Murcar finished fourth today, staying on one paced, and I reckon he failed to give his Haydock running.
One interesting dark horse for this evening.
George Prodromou has had a quiet time of things lately, but a couple of his runners have showed signs lately that they are running a bit better than market expectations and the stable had a hefty gamble foiled by a narrow margin (and probably only due to the lack of a clear run) at Kempton the other night. Prodromou sends Michael Jarvis cast-off Naheel to Wolverhampton tonight for a similarly poor contest. Saleem Golam (who rode Sonhador at Kempton) takes the ride and it's heartening that the young jock had a nice winner in the shape of Dayia at Wolves last night.
Naheel put up a fairly likeable performance last time up against 30/100f Godolphin hotpot Game Stalker, who is probably pattern class at least, going down by only a couple of lengths in the end. It was noticeable that he travelled much better than the 60-rated Silk and Satin, and left the Cecil horse and other flotsam and jetsam ten lengths behind. Silk and Satin is fairly useless in my book (so far at least), but it's still a 60 rated rival and I think there is a chance Naheel might have run a better race at Folkstone than the ratings suggest. He has some passable all weather form in the book from his time with Jarvis suggesting he handles the surface, and if Prodromou has succeeded in sweetening him up (has done well with cast-offs in the past) as the last run suggests, a mark of 65 may not be beyond him. He also receives a useful 3yo allowance, and the opposition don't look great. He is drawn well for a prominent pace stalker, indeed I think the likely moderate pace of the race will suit his style too.
Best Recommendation:
6.15 Wolverhampton Naheel 2pts each-way @ 12/1 (Skybet, Sporting Odds) Won
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