Good morning racing fans, we returned to winning ways yesterday with Bogart and Telescope providing us with a double near 18/1. Surprisingly it was with the two that weren't my Nap or Nb, but I'm not one to complain about a winner! Once more we have done a video previewing today's action and a small review of yesterday, I hope you enjoy. Follow the other two on twitter on @AdamWebb121 and @Mytentoryours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kV1mw5YHd0
Once more Martin is on a holiday from work this week but is still running a Swoop for the entire York meeting, as always you can enter your four selections on twitter to @Pigeon_Island. Today is just the first four races which is what I shall be previewing as well. Good luck if entering and I hope you enjoy our video preview!
Onto today's action!
1:55 York - Xanthos
Ed Walker is bringing two horses up from Newmarket today (This one and Reroute in the next race) both have chances and would make a nice each way double. But it is Xanthos who gets the vote in our opener after a nice debut at Windsor where he was taught about racing and ran an encouraging fourth. He was then taken all the way up to Newcastle where he won in the style of a very good horse over a furlong further than today. To be quite honest though I don't think that will hinder his chances too much as in the last furlong he wasn't extending but doing enough. The speedy Xanthos can land today's prize after an impressive maiden win and at a nice price as well. (22/1)
2:30 York - J Wonder
As mentioned previously, Reroute could be a nice second leg of an each way double here but preference is for J Wonder. She has been nicely campaigned this year and looks a horse that could be a potential superstar, one step at a time of course though. She won her maiden at Newbury in very a very nice fashion before landing a handicap very cosily off of today's mark. Today is a big step up in class for her but she is nowhere near her best yet and remains an exciting horse win, lose or draw today. Despite it being a tough race here she looks to have a leading chance and if the expected improvement comes she will be tough to beat. (11/4)
3:05 York - Sam Sharp
One at more of a price now with Ian Williams Gelding Sam Sharp who is taken to bounce back from a poor effort last time out. Until then he had looked to improve posting some of the best efforts of his career. The pick of them efforts came here when victorious over a mile off a mark of 86 before running a good 2nd behind Snowboarder at Newmarket. His latest outing resulted in a disappointing effort on Shergar Cup day when sixth over a mile under Cathy Gannon. I am prepared to put that down to a rider that didn't know the horse too well and he can still be competitive off today's mark. Sam Sharp to cause an upset at a nice price. (25/1)
3:40 York - Secret Gesture
Ralph Beckett's filly burst onto the Oaks scene with a devastating performance when winning the Lingfield Oaks trial hard on the bridle. She was immediately installed as the favourite for Epsom and found only her stablemate too good when Talent swooped by late on. You could argue that she wasn't truly in love with the track that day and York will be much more to her liking. She comes here off the back of a disappointing run in the German Oaks however she did manage to get 2nd once again there. Before this race was priced up I was expecting something nearer to 3/1 so I am delighted at the prices on offer here. Places are first three today so 9/1 looks to be a huge price to me and is an each way steal. Secret Gesture to refind the winning thread today and finally win her oaks. (9/1)
NAP - J Wonder
Nb - Xanthos
Good luck today and as always Happy Punting!
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