David Barron’s Pearl Secret bounced back to form landing the Beverley Bullet at the East Yorkshire track; cut to 12/1 (from 16s) to finally fulfil the hype that has surrounding the colt for oh so long now and land the G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock.
Les Eyre, trainer of the three BetVictor Racing Club horses Real Tigress, Bob and Assertivebynature won Beverley’s feature on Friday with Compton Park winning for the third time in four starts and cut to 20/1 (from 33s) for the Ayr Gold Cup in three weeks’ time.
Monday’s action comes from Brighton, Leicester and Huntingdon with the latter the pick and another terrific card of jump racing after the week’s offerings from Newton Abbot, Market Rasen and Worcester in the week.
Cusheen Bridge will be fancied for the opener under a penalty having bolted over course and distance last week however the 6-y-o isn’t guaranteed to see out the longer trip and with the Jonjo O’Neill stable firing on all cylinders a chance is taken on Think Out Loud (2.20).
AP McCoy rides the 5-y-o as opposed to the JP McManus owned My Nosy Rosy and he looks another potentially well-handicapped animal for the stable, despite being beaten on his handicap beau at Worcester six weeks ago. He was last of four but lost his chance at the start when failing to settle and it is hoped that the application first-time cheek-pieces combined with the stable in much better form can fire the gelding to victory.
The Champion Jockey continues to rack up winners across the length and breadth of the country, two at last Monday’s meeting here, a four-timer at Fontwell on Thursday and twelve in total last week. McCoy teamed-up with Kim Bailey to score with Able Deputy on Sunday at Worcester and can enjoy further success with Viking Ridge (3.15) in the novices’ handicap chase. The 7-y-o hasn’t been seen for two years however prior to that was a scorer over both course and distance and looks well handicapped on his first run over fences.
It’s Pandorama (5.20) is a fascinating runner in the closing bumper, making his debut under rules for Evan Williams and Paul Moloney in the plate. The 4-y-o is a half-brother to Noel Meade’s multiple G1 winning chaser Pandorama and he looks to have found a useful opening with the Williams stable in excellent form at present.
Flat Champion Jockey elect Ryan Moore is Brighton bound for a full book of rides and Ed Dunlop’s Light of Asia (4.00) the pick of them in the feature ten furlong handicap. The Oratorio colt was a beaten favourite at Ffos Las when third on ground softer than ideal however his two seconds prior to that at Windsor and Hamilton set a fair standard and he should take all the beating on a forecast quicker surface.
Moore also rides Long View (4.30) for boss Sir Michael Stoute in the ten furlong maiden, a Galileo half-sister to connections’ Golan and Tartan Bearer. She ran an excellent third in a warm maiden last time out at Kempton behind two smartly-bred fillies and she is entitled to progress and taken to appreciate the drop down in trip.
James Fanshawe’s Elizona (5.10) can land the feature at Leicester under a red-hot Freddie Tylicki, making her debut handicapping from a mark of 80. The daughter of Pastoral Pursuits made it third time lucky when bolting up at Lingfield but has maiden form tied-in with some very well-bred fillies. It would be a massive surprise if there isn’t more to come from Elizona, who is taken to make light work of her opening mark en-route to much higher grade thereafter.
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