flat racing mon 9th feb

[richard-westwood]

wolv 2.00 rat catcher 91.22 Qatar princess 91.19 prigsnov dancer 88.13 on paper this looks a two horse race .....and very difficult to separate as they both almost have identical form .....so just try and squeeze a bit of profit out rat catcher 4pts win 5/2 stan james Qatar princess 4pts win 4.0 betfair minimum 6 pts profit any winner

[robertob]

Re: flat racing mon 9th feb 3.00 Wolverhampton: Class 2 Handicap Solar Deity hasn’t won it over a year but came close in similar races over CD off marks around up to 105. Should run his race but looks to need bit of help from the handicapper to get his head in front again. Don’t Call Me goes well on the All-Weather and performed on Tapeta in Meydan. Has never won, nor placed over further than 1m. Stamina big question mark and current rating looks big enough too. Back from break. Tryster is still very lightly raced and won over 10f at Chelmsford last month travelling strongly but showing some attitude when hanging badly as he did in the past already. Talented and potentially more to come despite up in the mark. Spes Nostra tried to make all in race that Tryster won lto. Faded from 1f out. Unlucky last two, when done on the line and hampered at crucial stage. Still 6lb above last winning mark but 7lb claimer may help. Pivotman is progressive on the AW this winter and gradually improving. This is his toughest task to date and bit too find 2lb out of the weights. Steventon Star is four pounds out of the weights here and despite a slipping mark, has allot to find in order to be competitive. Verdict: Tryster has a fine chance to follow up on his recent Chelmsford success. He looks talented and up to his new mark, even more so with a decent 3lb claimer cancelling almost out the rise in the mark. His tendency to hang badly in the closing stages is a slight worry, though, and at a short price at this different venue, I'm prepared to take him on. Solar Deity will run his race and should prove a good test. He maybe vulnerable to some lighter weights however. The pace will come from progressive Pivotman. It'll be interesting to see how he fares in this ultimately toughest test of his career. He is short enough in my eyes. There is good money coming for Spes Nostra as well. Still he looks a big price for what he has potentially to offer. Also one who likes to be up with the pace, I imagine this could be more of an advantage around Wolverhampton than Chelmsford, where he attempted to make all the last time but faded 1f out, even though he got also hampered in the closing stages. He won over further in the past and showed a particular liking for Wolverhampton's tapeta. He has yet to prove that he can win off a mark as high as the current one, but he has been a bit unlucky in two starts before and has a 7lb claimer on board today. That makes him a competitive chance in this race. Spes Nostra @ 7/1 Coral - 5pts win