Take Titus to triumph
FLAVIUS TITUS is just one of many unexposed horses Roger Varian has to go to war with this season and he can get his campaign off to a flyer in the US Masters 6 Places At 188Bet Handicap at Lingfield tomorrow.
A son of the crack sprinter Lethal Force, he has already shown he stays further than his sire by winning over seven furlongs at Kempton.
He made his debut at Nottingham in June yet despite being well fancied, he could only finish mid-division behind the useful Great Prospector.
Given plenty of time to strengthen up after that , he was not seen again until Doncaster in October where he beat all bar Breath Caught, a halfbrother to Twice Over.
Out again a month later, Flavius Titus had no trouble going one better despite being friendless in the betting and his jockey dropping his whip.
There is a chance, given how he improved markedly with each run last season, that a mark of 82 could seriously underestimate him.
Mark Johnston put Kalagia away after she disappointed in a valuable nursery at York in August which suggests all might not have been well with her afterwards.
She had earlier beat a 74-rated rival comfortably in a maiden and finished second at Pontefract, after which she was allotted a mark of 77.
The handicapper has certainly given her a chance dropping her 3lb for the York run, especially if there was something amiss, and it is not stretching the imagination to envisage getting on the front end and pulling clear in the Daily Racing Specials At 188Bet Fillies’ Handicap.
It has obviously not been plain sailing for Charlie Appleby with Night Story to date, but he can continue his progress in the Champions League Betting At 188Bet Novice Stakes.
He was gelded before making his debut, but showed a fair amount of ability when second behind a stablemate on his racecourse bow before winning easily when upped to 12 furlongs. He looks capable of defying a penalty. Archie Watson enjoyed a ground breaking season on the all-weather through the winter, culminating on Finals Day with a win for Corinthia Knight.
He fields an interesting runner at Southwell in French import Royal, who contests the Grand National Betting At freebetting.co.uk Novice Stakes.
It is hard to weigh up her French form, but Watson has won through the winter with similar types. (172) M W Easterby 6 9-12 (83) K Dalgleish 7 9-10 (83) Mrs M Fife 9 9-7 (D2) (90) M Hammond 6 9-5 (D) M Hammond 9 9-4 (183) M Todhunter 7 9-3 (C, D) C Rodriguez (3) (296) T Easterby 6 9-2... Rachel Richardson (3) (29) M W Easterby 9 8-8 (D) ...... C Hardie P Kirby 4 8-6 ............................. P Aspell P Kirby 5 8-6 ...................................... Phil Dennis (3) Mrs D Sayer 7 8-5 (C) ................................ A Mullen M Appleby 10 8-5 (D) ............................ David Egan (3) BETTING: 4 Question Of Faith, 11-2 Only Orsenfoolsies, 6 Arrowtown, 13-2 Gabrial’s Star, 7 Artful Rogue, 10 Richard Strauss, Beyeh, 12 Medina Sidonia, 16 Others. (37) P Evans 9-9 (D) ................ Rossa Ryan (5) (176) Owen Burrows 9-9 ....................... J Crowley (154) M Botti 9-9 (CD) ...M Monaghan (3) (21) M Botti 9-7 .............................. D Muscutt (21) M Channon 9-6 ................................... C Bishop (48) P McBride 9-5...Josephine Gordon (42) David Loughnane 9-4 .............. T Eaves (60) C Fellowes 9-4 (D) ............... James Doyle (19) R Hannon 9-2 ............... Mark Crehan (7) (200) J Boyle 8-13 ......................... P Cosgrave (41) N Mulholland 8-11 ......... L Morris BETTING: 7-2 Vice Marshal, 9-2 Warsaan, 5 Renny’s Lady, 6 Trogon, 7 Losingmyreligion, 12 Verstappen, Harbour Pilot, 14 Becky Sharp, Straight Ash, 16 Others. (32) R Hughes 4 9-13 (CD) ................ S W Kelly (119) S Crisford 4 9-9 (D) ....................... James Doyle (12) D Elsworth 4 9-9 (C) ............................. S Levey M Scudamore 5 9-2 ............................ D Costello Miss C Dyson 7 9-2 ...................................... G Downing (163) Ed Walker 4 9-2 (BF) ..... P Cosgrave (14) M Attwater 4 9-2 .................................. L Morris (25) C Cox 4 9-2 ............................................... A Kirby (14) B Johnson 4 9-2 ............... C Shepherd (14) N Mulholland 5 8-11 .......... Hollie Doyle Andi Brown 4 8-11 ..................................... R Havlin BETTING: 7-4 Mordin, 5-2 Know Your Limit, 4 Ripp Orf, 5 Mr Minerals, 20 Cap’n, 25 La Trog, Putto, 33 Amaranth, 50 Others. CHESS MOVE (28) G Baker 9-9 .............................. P Cosgrave THE GREAT DANDINI (204) S Durack 9-8 (BF) ......... S W Kelly REVOLUTIONARY MAN (146) S Crisford 9-7 ............ A Atzeni TIG TOG (207) R Hannon 9-7 ....................................... S Levey TRIBAL WARRIOR (25) J Tate 9-7 (CD) ...................... L Morris N OVER J (144) W Knight 9-6 (D) ................................. A Kirby FREEBE ROCKS (19) M Bell 9-5 (C, D) ...................... O Murphy CRISTAL PALLAS CAT (12) R Ingram 9-5 (CD) ... Rhiain Ingram (5) CARP KID (12) J Flint 9-3 ......................................... W Cox (5) FLIRTARE (19) Mrs A Perrett 9-2 ............................... J Haynes FIERY BREATH (49) R Eddery 9-1 (BF, D) .................. M Harley NEW ORLEANS (19) H Palmer 9-1 ...................... James Doyle HAVERLAND (19) C Fellowes 8-12 ........................ A Beech (7) MACHO MOVER (159) M Channon 8-9 .................. G Downing BETTING: 9-2 Freebe Rocks, 5 New Orleans, 7 Haverland, 10 Tig Tog, Revolutionary Man, Carp Kid, 12 Cristal Pallas Cat, Fiery Breath, Tribal Warrior, The Great Dandini, 14 Others. Ben Robinson (5) (13) M Blanshard 4 9-4 ................ Fran Berry (13) A Bailey 4 9-3 (D) ....................... J Haynes (28) A Dunn 5 9-2 .................................... L Keniry (12) B Powell 4 9-1 ............ S W Kelly (28) M Madgwick 4 8-12 .. Nicola Currie (5) (148) Mrs L Young 5 8-12 ....................... N Garbutt (3) (16) J Long 9 8-12 ...................... J F Egan BETTING: 9-4 Iley Boy, 3 Lady Of York, 6 Hi There Silver, 8 Feel The Vibes, 10 Patent, Spiritofedinburgh, 14 Pack It In, 16 Santadelacruze, 20 Others. (21) J Balding 10 9-8 (CD2) ..... L Edmunds (3) (163) R Teal 4 9-7 (CD) ............... S De Sousa (13) P McEntee 7 9-5 (CD)... Nicola Currie (5) R Hughes 4 9-5 ........................... Finley Marsh (5) (29) D Carroll 6 9-5 (CD2) .... Ger O’Neill (7) (64) Roger Fell 6 9-5 (CD3) ................. T Hamilton (93) T D Barron 4 9-3 (BF, CD) ...Jane Elliott (5) (144) S Dixon 4 9-2 ..................... P Pilley (3) (8) D Shaw 5 8-13 ....................................... P Mathers BETTING: 3 Kyllachys Tale, 4 Mama Africa, 5 Muqarred, 6 Bid Adieu, 7 Showboating, 10 Pearl Spectre, Monsieur Jimmy, 14 Laqab, 16 Sans Souci Bay. 12-1 Chased leaders in 5th, pushed along in 3rd 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ghalib at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct. 9-4fav Led on outside from wide draw, driven over 3f out, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 4th of 8, 11l behind Kelly’s Dino at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan. 4-1 Led 1f, chased leaders, rallied over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, won at Southwell 1m clm stks 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan beating Mujassam by 1/2l, 7 ran. 12-1 Made all, took keen hold and clear halfway, reduced advantage and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol in Nov beating Clear Skies by 1 1/4l, 12 ran. 22-1 Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Volatile at Southwell 7f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Mar. 10-1 Towards rear, ridden halfway, headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Mister Music at Southwell 1m hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Mar. (29) Miss J Feilden 6 9-12 (CD) (8) B Ellison 6 9-10..Miss (3) P Kirby 5 9-9 M Chapman 7 9-9 (8)CSmith139-9(CD13)..MissEBullock(5) (29) M Chapman 10 9-9 (C2) BETTING: 10-3 Port Soif, 9-2 Limerick Lord, 5 African Trader, 6 Isstoora, 10 Snookered, 12 Traveltalk, Spinart, Riverside Bridge, 14 Others.