One race of interest this evening.
9.20 Ripon
Keys Of Cyprus 2pts win @ 20/1 (Generally, get guaranteed)
Icy Blue 3pts win @ 7/1 (Generally, get guaranteed)
A difficult race to get to grips with, and with fifteen runners it may pay to select two against the field on a win only basis. Keys Of Cyprus is similar to today's winner Mayoman in that he tends to turn up and either win or run a stinker, but his record is very strong on soft or heavy ground in big fields, and conditions look ideal for him this evening. He has a course and distance win to his name and despite being ten years young, his win record of 8/41 is very smart for a handicapper. He has dropped to a very favourable mark and the excellent Shirley Teasdale, who won on him last year, takes the ride.
Icy Blue ran really well to a point in a very hot Doncaster handicap that threw up the Carlisle Bell winner as well as three others who have run and won since. The selection was on the wrong part of the course at the business end of the race and was bumped at one stage, although he may have run his race at that point. He stayed on again at the finish and he is forgiven his run last time out as he seemed to completely resent the first time visor. The handicapper has been kind in dropping him to OR67, and he looks extremely dangerous dropped in class this evening.
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Just one bet for this afternoon, a possible evening bet will be released at 6.00pm.
2.30 Ayr Mayoman 2pts each-way @ 12/1 (Generally, get guaranteed) - WON @ 14/1
Head Space may well be hard to beat but Mayoman is a horse who can dominate on his day and he might have what it takes here back under a jockey who is now 5/13 on him. The selection has a habit of bouncing back from a poor run, and it seems he likes to get a prominent sit but tends to spit the dummy if he can't get his own way either in front or close to the front. A visor has helped with his consistency in recent months and the fact that he is drawn one of the rail (favourite on the rail, hold up horse) might mean he can get a nice sit today, with the stalls on the stands side. Mayoman ran a very strong race on his only visit to this track last September, relishing the stiff finish and finishing 2/10 on the near side, and although he is handicapped close to his best he appeals as an each-way selection given that many of these do not have course form or have not been in good form this season.
Profit & loss: day: +28.60 / month: +7.40 / year: -214.08
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