I see that Jamie Spencer is on a hotpot in the 3.25 Leicester and has only 2 others to beat. No doubt he will somehow get beaten and I think he will be beaten by SPARK PLUG.
"hampered 2 out, switched to rails inside final furlong, squeezed for room, switched to outside 10 yards out, just failed. Unlucky"
Racing Post spotlight on Polar Vortex for 6.30 at Doncaster. Beat a subsequent Listed-placed filly at Nottingham (5f, good) on second start and that form suggests she's on a workable mark; never figured in Queen Mary at Royal Ascot (50-1) since but may have more to offer back down markedly in class. Currently priced at 4/1.
No top table fun today. Chicken salad sandwiches, packet of hula hoops and an apple. All washed down with 2 buckets of iced water. Anyone see the Tote return on the winner of the card commencer at Worcester yesterday eve (5.50). Brendan Powell’s Fairyinthewind, what a lovely name for a mare by the way, was returned at an SP of 9/2 but the Tote Win paid £1.10. Cor blimey what’s all that about?!? ATHENIAN goes on Saturday at Newmarket (3.40) by way. Should be very, very competitive off 92 in a race the old rotter has won before. Although the more rain the better between now and post time.
For the 2nd time in 4 days, Joe Fanning bags the first 3 races at a Scottish course - followed up his 39/1 treble at Ary on Monday with a 79/1 at Hamilton this afternoon - unfortunately, like Monday, I was not on all of them
Last Minute Lisa backers will be cursing. Race lost at the start when the jockey purposely took a pull. When you drop back by ten lengths in the first furlong by taking a pull but then maintain the pace of the race you are saving not one bit of energy, you have simply given a head start.
