PUNTER POINTERS
WHO’S HOT WHO’S NOT
TERRIFIC TRAINERS: (Most wins last 14 days) R Fahey 18; M Johnston 17; S Bin Suroor 12; J Gosden 12; R Hannon 12; C Appleby 8; D O’Meara 8;D M Simcock 7;W P Mullins 6; A Balding 5; K Ryan 5; R Varian 5; Mrs R Carr 5; Sir M Prescott 5; M Channon 5; B Meehan 5; J Fanshawe 5; W Muir 5; P ChappleHyam 5; R Charlton 5.
SUFFERING STABLES: (Runners since last win) B Case 71; Mrs L Williamson 47; R M Whitaker 44; J Gask 37; R J Smith 35; J L Eyre 26; J Holt 24; I Mohammed 24; M Madgwick 23; O Stevens 23; M Usher 21; A Bailey 21; R Harris 21.
HOT JOCKS: (Most wins last 14 days) S De Sousa 12; L Dettori 10; James Doyle 10; P Hanagan 10; J Fanning 9; D Nolan 9; D Sweeney 9; J P Spencer 9; W Buick 9; P Mulrennan 9; T Marquand 9.
RIDE OUT OF LUCK: (Rides since last win) R Powell 45; C Catlin 34; Cathy Gannon 31; S W Kelly 30; K Shoemark 30; N Garbutt 29; D Allan 28; S James 28; S Birkett 27; J Butterfield 27; S Drowne 24; T Queally 23; T J Murphy 23.
BEST EACH WAY
Shelley Birkett gets on well with
STEEL TRAIN (Chester 3.15) and should go close to winning.
ONE TO FOLLOW
Yesterday’s Group One winner
GRETCHEN has improved by leaps and bounds and is worth backing should she run again this autumn.
HANDICAP BLOT
HONCHO (Salisbury 6.50) can run off a mark of 71 in his handicap. From tomorrow he has to race off 74.
NEW QUARTERS
HORSES having their first runs for new trainers.
CHESTER: 3.50 Blue Sea Of Ibrox (A Brown to J Berry), 3.50 Tea Gown (P Midgley to E De Giles).
DONCASTER: 4.15 Foxtrot Romeo (M Botti to D O’Meara).
SALISBURY: 7.20 Bank Of Gibraltar (P Chapple-Hyam to R Hughes).
SANDOWN: 4.40 Unnoticed (O Pears to D P Quinn).
BIGGEST EARNERS
CHESTER Al Muheer 5.30....£217,053 DONCASTER Simenon 3.05....£471,757 SALISBURY Burning Thread 6.20......£91,204 SANDOWN Secret Asset 2.20....£174,857
LONGEST TRAVELLERS
Chevallier (3.30 SAN) 249miles Skinny Love (4.05 SAN) 249miles Taws (3.05 DON) 242miles Pressure Point (2.30 DON) 231miles Chookie Royale (4.15 DON) 231miles Secret Asset (2.20 SAN) 199miles Gutaifan (1.55 DON) 184miles Log Out Island (1.55 DON) 184miles
MAGIC COMBINATIONS
CHESTER: David Probert rides 2.05 Ian Fleming, 2.40 Kingston Kurrajong, 4.25 Communicator for A Balding, previous combinations 13 wins from 53 mounts 25% strike rate at course.
DONCASTER: A Atzeni rides 2.30 Battersea, 4.15 Toofi, 5.25 American Artist for R Varian, previous combinations 10 wins from 36 mounts 28% strike rate at course. SALISBURY: None. SANDOWN: J Vaughan rides 3.30 Chevallier for K Burke, previous combinations 2 wins from 3 mounts 67% strike rate at course. Dane O’Neill rides 3.30 Alkawn for J Gosden, previous combinations 3 wins from 7 mounts 43% strike rate at course. T Durcan rides 2.55 Cat Silver for Sir M Stoute, previous combinations 2 wins from 7 mounts 29% strike rate at course.