Saturday 13th March
12.55 Wolverhampton - Poetic Force 0.5 Point EW @ 12/1 (Will Hill)
Trainer A Carroll has been amongst the winners (and placers) lately and he sends two out today , one over the sticks at Sandown , and POETIC FORCE on the flat. I think Poetic Force can be forgiven his latest run when 9th of 10 at Lingfield and is better judged on his two other runs this term when fourth and third respectively. Has won 4 times here at Lingfield , and placed once from 8 starts (all 4 wins over todays CD) , i have to say others come into the race with better claims but at the 12/1 on offer with Hills i think he's worth an each way punt.
2.25 Sandown - Malaya 1 Point EW @ 14/1 (Will Hill) /
Eamon An Cnoic 0.5 Point EW @ 20/1 (Paddy P)
Like the look of two in The Imperial Cup , first up is Paul Nicholls MALAYA , who won this race a couple of years ago in 2019 , so obviously knows whats expected and has the assistance of the excellent Bryony Frost from the saddle , at a decent each way price you couldnt honestly rule this one out. The other is EAMON AN CNOIC who comes into this in decent form , last 3 races - 2,1,2 , the win coming over todays CD , trainer David Pipe is going well at the moment and you couldnt write off anything he saddles at the moment in all honesty and it would be no surprise to see the horse run well. Jockey Fergus Gillard has a win and 2 places from his 3 rides aboard the horse and though its obviously a difficult race to weigh up i think these two hold decent chances at nice prices.
3.50 Wolverhampton - The Rutland Rebel 1 Point Win @ 5/2 (365)
THE RUTLAND REBEL comes in to this in the midst of a purple patch , won last two races and is looking for the 3 timer , and in all honesty could well get it. Battered the opposition last time out by 3 1/4 lengths over 1m6f here , and before that won over CD beating Fleur Irlandaise by a length and a quarter , that makes the horse 1 from 1 over CD and 2 from 3 at the course , 4th on his other run here. Billy Garritty partnered the horse to those 2 victories here making it a 50% strike rate when the horse and jock pair up. Micky Hammond send just this one out today and should be on the premises.
5.50 Chelmsford - Alminoor 1 Point EW @ 8/1 (365)
2nd
ALMINOOR has been holding his form well , coming 3rd in his last 3 races , two of which have been class 3's including last time out so this see's him taking a drop in class today. From his 2 runs over CD he has a win and place to his name , whilst pilot Jason Hart is 2 wins and a place from his 5 rides on the horse. Alminoor had 2 wins from 4 runs last year and he's continued that decent form into this year imo , and i can see him being involved at the business end of things.
7.20 Chelmsford - Jack The Truth 2 Point Win @ 9/2 (Paddy P)
JACK THE TRUTH comes into this on the back of a solid last time out win over CD , making his record over todays CD 4 wins and 2 places from 8 runs , his overall figures here read - 1,5,2,3,5,1,1,3,1 so definatley seems to like it round here and with the bang in form Hollie Doyle booked for the first time i'd say the trainers intentions are pretty clear.
9 Points Staked
Overall
-3.93 Points