BBOTD Tuesday 27th May

[chris34]

2.40 Lingfield Ask The Guru has frustrated me most winter and now looks like one to avoid despite dropping a couple lb’s in handicap. Pucon made a pleasing return to action last time out behind Clock Opera around here over 6f, just as effective over this trip if not better. Up 2lb for that latest effort and has something to turn around form with Oh So Classy from last run last year. Royal Acquisition is another that ran a good race last time out to finish 2^nd over this CD, up 3lb for that effort and career best required but with a yard that does well with sprinters. Desert Strike has been in the form of his life recently, but up another 4lb for latest win but never won off a mark this high although useful apprentice takes over taking off handy 5lb. Wide draw also unhelpful over this trip. Secret Missile looks weighted to his best at present and career best effort required. This looks between the 2 top weights. Oh So Sassy comes from the Chris Wall who’s string is going a little better currently but she didn’t go well fresh last year and is up 6lb for her last win over this CD. She scored very narrowly but that race has worked out well with the 2^ndwinning next time out on season debut at Bath off a 5lb higher mark so isn’t perhaps handicapped out of things. Drawn 8 also not helpful. Marmalady looks the safest option she has the benefit of a couple of runs already this season and she has run well both starts especially last time out over 6f in strong race at Ascot in soft ground, struggled to quite get home better chance dropped back to this trip and returned to AW. She has had 3 runs on polytrack and won 2 and 2^nd on other start. Still looks unexposed and could have far more to come on this surface. Also well drawn in stall 4 and one of the best jockeys around here in Kirby in saddle. 1pt win Marmalady 3/1 hills

[Blazing Bailey]

Re: BBOTD Tuesday 27th May Redcar 420 - Jack Luey 6/1 Bet3565 BOG According to the forecast, the rain is set to continue to poor in Redcar and as long as there is at least some soft in the description (already GS) then the selection could take some beating. He loves it soft and has run really well in far better races than this in the past and now that he is with the shrewd Easterby stable who gave him a pipe opener on GF ground LTO I expect that he will take all the beating in a fairly modest race. Its worth noting that he is roughly 5lb better off on ground with a going description of soft in it based on RPR's and his run LTO was his best ever on the quicker surface which is a career best by roughly 3 lb on good or better). Based on that his new yard have already improved him and with a run under his belt and slower ground he should be able to exploit this mark.