Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Saturday April 24th

Not a week to remember for us by any means but we do have one confident selection for today.

No bets tomorrow, back on Monday as usual.

8.20 Wolverhampton Hulcote Rose 7pts win @ 9/2 (William Hill and generally, get guaranteed)

Represents a stable who have had three recent three year old winners and are looking for a fourth here. Hulcote Rose's fitness has to be taken on trust but of the other three winners, one was making its seasonal debut too, and another was second on reappearance, so the stable have their string relatively forward which is a good sign. George Baker is booked, he has a 13% strike rate for the stable in recent years.

Hulcote Rose was progressive in maiden company last season and was well punted on two occasions, landing each-way money on his second run and winning third time out. The handicapper has rated him 70 but I think he could be a stone better than that mark in time. He is a really good looking, strong physical specimen who looked every bit a decent three year old in the making last year. Provided he has wintered well, I think he can make his mark in better company and there is nothing in today's line up to scare him. He carries topweight and I think he he should outclass these barring one of the lurkers finding improvement from nowhere.

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