It wasn’t to be for Fire Eyes in the finale, as he had to settle for second place after being outstayed by the eventual winner Create.
I was slightly disappointed as Fire Eyes got to the front and was travelling better than most as they approached the two pole. Fire Eyes gets a little further, so I expected him to outstay the eventual winner, but it wasn’t to be.
Chestnut Pete 9/4 – Ludlow 4.40
There are quite a few meetings on offer for punters on Tuesday, including multiple flat and jumps meetings throughout the UK and Ireland.
I thought I’d have a wager at Ludlow on the jumps, and the horse that caught my eye was the Katy Price trained Chestnut Pete.
This contest looks like a tricky little race to solve as you’ve most making their first runs on the back of 3 to 6 months off the track, with Whizz Kid being the only exception to that statement.
Although with race fitness on his side and unexposed over the larger obstacles, I drew a line through Whizz Kid on the back of his below- par performance last time out.
The Katy Price trained Chestnut Pete was the horse I liked in this field. Although a 10 year old, I thought there was a lot to like about Chestnut Pete and if he is able to perform in this contest as he had been prior to his break then he should be bang there at the finish in this field.
My selection only has the one win in 24 races but prior to his break he looked to be coming to the boil, with recent form figures of 63132. He got of the mark at Hereford back in March but was unable to follow up at the same course the following month. In his most recent outing he was a well-beaten second behind the Nicholls trained Centara.
Centara absolutely smoked his rivals that day and was a horse clearly ahead of his mark. Centara is now up to an OR of 136, so I wouldn’t look too much into that run.
Back in calmer waters today, I’m hoping Chestnut Pete can pick up where he left off last term, as I think there is some movement in his current mark.
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