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Yesterday’s Nap turned out to be a frustrating one. Badly hampered at the start, Mr Strutter was forced to take the widest route, and as he ran on well to finish a never-nearer second, I couldn’t help but think that we were hard done by as the winner got a far smoother trip, covering much less ground. That’s not my first hard luck story in this game, and it won’t be the last. Onwards and upwards.
11 September 2024
| Fontwell - 14:30 |
Honneur D'ajonc |
11/2 |
Today, I’m all over the well-handicapped Asadjumeirah, who runs in the 15:25 at Carlisle.
Far from a regular winner, the six-year-old is on a long losing run, but he’s not been far away of late, hinting that his time may now be near.
Can Asadjumeirah be a big player at this level?
The mount of Cam Hardie is now a whopping 34 lbs below his last winning mark. I can remember seeing this horse come through to land a Class 3 prize at Thirsk a couple of years ago. He's clearly lost his way since then, but the gelding is only a six-year-old, so I can't help but think that's he's got a lowly Class 6 race in him.
Antony Brittain's runner comes into this contest following a decent staying-on effort over six furlongs at Catterick, doing so after a 76-day break from 2 lbs higher in the weights. Even the smallest step forward here would see him get seriously involved at the death.
Several of his recent speed ratings suggest that he’s a big player in a race of this nature, while he’s no stranger to running well on soft ground either.
If and when he does get the job done again, it will likely be in a race like this, one where there’s a predicted strong pace, leaving him to attack at the death.
Lurking at the bottom of the weights here, for my money, he ticks more than enough boxes to be considered a value play at early odds of 17/2.
14:50 Carlisle- zadkiel 8/1