Stratford 20/4/08

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4.10 - Looking for a horse that handles a bit of cut in the ground here as the going is soft, heavy in places. Share My Dream (14/1) caught my eye at a big price. It handles the ground, can last the distance and has won for today's jockey. The reason the price is so big is probably because its good recent form has come in selling and claiming company when it has recorded form of 131. Perhaps its best bit of form in a handicap was a 3rd at Newton Abbot last August when it was beaten by just under a length. It was rated 95 that day and runs off 105 here. However, Harry Skelton claims 7 lb today to make the different in rating not as large as first thought. Admittedly, Share My Dream was 15 lengths (6/12) off the winner when it ran off 96 (with Skelton claiming 5 lb) after that Newton Abbot run, so it won't be a selection I'm going crazy about, but it is tempting at the price if it can carry its recent form in lesser company back into a handicap here. Overbranch handles the ground and has recorded a hat-trick of novices hurdles, whilst Arctic Magic has ran respectably against better opponents than faced here - another reason why I'm keeping stakes small on Share My Dream.

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Re: Stratford 20/4/08 4.40 - You do the Math - dropping down in class here, handles the ground, has won over the distance and has been in good form this year, scoring in a handicap chase at Plumpton and then adding a further victory to his name at Sandown. It finished 2nd LTO but even though it made a few mistakes during that race it kept on at the end and didn't cave in. (9/4 Paddypower).