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Matt Brocklebank has the Friday selections with his Nap in action at Ayr.
Friday selections
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- GLORYOUS – 2.55 Newbury to place (5 places)
- WOODHAY WONDER – 3.40 Ayr to win
- JUGGERNAUT – 4.25 Newton Abbot to place (4 places)
WOODHAY WONDER – 3.40 Ayr (NAP)
Some really competitive stuff on day two at Ayr and the Arran Scottish Sprint EBF Fillies’ Stakes looks a decent race for a bet as the two quality older horses at the top have a little bit to prove now. The three-year-old challenge is strong and WOODHAY WONDER gets my vote. She won three times at two and has continued to progress this season, running fine races in defeat in quality handicaps over five furlongs at Ascot the last twice. The margin (half a furlong) step up in trip on this similarly stiff track looks in her favour, together with the prevailing conditions, and you just cannot fault this filly’s consistency. I’m pretty convinced there’s more to come from her.
GLORYOUS – 2.55 Newbury
Plenty in with chances in Newbury's seven-furlong nursery but GLORYOUS makes plenty of appeal with Oisin Murphy taking over from William Carson in the saddle. Rod Millman’s filly left her low-key debut run well behind when second in a Salisbury maiden last month and although subsequently disappointing in a novice event at Ffos Las, she looked to completely hate the heavy ground on that occasion. An opening mark of 74 seems fair based on the middle of her three runs and getting back on a sound surface is a major plus.
JUGGERNAUT – 4.25 Newton Abbot
Hopefully it can be a case of third time lucky for JUGGERNAUT in a Newton Abbot handicap as he returns to the track on Thursday afternoon. Anthony Honeyball’s lightly-raced horse was denied a clear run at a key time on handicap debut in July, finishing a fair fifth in the end, and was in the process of running a big race before a mistake two-out looked to cost him dearly last month. There’s little or no early pace in this field so it wouldn’t be a surprise if Sam Twiston-Davies elected to make it on Juggernaut and if his hurdling holds up late on then he’s going to take some passing.
JACK SPAROWE – 7.45 Kempton
John Butler’s horses are in decent nick and JACK SPAROWE has crept down to a workable mark, looking on the verge of a return to winning ways when a close fourth at Newcastle earlier this month. Successful at this track over a similar trip 12 months ago, there’s plenty to like especially if the recent run – his first outing for 69 days – sharpens the horse up a bit physically.
Saturday selections
ROYALTY BAY – 3.00 Ayr (NAP)
Sky Majesty’s last-gasp Newbury win has been franked by the runner-up Hold A Dream who has since beaten several of those in behind at Yarmouth, so she rates a big threat with the promise of more to come, but the return to a flat track/better ground should see ROYALTY BAY bounce back from a below-par run at Goodwood. She impressed at York in July and then produced an improved display when runner-up in a Deauville Group 3; a repeat of that should see her go very close.
LIEBER POWER – 2.05 Newbury
A much bigger field than when the returning veteran Not So Sleepy won this last year but LIEBER POWER has been progressing well since being upped in trip, splitting a pair who were ridden more prominently when runner-up at York last time, so he is taken to record a third win of the season despite a 4 lb higher mark. There should be a strong pace throughout thanks to the presence of the lightly-weighted pair of Spaceport and Ithaca’s Arrow which should suit Andrew Balding’s strong-travelling four-year-old.
REACH – 2.10 Newmarket
The drop into a 0-85 (from a 0-105 she had won the year before) should see top-weight REACH in a much more positive light. She was too keen last time out for her own good, but looks to have enough pace to cope with this drop in trip and the likes of Shemozzle (wide draw), plus the in-form pair of Get Jiggy With It and Surveyor, should ensure that this race is run at a good clip. A big run is expected from Mick and David Easterby’s mare who tops Timeform weight-adjusted-ratings.
KARL CARLSTON – 2.30 Chester
It’s sure to be an emotional day for the retiring Franny Norton, but he’s picked up an interesting ride on handicap/stable debutant KARL CARLSTON who has been gelded since his six-length fourth at Southwell in July. He’s a half-brother to the 7f winner My Next Guest and 11f winner Suzy's Shoes, and his dam was a winner up to 9f, so this longer trip should see him in a better light and a mark of 69 could prove lenient.
CHARLOTTE’S WEB – 7.30 Wolverhampton
Estrange failed to frank the form up in class at Yarmouth earlier this week, but CHARLOTTE’S WEB has shown enough – including when denied a clear run over and finishing with running left over C&D last month - to make a case for a mark of 77 being fair. She has a good draw to work from, could get an easy time on the lead if connections decide to ride her prominently once more, and the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained filly is fancied to make a winning handicap debut.
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