I have no idea how Poet's Dawn was able to improve so much as to beat us today, but, there you go.
Loads of info for tomorrow, with a lot of races catching my eye, but only 2 actual bets in here.
2:00 Carlisle 5. Tough Remedy 4-1
There really are several here that one can make a case for.
Tough Remedy looks the most reliable though.
2:20 Worcester 1. Black Corton 11-10
Very interesting runner here. Only even beaten by 1 horse over fences, and that was when he was Altior's first ever victim late last year.
With a penalty for his subsequent win, Forever Field (7-4) could get his chance after a couple of near-misses, so 11-10 is rather short.
3:10 Salisbury 1. Running Cloud 13-8 Hills
Amazing win on debut. Likely a class above these.
Three Little Birds (8-1) looks a danger though - she carries a stone less and will be winning one of these eventually.
Which brings us to ...
6:40 Kempton 5. Makanah 9-4 BetVic, BetStars, Bet365
Turned over at odds of 1-4 when beaten 4 lengths by Running Cloud.
And so I smell a plan of making a double with these two selections ...
Running Cloud / Makanah double : 4 pts @ 7-1 BetVic, Bet365
6:50 Naas 6. Yulong Xionghu 5-4
Is the best in here on form, but with the ground likely to be an issue after rain, it's a risky bet at a short price.
8:30 Bath 2. Rolling Maul 4 pts @ 13-2 Bet365
Now here's something you don't see every day, a 9 year old making his flat debut.
4 years ago, he ran 4 NHF races and won the last two of those by a combined total of 34 lengths.
He is fit from recent hurdling runs, so no concerns there. He won those NHF races on good ground, but also goes on soft.
The weight he carries shouldn't be an issue, and he has a capable amateur taking 7lbs off anyway.
8:50 Naas 8. Goldrush 7-2
Never raced, so we can't really be backing this one, can we? Well, she cost 1.7 million Euro.
Actually, what I really want to do here is oppose the favourite.
Pocketfullofdreams (5-2) is still a maiden after 7 races and has always ran her most awful on softer ground.
If you want a favourite to lay tomorrow - this is the one!
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