Hi all,
My back is slowly improving. I’m still struggling with stairs, but fingers crossed I’ll be fully functioning again in a couple of days. Thankfully it's a quiet weekend of racing or I would be struggling to do much writing for Victor Value subscribers.
Today’s column is a short one. I’m looking at how the Racing Post race comments can help spot future winners.
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Inside today’s short column, I’ve got a couple of future winners for the tracker. It’s a quick one because I did my back in yesterday carrying a bag of concrete — not my smartest move. There might not be a Wednesday column, but I’ll hopefully be back in the hot seat by Thursday.
Read More »July Course Overwatering AgainHi all,
Inside today’s main piece I’m looking back at the action from ‘Super Saturday’.
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It’s ‘Super Saturday’, and the high-quality action comes thick and fast with ITV showing 12 races from Newmarket, York, and Ascot.
Six of those races come from Newmarket, including the Group 1 Al Basti July Cup Stakes (4:35) – the headline race of the July Festival. The bet365 Bunbury Cup Handicap (2:50) and Group 2 bet365 Superlative Stakes (4:00) add solid support to the undercard.
ITV Racing are covering four races from John Smith’s Cup Day at York, with 18 declared for the John Smith’s Cup Handicap (3:10) which has £200,000 on offer in guaranteed prize money. The card also features the Group 3 John Smith’s Silver Cup Stakes (3:45) and the Listed John Smith’s City Walls Stakes (2:35).
Meanwhile, Ascot hosts the Group 2 Summer Mile (2:22), with £140,000 in guaranteed prize money up for grabs which is one of two races from Ascot on ITV.
There’s too much top-level racing to cover everything in detail — so in today’s main piece I am focusing on the four ITV races on John Smith’s Day at York.
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