As I've said before, the only thing against me is time. I may not be in my prime at present, or have all my resource sites currently available, but being off work certainly saw an improvement in results with 3/3 placing before landing a nice 8/1 winner and place with two left to run at the time of sending.
On a very tight deadline this evening, I strayed from playing it slightly safer which saw us recoup some losses. Besides the top pick, I doubt the others have overly strong win prospects whilst they are all drifting in the market which is probably a good indicator in this instance.
Attacanter's Tips
Speeding Bullet 5/1 – 18.40 Kempton
Speeding Bullet ran a nice race this time last year on just his fourth start, finishing third at Redcar with those around him being decent enough types. Next time in a Class 4 at Newmarket over 7 furlongs with Oisin Murphy on for the first time, he beat an ordinary-looking field with The Smiling Wolf only a head behind. Oisin stayed on when 4th of 9 next time at today's track over a mile in what looks like a decent enough juvenile contest.
He wasn't seen again until May this year when tried in a Class 2 before two Class 3's in June. He didn't make much impact before being tried here over a mile in August, the stable apprentice put him on a mark of 74 in a Class 4 when only managing 8th of 11. Six weeks ago when last seen it was heavy going at Epsom, he was rated 1lb lower than today but his performance can be forgiven.
He remains in a Class 5 today, it looks like a decent enough contest but with Oisin Murphy back on for the first time, a year to the day of his last success, I thought he could be chanced.
*The horse was a 13/2 selection, but of course time I have four ready to post, things happen, in fairness, I will always adjust any noticed movements but it is annoying with enough restraints on me already.
Maysong 12/1 four places – 19.10 Kempton
With little more than a week left of the month, I should really be thinking about tightening things up to recoup some outgoings but Maysong is one I am ready to side with having picked him out before any markets were formed.
The selection has had 9 runs since a C&D 2nd back in March off 74 in a decent Class 4 apprentice handicap. Off the same mark next time out in the Spring Mile at Doncaster he confirmed his ability finishing 7th of 18.
Seven painful races since are hard to forgive but only two were on the AW, one of which over 2f further. There will be easier races but he runs off 59 today which despite the yard form does entitle him to feature given the extra place of which three are seemingly wide open.
As mentioned above, this horse had gone from 8s to 12s, in my view, it is a massive negative, I would happily find an alternative under different circumstances but at least you're aware.
Rokuni 20/1 four places – 17.15 Newmarket
Given we aren't playing it safe, I thought we might as well throw in a big one just in case for an owner/trainer/jockey that had a winner on this card last year. The horse is an entirely different proposition altogether but it is Rokuni who I don't mind chancing today.
The biggest thing in our favour, which isn't ideal is the open look to the market, a bit of a theme in today's bet. There isn't too much value in going through all the form because it'll very likely count for little with a field oflightly raced two-year-olds. My main concern is siding with this selection which has risks attached when virtually every top stable in the country has an entry in this.
The selection has had six runs already this year, starting out over 6f before being tried at Newbury last time over 7f. That was a potentially decent race, two furlongs out despite finishing 5th, Rokuni was actually travelling best, the lights went out fast which isn't ideal now coming to Newmarket but his sire Saxon Warrior never attempted less than a mile so we can hope there's some improvement to come.
She does also have a win to her name from August, it was over 6f at Brighton where she showed a good effort having been asked for an effort for quite a considerable way over what I hope was an inadequate trip. Again, this race is as stacked as it gets for a Nursery but if we're wide of the mark today we have a week to produce some more solid options before the month is out.
Stuti 9/1 four places – 17.33 Southwell
I almost put up Filanderer recently, a Bass/Morrison runner coming off a 5 month break having unseated when last seen, I played it safe only to see it win. Off of that I almost put up Secret Sniper from the same combination yesterday, up against two short in the market, it went off half the price finishing in the places, Daryl Jacob won the race, a semi-retired legend whose rides should all be monitored. With an extra place today, I won't overlook them a third time.
Stuti has gone off as second favourite on her last three runs, all this year, all over hurdles. There has been slight improvements in each despite finishing a distant enough 3rd on all three occasions. It's clear we're taking a chance but it's warranted, there's a big favourite in this with four places paid, which all seem to be wide open, given recent events I am happy enough that not as many boxes are ticked as I typically like to see.
*Advised Bet – Eachway L15*
WHAT IS A LUCKY 15 BET?
A Lucky 15 bet consists of 15 unique bets, covering every possible combination that comes from backing four selections. The 15 bets are broken down like this:
– 1 fourfold accumulator
– 4 trebles, with each treble omitting one of your selections
– 6 doubles, again covering every possible combination
– 4 singles
The attraction of a Lucky 15 is that it offers many more ways to win than a standard accumulator. A Lucky 15 uses both your acca and your singles as well as producing trebles and doubles that reward you for correctly calling 2/4 or 3/4 of your selections. To cover the 15 separate bets, a Lucky 15 uses your stake 15 times. If you were to place £1 on a Lucky 15, you would be staking £15 in total across the various bets.
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