Tuesday 27th May 2014

It looks like being a pretty quiet week, with today's action as moderate as yesterdays and things not really picking up until the weekend. Those of you who fancy a pop at a multiple bet might consider chucking Paul Hanagan's Leicester mounts into a small stakes perm. He has six rides and although none of them stick out as value, it looks the type of card he could ride three or four winners on. He rode a winner at the track yesterday and he might just have one of those days, with timing essential on this soft ground.

We have one betting interest.

2.50 Redcar Mitchum 2pts each-way AND 1pt win @ 16/1 (Generally guaranteed) - E/W 2nd

Check your bets - our selection is Mitchum, there is a horse called Mitchell in the same race, don't mistake them!

Mitchum has a really inconsistent profile, but he does tend to give his running over six and seven furlongs on galloping straight tracks. He also handles cut in the ground well, and the above makes him of interest in Redcar's seller despite the fact that he has something to find with the principals on the book. He stayed on dourly to finish second over course and distance on his penultimate start, and he looks a bigger price than he should be having disappointed at Beverley (never runs well there) on his last start. A second time visor is applied today, and it interests me that he won in first time cheekpieces when they were applied last summer (first time visor had no effect at Beverley). Hard Core Debt is no 3/1 shot on recent form, and I think a leap of faith is required to support him. Bond Club is a doubtful stayer over seven furlongs, and Cape Of Hope hasn't been in much form. I'd much prefer to take an each-way price about Mitchum at his current odds.

Profit & loss: day: +3.40 / month: +74.45 / year: +161.65