Back to the (mostly) low grade fodder that makes up Monday racing after a pretty exciting weekend. BUT it’s only two sleeps until the York Ebor Festival....I can’t wait!
Aiden O’Brien, fresh from his double at Arlington, has spent a few quid in entry fees for his owners with no less than 36 in total. It will be interesting to see what jockeys Ballydoyle will use (apart from Heffernan, O’Donoghue and O’Brien Jr) with no Ryan Moore available ....apart from Jamie Spencer that is! Wednesday's O'Brien runners will all be ridden by the stable jockeys
If you missed Jamie and Cape Blanco burning up the turf in the Arlington Million late on Saturday night, you can see it here:
Monday’s selections are:
Kempton
16:00 Echo Ridge (9.6) UP
16:00 Swift Breeze (6.4) UP
16:30 Ssafa (17.5) UP
Thirsk
15:45 Jeu De Vivre (8.2) 2nd
Not so good today - no winners!! and a loss of -4
By the way, Ssafa is also the acronym for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Associations who are having a pretty good fun midnight march on the 02 September in Aldershot to raise ££££s for the charity.
By the way, Ssafa is also the acronym for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Associations who are having a pretty good fun midnight march on the 02 September in Aldershot to raise ££££s for the charity.
I could have put up a pretty landscape pic of Echo Ridge in Arizona but have gone for the much more attractive alternative................
Thirsk 15:15 Class 5 0-75 Handicap 3yo+
A mile around Thirsk on good to soft is not all of these runners’ cups of tea – particularly if drawn wide!
Call of Duty stands out immediately with the plum draw (front runner) and the booking of Paul Hanagan. The trainer uses her daughter to ride in the main so this booking looks significant. His last visit here resulted in a 2nd from the very worst of the outside draw. He’s probably a little flattered by that though as the first four places were all filled by those with high draws since those drawn low wasted their advantages by being slow away. Call Of Duty carries an extra 8lbs on his back today but Hanagan (as we know!) is worth that – however I’d be happier if this was a 7f race!
Kerry’s Requiem is dropping down in class today and just qualifies for this 0-75 race after a string of ‘could do betters’. Her two best performances this year have been over a mile and she’ll have no trouble with the softer ground. She seems suited but a sharper track with wins at Goodwood and Windsor so I’ve no concerns on that score. Julie Burke is a claimer who I rate highly (she lost her claim long since in Ireland so is a lot more experienced than first appears!) and her 5lb will help negate her hefty load. She ought to get the tow she needs with plenty of front runners drawn close by – so I can see her running a big race. As always with big fields and her running style, she’ll need some luck.
There are plenty of good horses with poor draws (Elijah Pepper, Thinking, Keys of Cyprus) but I’m going to stick with a low drawn runner and go with Kerry’s Requiem each way.
Kerry’s Requiem 10/1 each way RESULT 3rd
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