To be honest I'm willing the end of this York festival, it has destroyed my profit/loss figures, taken up hours of my time studying, and I keep getting collared on the line!
I'll quickly wax lyrical as to how good my true love was last night. Tottenham travelled to Hearts. On ordinary circumstances anything less than victory would have been seen as not good enough. However, when you take into account that Hearts are nearly a month into their season, this was Tottenhams first competitive game, it was potentially a banana skin. Spurs looked fluent from the off and the onloy signs of being less than sharp were a few errant touches in the final third, however these were ironed out and Tottenham burst into a 3-0 lead within 30 minutes and went on to cruise to a 5-0 victory. Massively impressive, obviously a huge step up in class follows on Monday night with a trip to Old Trafford, it's essentially winning a claimer by 50 lengths then going straight into group 1 company.
Onto my selections. All just 1pt selections today, so we will see how we go.
YORK
200 THE FONZ
The Fonz has been running okay without really getting too involved. He won this last year under Kieron Fallon off an almost identical mark. I just think he is well treated, he still needs to find a big run in a competitive event but he ticks all the boxes.
230 LILBOURNE LAD
Very game when winning a Group 2 two starts ago, didn't appear to handle the yield in the ground last time out in the Phoenix stakes, back in Group 2 today and is well clear than any of these when thrust through my system. My faith is that if the Fonz doesn't do the business then LL will most definately be my first York festival winner!
305 NATIONALISM
Not seen since a listed win at Windsor back end of June, He ran in Group 3 class at Epsom on the Derby weekend, the run that day he was very keen early and had to be steadied, but when he got to task he ran on well and almost stole 3rd place from Rio De La Plata, that was the first start of the season for him. His reallocation from that race combined with the win next time out suggests to me that he is at least Group 3 class and has a big chance here getting weight from my second best Kings Gambit. Biondetti is an interesting one having done all of his running abroad it is tough to systemise him and market support should guide.
340 MASAMAH
I've backed him last twice when winning and got some of those winnings antepost for him today. He owes me nothing at all. Spencer will stick him out front and try to stay there just as he did last time. Plenty make appeal here. Hoof it won the Stewards cup so impressively off top weight that the transition into group racing was inevitable and connections have put faith in by supplementing him. Royal Ascot winner Prohibit has a big chance and will appreciate a fast pace to come late with his run, although a little birdy tells me that York may not suit ideally but he's ready. Invincible Ash shows up well on available data. There are 3 horses getting weight. Margot Did for Hayley will most likely find a few too good today. French raider Wizz kid makes appeal but will need buckets and buckets of rain, I think the ground will be far too quick for her come race time. And then the 2yo Requinto. Kingsgaite Native won this as a 2yo. Requinto was an impressive winner of the Molecombe. If Burwaaz shows up earlier in the day then you will surely see the money come in for this one getting nearly 2 stone from the 4yo+ boys. The blips on his form come over 6 and he is 100% over 5. The winner will come from within this paragraph and I hope it's Masamah.
415 LLANARMON LAD
I backed this one at Goodwood and he was touched off on the line at 50/1. He won't be anywhere near that price today but he will have learnt from that experience. I'm following him in again as he owes me nothing and we will see how he goes. Newcomers that make watching appeal are the Dylan Thomas colt Athens(I make no secret of my admiration for Dylan Thomas), Street Cry colt Crying Wolf, and Dansili colt Thomas Chippendale.
450 PERFECT SILENCE
The horses last win came under todays jockey at the back end of last year although with the 8lb hike and Lucy having ridden off 2lb of her claim the mare has 10lb to find. She has been running well and consistently and deserves her day in the sun, underneath a young lady who more than deserves a day in the sun. She has been riding exceptionally well of late with a strike rate any jockey would be proud of. She makes good in running decisions which will be pivotal in a big field like this.
BANGOR
440 SOUBRIQUET
SANDOWN
240 ROYAL INTRUDER
SALISBURY
700 GOLDONI
Have a good day, enjoy the racing and bash the bookies.
Profit Very very red!!!
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