Racing Chat - Friday 8th December

[MCLARKE]

5yo selections

[Sporting Sam]

Dundalk 

2000

a maiden and 

AGES OF MAN

each way

is an interesting recruit here from jumps bred by godolphin and no slouch on pedigree.

APERCU 

win

has been knocking gently at the door in previous starts and champion jockey rides

[Sporting Sam]

Dundalk 2030

draw data

TYSON FURY

each way

Is very close to the draw data here and is the proverbial group horse in a handicap.

Denis hogan has this stable switcher in a interesting race of just eight runners and although this is his all weather debut he was just four and a bit lengths behind royal ascot winner Okita Soushi two runs back and thus represents a big class drop here.

There is an odds on favourite here but with just eight runners he looks vulnerable although a strong favourite.

DUFFLE COAT 

Each way

is a mile out of the handicap off 8:7 and Gordon Elliott is no mug

Edited December 8, 2023 by Sporting Sam

[Sporting Sam]

USA

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Fair grounds 2215 (due off 2234 ) now 2237…..

 

Wake up Delores 

each way

nicely unified

win

good chance here after string of seconds including latest when clear of the rest of the field and looks a sure fire winner sooner rather than later.

The draw is crucial here and both runners have related draws and one of these is a three energy runner and drawn “alongside”each other due to the layout of the track  stand hood chances. The former carries a huge rating of over 100. Despite running last on debut….

Round up 

just three races and a winner in the first,  followed by a decent priced second and long-standing bridesmaid again coming second, but to a flying winner.

In the evening’s final maiden at Dundalk, Ages of man and jockey were not together at the start and the horse as top weight has enjoyed a free run without the jockey’s weight on the saddle. many of these have done well next time out ( notably Frankie Dettori in a classic this summer) and could be one for the  out of season notebook for @Lee grays. APERCU was a ready winner.

In the last race at Dundalk, Tyson Fury 25/1 - 20/1 each way) was punching well below his weight as a class three winner off a mark of 103 and just his lack of all weather experience and  his jockey holding things up just a little too long to overhaul the comfortable winner cellach. but the mark of 98 was very high for all but one of these, and a most likely winner soon but in any case a nice return. No joy in America with Nicely unified a well beaten but running on second for the fourth consecutive time. No chance with a runaway winner in the box stall 9.

Edited December 9, 2023 by Sporting Sam