7f handicap at Wolves in Sept, may need this run after 3 months off but booking of Hughes eye catching. Macs Superstar isn’t exposed like most of these and has shown plenty of promise in maidens, concern he has been off the track for over a year and likely to need this. Gold Beau looks high enough in the weights at present. New Leyf has been more miss than hit since rejoining his former yard and needs to show more before of interest. The Happy Hammer is a tough nut to win with, still on a good mark but always one to take on. Athletic has been in good form recently, scoring off a much lower turf mark last time out. Returns to polytrack on a career high mark so lot more needed. There isn’t a huge amount of pace in this race with no out and out front runners in the field but a couple that have made it in the past including Gold Beau and possibly Spin Artist in first time blinkers it could pay to track the likely steady pace. Bayleyf fluffed his lines at the start on debut for this yard, but soon sat up with the pace and only beaten a short head finishing well, gets to run off same mark today and looks a huge threat today. Hasn’t won since his 2yr old days but is 17lb below that winning mark. This yard going great guns at present and do really well with other yards casts off. 2pt win Bayleyf 5/1 bet365 3.20 Brighton Hard to get away from the favourite in this to be fair and he looks good value at around the 9/4 mark. Minstrels Gallery has done all his winning on the AW, held off this mark the last twice and certainly no excuses last time out at Yarmouth and this track doesn’t usually suit hold up sorts when ground is soft. Monopoli has had to drop into seller and claimers to get his 2 wins thus far, soundly beaten on reappearance and needs a big step up on that. Dark and Dangerous has shown little over jumps recently and is hard to fancy in this, still 4lb above last winning mark and over much further. Salient has shown some promise on the AW this winter at Lingfield, effective on turf but some time since he showed anything on turf. But very well handicapped if he can build on latest run. Megalala got back to winning ways in impressive fashion over this CD in similar ground conditions. He loves the mud and goes extremely well here 6 wins from 21. Up 7lb for last win but apprentice takes off 3lb of that and is still 22lb lower than his last win prior to latest so still well weighted and hard to get past in this. 2pt win Megalala 9/4 bet365 8.30 Catterick Chosen One won this race last year aswell as another CD handicap, also won at Ponte last year off a 3lb high mark. Not hit form yet this year in 2 runs but yard really starting to hit form and you can see him going well here. Mister Manannam is well handicapped but latest tries in visor and blinkers have not impressed and looks on the downgrade at present. Ypres looks high enough in the weights and may also want faster ground than is likely here tonight. Beau Mistral has ran well the last twice and is on a good mark, but is not the easiest ride for an apprentice. Rock On Candy won fresh last year but mark is looking plenty high enough on return this year. Keep It Dark is not an easy ride, and has his quirks which he showed clearly last time out. Will handle conditions and only a 1lb higher for latest close 2^nd but still yet to win off a mark this high. Fleurtille beat Keep It Dark last time out and he is effectively 5lb higher under a penalty tonight and that leaves him needed to step up again also his apprentice is only able to claim 3lb today last time he was claiming 5lb. Boxing Shadows won over CD last time out, him and the 2^nd pulled nicely clear. Up 5lb for that effort well treated on his best form but doesn’t automatically strike you as the likely sort to follow up. Windforpower was a nose second to Boxing Shadows last time out and has been pushed up 4lb so has a 1lb turnaround. He has clearly come on for his first run this season and may well strip fitter again. He has and always will be a quirky sort but this yard did well with him last year towards end of the season and got 2 decent handicap wins out of him and they may just be able to get a little more out of him yet. Fanning clearly gets on with him and he looks the value at 7s. The other that I am gonna have a small play on is Lost In Paris he is a 4 time CD winner from 6 runs over CD. His last 4 runs here have resulted in 3 wins and a 2^nd and it is worth noting he has bounced back from lesser runs when coming here. 2lb below last winning mark with a useful claimer on board claiming a full 7lb. Handles most ground conditions but wouldn’t want too much rain. 1pt win Windforpower 15/2 VC 0.5pt e/w Lost In Paris 22/1 VC

[Aidymac]

Re: Flat Racing 6th May Catterick 8:30 I had Boxing Shadows down as the 3/1 favourite for this race on my own tissue so I am more than happy to take the available 11/2. This horse won over course and distance last time out, beating Windforpower by a nose. The gelding is gone up 5 pounds in the weights and Windforpower has a 1 pound pull in the weights, but this was this horses' first run at the track and I expect him to improve for it. There were 3 of tomorrow's other rivals behind too that day so on a form line he should have a big chance again tomorrow. It was interesting that this horse was also very well backed last time out, he was expected to win, so we may not have seen him at his fully best yet and there could be more to come. Boxing Shadows WIN @ 11/2 Paddy Power