The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Take Drake to break duck at Hamilton
Fahey’s inmate can use weight allowance to end run of near misses
VERA DRAKE can end a frustrating run of second places with victory in the Steve “Yarby” Yarborough Memorial Handicap at Hamilton.
Richard Fahey’s charge has not finished out of the first four in seven starts to date, but she has not actually managed to get her head in front yet.
However, that can all change in this one mile five furlong event as she can make the most of both a longer trip and her healthy weight allowance as a three-year-old.
Beaten just a head over 12 furlongs at Doncaster at the start of the month, it looks to be a matter of time before Vera Drake gains her first success.
WHERE’S JEFF can bring up his hat-trick in the Welcome To Racing UK Club Members Handicap.
He probably did not beat much when winning at Newcastle at the end of June or when scoring at this track on his most recent outing, but he particularly impressed on the latter occasion.
Where’s Jeff got a bit worked up in the stalls but ran out a comfortable winner, looking as though another ride would be no trouble.
He races off an 8lb higher perch here, but Where’s Jeff can rise to the challenge.
ARCTIC SPIRIT has improved a little with each of her three runs to date and can come of age in the Juliana Abell Nursery at Leicester.
Ed Dunlop’s charge is having her first start in handicap company in this event, but a mark of 67 looks perfectly reasonable at this stage.
Switching up to seven furlongs from six for this race also appears a positive. SELECTIONS
HAMILTON: 2.00 Space Traveller, 2.30 Mount Hellvelyn, 3.00 Epeius, 3.30 VERA DRAKE (NAP), 4.00 Where’s Jeff, 4.30 Agadeer, 5.05 Red Charmer.
LEICESTER: 2.20 Desert Fire, 2.50 Scenery, 3.20 Destroyer, 3.50 Silca Mistress, 4.20 Arctic Spirit, 4.50 Sexy Secret, 5.25 Ghost.
DOUBLE: Vera Drake and Arctic Spirit.