BBOTD - 8th of September

[Monterosso]

4:50 Doncaster - Carnaby Street - .5pts e/w @ 25/1 (PaddyPower) Below par on last three runs since making seasonal comeback at Lingfield and running respectably in a Listed race. All three runs since have been on quick ground and his best form is on softer group. He won a Group 3 over this distance on final 2 year old start on heavy ground when being the supposed "third string" Hannon horse and according to the betting he's the "second string" here with Kajima seen as their main hope, previously to that he won his maiden on Good to Soft ground by over 5 lengths. Those two runs are his only two wins, he obviously likes that bit of cut in the ground and there's a very good chance he'll get that once again here if things continue as they are. He likes to be ridden fairly prominent and tried to make all last time out in a Listed race at York over this distance on quick ground but got bumped 2f out and weakened badly. His price is based on those few poor runs but the horse clearly has ability but hasn't shown it this year, as of yet. He's drawn high in stall 11 and with most of the pace around the middle stalls I'm hoping he can get fairly close to them early on as he seems much better when running along side the pace. He has a nice turn of foot on the soft ground and the trip is him optimum in my opinion. Jimmy Fortune takes the ride and he's an extremely good jockey and comes here for only 2 rides today, he rides the course well and doesn't come here too often nowadays and the last time he came here, in May, he rode one horse and has one winner. Carnaby Street is dropped 6lbs from his opening handicap mark of 103 which is also a help with conditions to suit and hopefully a race to suit I see the 25/1 available as too big, his 2 year old form was impressive also and he came 2nd ahead Nunthorpe winner, Sole Power, in the St Leger Yearling Stakes. That was on quick ground too which doesn't seem ideal for him. He's a 12/1 shot in my book and at just over double that price he's worth a small each way bet to take this. Might come last but if recapturing his form he has the beating of the majority of these. :hope:hope:hope:hope:hope

[punterpete]

Re: BBOTD - 8th of September 3.10 Doncaster Captain Dunne win @ 9/1 Ladbrookes Has been in decent form this season winning the Gosforth Park stakes at Newcastle back in June an finishing 2nd in the Listed City Wall stakes a month later. Finished a close third to Prohibit last time out in the Beverley Bullet. Has winning form with a bit of cut in the ground so todays conditions should not be a problem and with stable flying at the moment maybe today is the time for him to step up to the plate and win at this level.