Pastoral Player (ew) 3.50 Ascot (NAP) He was absolutely flying home in the Ayr Gold Cup, and this trip is far better for him. Needs a strong pace, which he could get, and he is on a nice weight to go very close in this competitive handicap. 12/1 - Bet365 Nap landed in good style
My trio disappointed today and I therefore have been denied a trip to the old ‘payout window’ (that’s something that my regular readers don’t hear very often). Must say though that I thought the Cumberland Lodge, across the county line in Royal Berkshire, was a strong contest and that the 2 horses who fought out the ‘business end’, Quest For Peace and Arctic Cosmos, are very much one’s to follow in ‘top table’ races from now on.