Bbotd 19/1/09

[fintron]

4.30 Wolverhampton

Thirteen runners line up for this class 5, 0-70 handicap worth £2,730 to the winner. Like the rest of the card, it looks a competitive affair with plenty of runners declared, however, the one that catches the eye is the unexposed Antillia, who races from near the bottom of the handicap. Chris Wall’s filly is lightly raced and has got better with every outing since making her debut in a Nottingham maiden in October. The form of her 4th to Shavansky in a Lingfield maiden on the 19th November in particular looks a decent piece of form as the fifth, Cape Express, has won his last two, including in a class 4 handicap off 83 last time out, the third, Anaabelle’s Charm, hacked up in a Lingfield maiden when last seen the other day and the second, Wine ‘n Dine has managed to land two races since going handicapping, off 75 and then 81. Antillia’s last run came in a Lingfield handicap at the start of December and she made her mark with a win off 62, finishing half a length infront of Epsom Salts, who is a reliable yardstick for the grade. She has been raised 5 lbs as a result of that win but given the aforementioned form I think she has room for manoeuvre in what looks a winnable contest. She is a half-sister to the prolific 1m2f-1m6f winner Scotty’s view, so the step up in trip here shouldn’t be a problem and she is proven on the surface so ticks all the boxes for me.

1 pt win

[ogii55]

Re: Bbotd 19/1/09 Hereford 4.20 Doroty's friend W 1 pt It's very interesting race on first look with clear and experienced favorit House of Bourbon with couple of second places in modest starts. At the same time Doroty's friend will make his hurdle debut on a very long distance (rare case to put a horse right on 3m+). Doroty's friend was Classy flat horse, specialised on long distances. Has a lot of wins on strong races. Two years ago the horse had some injury problems, but now seems is ok. Mr Mann will not let the horse on such quest if he isn;t sure of the success. Jason Maguire has great Saturday, winning two races in Haydock and get one second place, so seems he is in good shape to handle the horse. it's possible that Doroty's odds at the moring will drop very seriously and event to become joint fav or fav.