SOLSTALLA 7/1 Warwick 2:55
Getaway Mag is understandably favourite after getting off the mark last February on handicap debut. Only a few pounds higher here and is quite conceivably thrown in. However, 5/2 is pretty skinny for a horse that hasnt run since February. The yard are hardly flying with one winner in the last fortnight and horses running to 44% of form.
Next in is SOLSTALLA. Its a while since she won, Oct 18 in fact but was partnered that day by todays pilot Page Fuller. She was running off 103 then and is now down to 96 so has an obvious chance at the weights. I cannot find an excuse for her last run, it needs forgiving but on here seasonal debut she was second beaten 13 lengths by Jamacho. Since that run Jamacho has seen his mark increase by a whopping 30lbs, he was very obviously a blot on the handicap that day. To precis I believe the favourite is worth taking on and makes the market in this race, SOLSTALLA is a very fair price.
Really nice bumper to end the card. A race to watch with notebook in hand.