Monday 21st August
4.25 Brighton - Heers Sadie 7/2 (365) - Arlos Sunshine 9/1 (SkyBet)
Two for me in this one , with the first one being HEERS SADIE , been in fine form after 52 days off with last three runs showing figures of - 1,1,2 .. all those runs have been over 7f here at Brighton , decent form here with two wins and a place from four outings , never won at the distance in three attempts but has placed once , those runs all came on the AW at Lingfield and i'd be surprised if she couldnt improve on those back on turf. Has won off a higher mark than todays , and aside from the distance everything else looks spot on to me and i can see her going close here given her current frame of mind. Julia Fielden has a 28.6% strike rate at the track this term alongside a +7.50 profit , whilst Aiden Keeley comes here for just this one ride and helps the cause by taking off a handy 3lb. Has ridden the horse in her last four starts resulting in two wins and a second. He has a 21.7% strike rate at the course this season and he too comes away with a +7.50 profit. Should be making her presence felt come the line. ARLOS SUNSHINE is my other selection and he arrives on the back of a solid second last time out here over CD in a stakes race and i cant see any reason why he cant go well again. The switch to John Longs' yard a couple of races ago looks to have sharpened him up a little with a fourth and a second since going there , and i cant see his first win for his new stable being far away. Hasnt won here at Brighton but has two places from his three runs over this afternoons CD but has won at the distance elsewhere so happy enough with that , ground and draw look to be okay and im hoping that a good run is on the cards here today. Trainer has just this one at the meeting today and he can ready one whilst jockey Liam Wright also comes here for just this one , takes of a valuable 7lb , and has an 11% strike rate over the last coupla weeks. Has ridden the horse four times to date with the end result being a win and a place.
4.55 Brighton - Spanish Mane 8/1 (Hills,SkyBet) - Optiva Star 10/3 (Hills,SkyBet)
Another race where two of the runners catch my roving eye , first of those is bottom weight OPTIVA STAR who registered his first win last time out , beating Heers Sadie (who I've gone for earlier in the card) , by a length and three quarters. Had been in decent form prior to that well deserved victory and hopefully now hes got his head in front he can go in again. One from one over CD , and though hes gone up 4lb for that win the jockeys 5lb negates that and he effectively runs off 1lb lower here which has to give him a major chance imo. Richard Hannon been amongst the winners of late with a 15% strike rate in the past two weeks , and he has an 18.6% strike rate when sending his runners here this term. Claimer Alec Volshansky here for just this one ride and his claim only helps matters imho , been riding well with a 25% strike rate over the last 21 days and when hes teamed up with the trainer in the last three weeks they have a 33% strike rate. This one can definatley make his presence felt. The other one i like is SPANISH MANE whose another who arrives in tip top form , has won two of her last three outings , wins both at Lingfield whilst in the other one she came third over this afternoons CD. Does well when coming here with a win and a place from four runs over CD and has two wins and a place from 5 runs at the course overall. Class , draw and going all look good to me and though she has yet to win from a mark this high thats entirely possible given her recent form. Julie Fielden has a 15% strike rate in the past 21 days and as mentioned earlier has a 28.6% strike rate at Brighton this season. Josephine Gordon onboard for whats her sole ride of the day and it caught my eye that shes two from two on the horse , and i think its entirely possible that she can make it three from three here today.
2.25 Catterick - Jamil 10/1 (365) - Just Hiss 7/1 (365)
Gone for two against the field in this Amateur Jockeys Handicap , who i think can go well at decent prices , first one of those is JAMIL who loves it here at Catterick and has never been unplaced over todays CD with four wins and two places from six runs. Has been in cracking form since May tbh with figures of - 3,1,6,3,1,2 with four of those runs coming over CD .. Has run well here last three times , all over CD , was beaten 2 3/4 lengths by Point Of Honour , then followed that up with a 1/2 length win over Valley Of Flowers (who was second on his penultimate run to PoH) and then last time was just shaded by This Ones For Fred by a short head , should be involved in the finish today if in the same sort of mood. Tina Jackson sends just this one to the course today and she has a 40% strike rate when sending runners here this season , cant say i know alot about Miss Lois Teal , claims 5lb and also here for just this one. Has ridden the horse before which always helps i think , and was third over CD. The other one i like the chances of are JUST HISS who like my other selection has been in fine form of late , since June his figures read - 2,1,3,2,1 .. last time win came at Pontefract where he beat Contrast by a length and a quarter , probably value for a bit further tbh , Has never won here but has placed on both starts , one of those over CD. Has gone up 4lb for that last time out win but has won off higher marks than today so that doesnt concern me too much. Trainer Tim Easterby has had a few winners of late , and Thomas Easterby here for this one ride , has ridden the horse nine times resulting in three wins and three places (he's riddden the horse the last four times , so both are enjoying a purple patch at the moment). Has a 50% strike rate over the last couple of weeks and when he and trainer have teamed up over the last three weeks they have a 33% strike rate. Shouldnt be far away.
4.45 Catterick - Quercus 5/2 (Hills,SkyBet,BFred)
A few of these look as though they could go well but i think top weight QUERCUS could take the beating , comes into this on the back of two solid CD wins , last time out beating Shark Two One by 2 3/4 lengths , and if in the same sort of form then i think it'll take a good un to beat him despite the burden of being top weight. Loves it here at Catterick and rarely runs a bad race with five wins and six places from his fourteen runs at the track , and that gets even better over todays CD where he has had eleven runs and won and placed five times apiece. Joe Fanning has ridden him to those two last time victories and is re united with the horse here today , and he has a 16% strike rate in the past fortnight , and when coming here this term he has a 28.6% strike rate along with a small profit of +2.50. Trainer Ann Duffield knows the time of day and i think its interesting that she sends just this one to the meeting , she has a 33.3% strike rate at Catterick this season so anything she sends here warrants a second look imho. Should be in the mix.
5.20 Catterick - Mutannaseq 9/1 (BFred) - Langholm 7/1 (Hills,BFred)
Open looking class 6 handicap where i like the look of a couple , first one is MUTANNASEQ whose enjoying some decent form at the moment and has held his form well since returning from 177 days off back in March - 6,6,6,2,1,2,5,4,2,1,4 and i can see no reason why he shouldnt go well again here today. Has two wins and two places from his six outings over CD , one of those wins was in his penultimate run where he beat stablemate and the re opposing Magical Effect by 2 1/4 lengths , was a solid enough fourth over 6f last time out at Newcastle but i think he'll appreciate this step back up to 7f and hopefully can get back to winning ways. Has won off higher than todays mark and everything looks set for a decent run , including the draw. Ruth Carr sends two to the meeting and both run in this one (as stated earlier other runner is Magical Effect) , and shes a trainer i rate , whilst jockey JP Sullivan is in the plate , has ridden the horse 31 times and only has the one win but also has 9 places and given the horses form at the moment im happy enough to have him onside in this one. Should be making his presence felt. LANGHOLM is the other horse i like the look of , comes into this on the back of a solid short head second to Wades Magic here over 6f last time , and i can see another good effort being on the cards here going back up to 7f. Usually runs a sound race round here with two wins and four places from his ten runs over todays CD. Has won off higher than todays mark , which i like to see , and class and going are all fine. Michael Dods has just this one at the course today and he does well enough here at Catterick with a 13.5% strike rate over the last five years along with a healthy profit of +24.00 to boot. Connor Beasley in the saddle and he has a 13% strike rate over the last three weeks and when coming here this season he has a 14.8% strike rate and a profit of +28.75. Cant see the selection being far away.
1st 2/1 - Croagh Patrick 10/3 (Hills)
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