Magic City won it. Convincing performance! Despite missing slightly the break he travelled nicely all the time and produced a nice turn of foot to win by a good lengths in the end. Harrison George finished a creditable 4th.
Big Singspiel is yet again a non-runner due to the changing ground. It's soft at Yarmouth now and he needs decent ground no doubt. I think connections must think a good deal of him if they are so cautious to let him run only on ground that really suit. This was now the 2nd time that he was taken out of a race due to the changing going.
Big Singspiel is yet again a non-runner due to the changing ground. It's soft at Yarmouth now and he needs decent ground no doubt. I think connections must think a good deal of him if they are so cautious to let him run only on ground that really suit. This was now the 2nd time that he was taken out of a race due to the changing going.
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| Mappin Time |
16.55 Haydock: Mappin Time @ 8/1 Bet365 - 2pts win
Mappin Time won this race last year and he looks perfectly primed for another crack. He really caught the eye at Doncaster three weeks ago when he never really got a run. He was travelling in rear, where he had a bunch of horses in front of his nose which made life difficult. When the pace increased he couldn't react, as from 3f out there was simply no way through for him with all the horses in front of him. He made a bit of headway when a gap opened around two furlongs out, yet he was short room soon again. Eventually he switched to the outside over 1f out and finished the race decent enough, but all chances were gone.
I thought he looked much much better than the bare form suggest in that race and the fact that he gets off 2lb of his mark makes him a really well handicapped horse now, being 1lb below last years winning mark. With fast ground expected he should have conditions in his favour as well, so I really expect a big run.
Mappin Time won this race last year and he looks perfectly primed for another crack. He really caught the eye at Doncaster three weeks ago when he never really got a run. He was travelling in rear, where he had a bunch of horses in front of his nose which made life difficult. When the pace increased he couldn't react, as from 3f out there was simply no way through for him with all the horses in front of him. He made a bit of headway when a gap opened around two furlongs out, yet he was short room soon again. Eventually he switched to the outside over 1f out and finished the race decent enough, but all chances were gone.
I thought he looked much much better than the bare form suggest in that race and the fact that he gets off 2lb of his mark makes him a really well handicapped horse now, being 1lb below last years winning mark. With fast ground expected he should have conditions in his favour as well, so I really expect a big run.
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