Take Tallow too good at Southwell
TALLOW could be the class act on show at Southwell as the William Haggas-trained youngster seeks to follow up her success at Doncaster earlier this month.
The two-year-old filly wears the famous colours of Cheveley Park Stud and has already shown she has ability, getting off the mark at the second attempt after a promising debut run at Redcar two weeks earlier.
Tallow steps up to seven furlongs and though she is penalised for that success, her action suggests she will act on the Fibresand and the daughter of Kodiac looks like being hard to beat in division one of the 32Red Casino Novice Stakes.
Gakku can land a deserved first career triumph as she drops in grade for the Betway Casino Maiden Stakes.
Roger Varian’s three-year-old filly was a respectable fourth to Daphne in a Listed contest three weeks ago, in what was her second try in that company from just five starts.
Second in her three other races, Gakku obviously shows a bit at home and can surely open her account in a race of this nature.
Swift Cedar was putting in his best work at the finish when third over a mile and a quarter at Leicester, to suggest going back up an extra two furlongs will be right up his street.
David Evans’ seven-year-old, who is proven over the course and distance, can defy top weight in the Betway Handicap that opens the card.
Ballyarthur is fancied to recoup recent losses in the Donncha Murphy Is Available Intermediate Handicap Chase at Lingfield.
The seven-year-old was beaten when sent off favourite at Aintree last month, but probably needed it as it was his first start since April and, all told, he did not run too badly, eventually finishing third to Vintage Clouds.
With that under his belt, Nigel Twiston-Davies’ charge should be in the thick of things.
The Game Is A Foot has been in fine form of late, winning both at Plumpton and on this course, and can complete the hat-trick in the Teddington Construction Handicap Hurdle.
Zoe Davison’s 10-year-old has gone up 8lb and is facing a tougher assignment, but he should not be discounted as he is in such good nick. (21) M Appleby 4 9-7 ................... A Rawlinson (34) J R Jenkins 4 9-7 ..... T J Murphy (37)RichardSpencer39-5 ................ SDonohoe (12) D Bridgwater 3 9-5 ............................ T Marquand (353) J Hughes 3 9-5 ............. R Kingscote (5) P McEntee 3 9-5 ...................... Nicola Currie (7) (19) C Allen 4 9-2 ........... Darragh Keenan (7) (83) J R Jenkins 3 9-0 ................. Gina Mangan (7) (12) N Mulholland 3 9-0 ............. D Costello (15) C Smith 3 9-0 ................... N Garbutt (3) BETTING: 2 Cool Echo, 5-2 Bo Selecta, 6 Cockney Boy, 8 Tawfeer, Fivos, 14 Moving Robe, 16 Ignacio Zuloaga, 25 Red Shanghai, Lady Carduros, 33 Slipalongtrevaskis. MASQUERADE BLING (60) N Mulholland 3 11-0 .. Mr James King AMERICAN PATROL (15) N Mulholland 3 10-12 . Brodie Hampson CANDESTA (27) Miss J Feilden 7 10-11 (D4) ...Mr M S Harris (5) BELGRAVIAN (5) Archie Watson 3 10-11 (BF) ....... Mr S Walker MR ANDROS (3) B Powell 4 10-11 ............ Miss M Stratton (7) GATILLO (12) Miss J Feilden 4 10-10 .................... Mr R Birkett ROYAL RETTIE (237) P Butler 5 10-10 ........ Miss M Bryant (5) WIN LOSE DRAW (12) M Appleby 5 10-9 ... Miss S Brotherton INGLEBY SPRING (27) R Fahey 5 10-9 ......... Mr B Garritty (5) PINDARIC (39) A Lockwood 3 10-5 ............... Miss E Bullock (5) FRANGARRY (12) A Bailey 5 10-4 ................. Miss J Cooley (5) CLAYTON HALL (21) J Wainwright 4 10-4 ......... Miss C Walton PORT LAIRGE (40) M Chapman 7 10-1 ........ Mr Danny Kerr (7) BETTING: 5 Belgravian, 11-2 Gatillo, 13-2 Masquerade Bling, Pindaric, 8 Win Lose Draw, Ingleby Spring, 10 Mr Andros, 12 Royal Rettie, Frangarry, 14 Others.