Cairnzy will be covering Monday's racing, with Rizz returning tomorrow evening with Tuesday’s card.
Rizz will be disappointed with the performance of his sole selection yesterday. Bloom never really picked up in the business end, finding very little to finish a well-beaten seventh in the end.
Another Abbot 10/3 – Windsor 19.00
For my main fancy on Monday, I’ve opted for the William Haggas trained Another Abbot, who, despite being the market favourite for this contest, I still thought the 10/3 on offer at the time of writing was good value for this horse. I do expect this price to shorten overnight and throughout Monday afternoon, so I suggest taking the early price.
Fourteen runners go to post for this Class 3 handicap over 6f, but I don’t believe this race is as competitive as the numbers would suggest.
My selection was last seen winning at Yarmouth under today’s same jockey, Tom Marquand. I caught a replay of the race, and I thought it was a cracking effort. He made smooth headway when approaching the business end. He went on to lead within the final furlong and showed a good attitude to defend against the challenge of the market favourite towards the line.
That performance has put my selection up to an OR of 87, but I don’t believe Another Abbot has hit his ceiling just yet. Furthermore, the form of that outing looks the best on offer by some margin, with the runner-up romping home by just over 4L on its following outing.
Hint Of The Jungle 5/2 – Chepstow 16.03
The quality of racing on Monday is quite poor, and I’ve found myself studying through Class 6 contests on a Sunday night. Not ideal, but we go with it anyway!
The horse that stood out to me as a solid enough bet was Hint Of Jungle for trainer Mike Murphy. The form of the yard is quite poor at present, but from his recent runners, Hint Of Jungle looks like the one who could get him on the board. My selection has hit the crossbar three times in his last three runs, going down by short margins on each of those three occasions. His last two wins have come over 6f, but connections have opted to step him back up to 7f, which is notably the distance he last won over back in February of last year.
Connections have booked Rossa Ryan for the ride on this occasion, who replaces Kieran O’Neil and Rob Hornby, who have been on board recently. Rossa is strong in the finish, and he could be just the man to get Hint Of Jungle back in the winners' enclosure.
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