Angel prize SPENCER RED-DY FOR LINGFIELD TEST
TRAINER Richard Spencer has been in fine form this season and can add to his already impressive strike rate this afternoon when he sends out
(4.05, nap) at Lingfield. The four-yearold belatedly opened his account at the
19th time of asking at the beginning of the month when mowing down Final Attack at Wolverhampton after running in some hot races over hurdles earlier in the year, including at the Cheltenham Festival.
Those jumping exploits seemed to have brought her forward considerably and she can defy a 3lbs rise in the weights by successfully giving 6lbs away to the course and distance winners Sir Gnet and Famous Dynasty.
The veteran (12.00) looks the call in the opening basement graded sprint.
I shall also be having an each-way play on
(2.05) off bottom weight in the threeyear-old handicap.
The big race of the day comes across the Channel at Deauville where (3.25) can finally return to winning form in the Group One Qatar Price Jean Prat.
Last year’s top juvenile has been far from disgraced with placed efforts in the 2000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes but the drop back in trip should help along with the good ground and he gets the nod over Wooded and Molatham.
At Hamilton, Kevin Ryan has a good set of juveniles this season and his (1.20) can get off the mark at the second time of asking.
He ran a bit free on his debut but should have learnt plenty from that run.
(2.25) should go close to defying top weight for Roger Fell in the class four staying handicap. And the very well-handicapped
(3.55) could cause a minor shock in the concluding mile handicap.