Gaman gives hope for Hungerford gains

Four-year-old backed to reverse result at Goodwood when he lost to Sir Dancealot

HEY GAMAN can reverse recent Goodwood form with Sir Dancealot and take the glory in Newbury’s Unibet Hungerford Stakes.

The pair finished first and second in the Lennox Stakes late last month, with Hey Gaman possibly doing a bit too much through the early stages before being swamped by the winner at the finish.

Sir Dancealot raced more patiently that day and just had too much toe at the finish – but Hey Gaman certainly deserves plenty of credit for both that run and his previous effort, when he was not beaten far by subsequent Group One scorer Romanised.

The four-year-old is getting 3lb from Sir Dancealot this time, having raced off level weights at Goodwood, which should be enough to turn the Newbury margin around.

TECHNICIAN also turned out at Goodwood, but he rather failed to shine on his big day in the Gordon Stakes.

Martyn Meade’s runner has had a patchy campaign, running two excellent races at the start of the year before flopping badly at Chester when the yard’s horses were all wrong.

He bounced back to form with a hardfought victory in a French Listed race in June, but then found nothing really working in his favour at Goodwood.

Technician was stuck out wide and hit a bit of trouble in running before fading into sixth – a result that clearly did not represent his best effort.

THUNDEROUS can maintain his unbeaten record in the Denford Stakes, better known as the Washington Singer.

BELATED BREATH has been running well in some competitive heats and can enjoy her moment in the spotlight in the William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon.

Beaten into third at Windsor on her most recent outing, that form got a bit of a boost when the second that day, Open Wide, filled the same position in the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood.

Belated Breath’s previous run at Newmarket looked decent too – so while she is on a career high mark of 91, she is not one to discount yet.

VENTURA LIGHTNING is the choice in the William Hill Ripon Hornblower Conditions Stakes after his debut win at Thirsk.

Locally, Perth hosts its sold-out Summer Carnival which has atttacted top trainers and jockeys in Gordon Elliott and Richard Johnson, among others.

Johnson can strike for Elliott on HOLY MOTIVATION in the Andy Stratton Memorial Handicap Hurdle.

He may also be strongly backed to bag a double on DREAM PIONEER in the Christmas Party at Perth Standard Open flat race. SELECTIONS: NEWBURY: 1.15 Caravan Of Hope, 1.50 Thunderous, 2.25 Technician, 3.00 Graphite Storm, 3.35 HEY GAMAN (NAP), 4.10 Arabist, 4.45 Ritchie Valens, 5.20 Nabhan.

PERTH: 1.55 Dandy Sue, 2.30 Todd, 3.05 John Mor, 3.40 Nayati, 4.15 Effet Special, 4.50 Max Do Brazil, 5.25 Dream Pioneer.

RIPON: 1.30 King’s Caper, 2.05 Dalton, 2.40 Ventura Lightning, 3.15 Belated Breath, 3.50 Quintada, 4.25 Lamloom, 4.55 Funny Man.

DOUBLE: Hey Gaman and Technician.