I was quite disappointed with Kingswinford's run in the end. He was well backed all day, eventually going off at 3/1, so I was happy with that aspect of things as it's always nice to read the race right in a way and get a higher price than he should have been. Having travelled handily throughout the race and holding every chance entering the final furlong or so, Kingswinford found very little when pressure was applied to finish 4th. There should be a similar standard of race within his reach though in the coming months, as I feel he's fairly well handicapped at the moment.
Onto tomorrow, and again the racing isn't exactly top class stuff. The Guineas meeting at the weekend is when the top class animals begin to come out of their stables!
I've two selections for tomorrow that will hopefully give me a good run for my money.
Leicester 3.15 - Galatian - 2pts win @ 9/1
I've decided to have a bet on one of the more unexposed runners in the field in this class 4 handicap race. Galatian won his last 2 starts last season, including one over tomorrow's Course and Distance. The good to firm ground that day was similar to the conditions Galatian will encounter tomorrow, so that shouldn't be a problem for him. On his comeback run this season at the beginning of April, he ran over 5 furlongs at Windsor and missed the kick coming out of the stalls and lost all chance from then on. Hopefully he won't make such a mistake again. It's quite a dangerous race to be having a bet in, because I could make a case for quite a few of the runners. However, I've gone with Galatian, who I feel there's plenty of improvement to come from and he'll surely be a lot fitter from his run at Windsor about 3 weeks ago. Small win stakes for me in a competitive race.
Doncaster 4.10 - Archie Rice - 3pts win @ 5/1
Archie Rice looks to have a good chance of taking this long distance handicap off bottom weight tomorrow. He comes here off the back of a spin over hurdles around 2 weeks ago, where he finished a very creditable 2nd. That run will ensure that Archie Rice is fit for tomorrow's race, and his superior fitness may prove important against some of his rivals over this 1m4f trip who are having their first run in quite a while. Archie Rice won 3 races in his career, with both turf wins coming on good to firm ground, exactly like tomorrow's conditions. He's also won over this trip, and has placed over 2 miles over hurdles a few times so his stamina won't be in question. His last win on turf came over 1m2f last summer at Windsor off a mark of 72, so tomorrow's mark of 68 looks extremely attractive. Trainer Tom Keddy is in good form, with none of his last 10 runners finishing out of the first 5, including 1 winner and 6 places. Jockey Tom Eaves, who I would rate highly, has a respectable 5 wins in the last 3 weeks and hopefully he can add to that tomorrow on Archie Rice. Medium win stakes advised as I feel his mark and race fitness are both attractive when compared to some of his rivals tomorrow.
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