Monthly Archives: May 2023

Semser has come back from a winter break with two runs around Lingfield. On the latter occasion, he set a strong pace that helped Sausalito win again and he was sold for a handsome 50k at Newmarket HIT last week. Semser is down 4lb over the two runs and that could bring him right into…

Hey Frankie has been disappointing since a couple of placed efforts last summer. I'm hoping the return to hurdles from chasing and better ground will see her back to her best. If she is, I think she's well treated and her work at home has been good, so it would be no surprise for her…

Court In The Act ran respectably on an unsuitable surface at Wincanton on his bumper debut. We declared him on good to firm but it chucked it down before the race, so on watered ground it became desperate. It was sloppy so he sort of coped with it but he has a proper good ground…

Donald Llewellyn has won twice around here since returning after a long absence, over 1m4f and then 2m. He disappointed on a return visit at the longer trip two weeks later, when perhaps we were bringing him back too quickly. Chances if in the earlier mood.

Mark Of Gold has not run on the flat for almost two years but is fit from hurdling and won two runs back at Kempton. There is a massive disparity between his respective handicap marks and he is potentially thrown in here if he remembers what to do without seeing an obstacle!

Novus did well to win a Newbury juvenile maiden at the third time of asking and started handicapping this year on 82. She never got involved after a slow start on her comeback at Newmarket but off the same mark today,  can strip fitter and has an each-way chance.

Vadream is in cracking form but has to have cut in the ground. We had plenty of rain last night so it will be interesting to see the official going description this morning. If it's good to soft or softer she will go there with a huge chance over a trip I'm excited to try.

Mark Of Gold has not run on the flat for almost two years but is fit from hurdling and won two runs back at Kempton. There is a massive disparity between his respective handicap marks and he is potentially thrown in here if he remembers what to do without seeing an obstacle!

Novus did well to win a Newbury juvenile maiden at the third time of asking and started handicapping this year on 82. She never got involved after a slow start on her comeback at Newmarket but off the same mark today,  can strip fitter and has an each-way chance.

Fix At All has done nothing wrong since switching to hunter-chasing. This does look a deeper race but he comes here in good heart. Conditions should be fine but with the concern that he's going left-handed and tends to go slightly right. Having won his last two he deserves to have a go at this.

Dream Composer won well at Newmarket last time and seems in good form but this is a much deeper race today. It will need another personal best for him to take it.

All Crescent Lake's best form is on AW and he certainly impressed with an easy win over today's trip at Chelmsford two runs back. He followed up by showing that 2f less at Lingfield probably wasn't ideal and it will be interesting to see what he makes of Goodwood. If he copes with turf he…

Helm Roick takes a drop in class after getting found out a bit in the Lincoln. That run under his belt should stand him in good stead in a race where a very unexposed favourite takes on a field of evenly-matched seasoned handicappers. Will Carver takes the ride and is a solid rider who landed…

Holy Fire made an encouraging debut at Chelmsford and was given the winter off after that as she's a big filly and had done plenty. She is ready for this return to the races and conditions should suit her perfectly. She can take a step forward and go close.

Twice a winner as a 3yo, Big Bard had been unlucky not to win a couple more until coming good emphatically at Windsor last week. The 5lb penalty for that sprint success hardly looks enough - he's up 7lb in the new ratings -  to prevent a follow-up, and he's still bottom-weight.

Larrsen was highly tried when running in novice and maiden races last year. Now handicapped and on what could be a nice mark, we think he might be ready to make more of an impact.