Bite into Cream cracker in tasty Uttoxeter feast
Peaches And Cream (3.05) looks a very interesting raider at Uttoxeter.
Gavin Cromwell is as shrewd as they come and he has chosen this valuable handicap chase in the English Midlands to send from Ireland.
Peaches and Cream was last sighted three months ago when slamming a fair field in a decent contest at Punchestown.
Cromwell knew his seven-year-old was going to get a kicking from the assessor for that win and a rise of over a stone was not unexpected.
However, the handler wouldn’t be sending this one across the water for the £ 13,000 prize if he wasn’t confident and this is the chosen target.
Peaches and Cream is going almost five furlongs less but Kieran Buckley takes five out of the saddle to help and it’s worth a shot that Cromwell has got this plan correct.
Cromwell also sends Pepsiwithacap across for the trappy opening juvenile hurdle.
The Irish youngsters were streets better than their UK counterparts at the top of the table last season and it is dangerous to write one off.
However, his first start wasn’t great and Alan King is one of the better home trainers at knowing the time of day with young jumping recruits.
FAST FORWARD
(1.20) was fancied to win on debut at Market Rasen and it was disappointing that the gelding could only finish third having come off two wins on the last three Flat outings.
There may have been excuses, though. The three-year-old lost a shoe during the event and, with the added experience,
King’s charge is worth another chance.
GEOR D I E DE S CHAMPS (3.40) is surely due to go in again at some point and this small-field event looks perfect.
Rebecca Curtis’ yak was travelling like the winner at this track last time out only to get outpaced in the final stages.
Brian Hughes had the old boy going easily for a long way and is back on board the 11-year-old.
Geordie looks to be coming to the boil to gain a long- overdue success in the famous colours of owner JP McManus.
Turf Flat racing takes place at Pontefract with seven races to get stuck into at the venue.
H IGHWAYGR EY (2.55) looked like a winner beaten a fortnight ago at Ayr and that was a sore one for backers.
Having slipped back to a mark of 73, the door was open only for the gelding to be slowly away.
Highwayg rey ju st couldn’t make up the ground and went down by half-a-length.
That may have been the plan and the moment is gone, but with only a 2lb higher mark, trainer Tim Easterby might still have something in hand here.
CONINTHIAKNIGHT (3.30) likes Pontefract and Archie Watson’s change has Paul Mulrennan on board for this assignment having been ridden by claimers the last twice.
The pilot’s experience can make up for the added weight in a tricky event.
Smart Watson also has EMPEROR SPIRIT (2.45) engaged in the all-weather meeting at Chelmsford.
The four-year- old has already shown a liking for the track when winning on his last appearance on the artificial surface prior to two Turf defeats.