Saturday the 22nd of July...

Nice winner with Big Wave on Thursday! She bounced out off the gate and made all from the front to hold on and win it in a photo. It was a good nose in the end but it looked certainly closer at first glance. There was a bit of rule 4 deduction due to two non-runners but Big Wave went off SP3/1 anyway, so it's not too bad actually. Her win makes it now 5 out of the last 10 bets advised in this blog and a huge 65pts profit for June so far. Let's hope it continues this way...



14.50 Newmarket: Dance With Dragons @ 6/1 Betfred - 2pts win

Dance With Dragons really caught my eye thanks to a nice turn of foot a couple of weeks ago at Leicester. He was actually quite unlucky that day, travelling well in the pack but having no chance to find a gap for a very long time of the race. He just came free at the 1f marker and quickened instantly to put soon a gap between himself and the rest of the field. The winner, who got a clear run on the outside, was long gone though. Still a very nice performance, from a generally lightly raced gelding and on this evidence he looks ahead of his mark.

This form works out very well too, with the winner having been successful again as well as the third and fourth which won subsequently. After all  Dance With Dragons rates a big chance in this race here tomorrow, even though the jockey is a slight worry. Actually I think Laura Pike rides well enough, however her strike rate is poor. The trainers form isn't much better. So that has to be a concern, but I still think the horse is the main thing and  Dance With Dragons looks well in the weights. A 2pts win bet looks a sensible decision.