Good morning racing fans! We have an action packed afternoon of racing to sink our teeth into today culminating in the oldest classic race, the St. Leger. Before we move onto our selections today we have yet another video for you including a lot of interaction from you guys, for that we thank you. Joining me as always are Michael Andrews (@mytentoryours), Adam Webb (@Adamwebb121) and last but not least Calum Madell (@Calummadell). We hope you enjoy and will be back next Friday at 9pm but in the mean time catch up with this week's preview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C3YVZmItY0
As always Martin is running his Pigeon Swoop competition open to everyone, entry is simple, just tweet your selections to @Pigeon_Island. The races that are being covered this week are all at Doncaster and in particular the 2:40, 3:15, 3:50 and the 4:25, find all four winners for a free bet. Good luck if you take part!
Moving onto this weeks racing and some strong selections.
2:05 Doncaster - Outstrip
We start off today with our NAP and a winning start to the day for the boys in blue after such a good day for them yesterday. Outstrip is a horse that I have held in high esteem since his debut at Newmarket when winning a strong Maiden. That day he had to come down the centre of the track by himself which is such a hard thing for a two year old to do on such a wide track. He went on to Glorious Goodwood and was far from disgraced in a Group 2 when caught late by Toormore who is held in high regard by the Hannon's. Behind the selection that day was Parbold, Rosso Corsa, Expert and Lanark who are classy horses in their own right. It will take a very good horse to beat Outstrip today however. (9/4)
1st - Outstrip
2nd - The Grey Gatsby
2:40 Doncaster - Bogart
Bogart finally refound the winning way last time and in good style after his saddle slipped ending in an awful fall for Amy Ryan. He is raised five pounds for that win which might be a tad generous on the basis of his latest outing, especially now he is stepped up to six furlongs. On the form front he is usually at his best over 6 furlongs after winning the big 2 year old trophy at Redcar as well as two more races including his maiden. Despite this being a strong handicap as would be expected, Bogart is taken to build on his York victory and win again. (11/1)
1st - Bogart
2nd - Our Jonathan
3rd - Elusivity
4th - Steps
3:15 Doncaster - Gregorian
It is no secret that Gregorian is a horse close to my heart and he has improved yet again this season with a third in the Queen Anne and success in the Hungerford last time out. Today looks to be another good opening for him to taste Group race victory against the improving Viztoria. Aljamaaheer finished half a length ahead of the selection in the Queen Anne, but it has to be said that 7 furlongs looks on the short side. This looks just about right for John Gosden's colt who looked better than ever last time in testing ground and remains the only horse to beat Soft Falling Rain. Gregorian to land the spoils here and continue his improvement.
1st - Gregorian
2nd - Viztoria
3rd - Sovereign Debt
3:50 Doncaster - Libertarian
Godolphin are treble handed here and surprisingly it's Libertarian who carries the third string silks today in a sense that he is the shortest price. Today is what his season has been aimed at and the race is sure to suit after his Dante and Epsom Derby performances. It is best to forget his efforts in the Irish Derby as late on he didn't look right and everything was just messy with him, the break since will have put him straight. Due to Feel Like Dancing being a non runner and James Doyle being the new retained jockey for Khalid Abdullah, William Buick is free to ride. This is a huge positive as he was on board for his Dante win and Derby 2nd thus showing he gets on remarkably well with the horse. Libertarian to land this years St Leger and make it a 2nd race win in 2 years for Godolphin. (7/1)
1st - Libertarian
2nd - Foundry
3rd - Leading Light
4:35 Bath - Chesterfield and Savanna La Mar
Ironically Chesterfield was my early season fancy for the St Leger but things didn't particularly go his way and he ends up here today. It has to be said however that I thought this was one of the best races of the day in a sense that all of them are potentially better than previously shown. Chesterfield and Savanna La Mar are definitely two of them and the latter benefits from Rosie Jessop's 3 pound claim and could get a soft lead. In my humble opinion the market is all wrong in the respect that Plutocracy and Evangelist should be the two outsiders instead of the market leaders. Both selections have the potential to be Group performers, something that should come in time for both horses.
1st - Chesterfield
2nd - Savanna La Mar
Reverse forecast with the two.
NAP - Outstrip
Nb - Gregorian
Happy punting today guys and good luck!!
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