Racing tips: It could be a very profitable day for backing Gary Moore runners at Fontwell

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Jubilee Express didn't manage to stay on strongly enough on the step up to 3m 5f. He made a couple of mistakes on the final circuit which definitely costed him the race, giving me another agonising 2nd. 

Lady In The Park was another to finish 2nd at Ayr, deadheating for that place and I did think she should've been winning that type of race, as I thought she would be a fair bit better than her rating, but she also didn't quite stay on as strongly as I imagined. Moonlighter was weak in the market in the morning, got taken on for the lead and I don't know what to think about the performance as everything pointed towards 2m being a positive for him, but he finished well out of the places, perhaps the yard form is to blame, but the horse is and always has been a bit strange. Tea And Chats was strongly fancied on chase debut and he jumped well for the first half of the race, but folded like a deckchair when horses went by him.

Fontwell 2:50 – Gerico Ville 6/1 (0.5pt EW, Bet365)

I don't think it's worth giving up on Gerico Ville if you backed him last time for the Sussex National which saw him finish 4th.

There was a fair bit of money coming in for him that day which saw him go off as favourite for the race. That was just his second start over fences and though he was a bit ponderous to begin with, as he warmed up he was accurate and jumped nicely, so I'd expect him to be better for that experience and off a 3lb lower mark in an easier graded race, he should be making his presence felt.

I have no problems about the trip for him as he stayed 3m 1f at Plumpton of soft ground when winning over hurdles off a mark of 113, and he seemed to handle heavy last time out so if the ground continues to deteriorate he will be fine. Chris Gordon has been firing in the winner recently, apart from Tea An Chats, obviously, so I expect a big run from this lad, especially with how strong he was in the market last time out at a track that Chris Gordon likes to have runners at.

Fontwell 3:20 – He's A Latchico 9/4 (1pt)

Surely it is a matter of time before He's A Lathico goes in off his current handicap mark, as he has run some mighty races the last twice.

It must've been frustrating for connections to see his handicap mark go from 101 to 108 with back-to-back runner-up finishes in decent handicaps for the grades, as he is now running off 11st 12lbs (11st 9lbs with Quinn's 3lb claim), but it makes his life a bit more difficult when he probably should be a tad lower. I've avoided going for him in recent races as I was adamant that he didn't want testing ground, but he has proved me wrong as he went through the heavy ground at Sandown like it was good ground, but the stiff finish caught him out by the eventual winner who had good form. He ran a belter at Lingfield to finish 2nd to Inthewaterside who is a well-regarded 6yo from the Nicholls yard, and the front two pulled well clear in that race, in front of a fairly decent field.

This track will suit him as he is a flat horse and the tight nature will suit his speed, as he has already proven by his two wins to his name at this track. The testing ground also isn't an issue as he has shown the last two runs, and even though the horses towards the bottom of the weights are unexposed, I think he might be too strong for them.

Fontwell 3:50 – Walk In The Wild 3/1 (1.5pt, Bet365)

Hopefully, it'll be a good day for Gary Moore and Caoilin Quinn at Fontwell as I fancy Walk In The Wild to win this race as well.

I do think this horse is on a very good handicap mark of 93, which is 90 as Caolin takes off 3lbs, and what might be the key is the wind-op he's had. Combine the wind-op with the drop in trip on testing ground and it looks like a winning formula as he was running a good race over 2m 6f at Fontwell behind a horse on a good mark, he was booked for the places after jumping the last but he was knackered and I think a combination of having faulty wind and lack of stamina for the trip proved too much for him, so if the wind-op has worked the trip, this drop to 2m 4f should be right up his street.

He has won off 94 and 99 before, both win Jamie Moore on top, so his mark of 90 with Caoilin on board makes him very well treated.

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