YUFTEN ON SONG FOR CHARLTON
YUFTEN (3.35) showed he can handle a big field when taking a 19-runner Ascot affair off a rating of 101 in October, so he looks sure to run a big race in the Betway Lincoln Handicap over the straight mile at Doncaster.
The Roger Charltontrained gelding warmed up for this with a corking run when third at Wolverhampton three weeks ago.
Racing off a new perch of 105, Yuften will carry my readies. In the Listed Cammidge Trophy,
BIRCHWOOD (1.50) can outclass his rivals.
Richard Fahey’s four-year-old was last sighted running in Group One company at Chantilly in October, so this represents a massive drop in class.
The impressive winner of a Group Two contest at Newmarket as a juvenile, he obliged over five furlongs on his only run at this track, so he will have the pace for this. John Gosden’s CRAZY
HORSE (3.00) has been working well on the Newmarket gallops and the 112-rated beast can capture the Betway Mile.
With only six runs under his belt, the four-year-old has ample scope for improvement and the trainer will be mustard keen to win as Crazy Horse is owned by his wife.
Fitness counts for a lot at this early stage of the Flat season and FIRE FIGHTING (2.05) will be cherry-ripe for a tilt at the Listed Magnolia Stakes at Kempton.
Mark Johnston’s ultra-tough horse was second at Dundalk last Friday night and as that was his first spin for seven months, he is sure to strip fitter this afternoon.