Today can be a day for Perfection
Perfection may not be totally accurately-named. But she will get closer to that status should she win today’s listed six- furlong sprint.
David O’meara’s flyer did nothing but improve in his 18 months with John Gosden, winning two handicaps and a listed race.
He was rated 100 when making his debut for O’meara at Lingfield, and is now 105 after winning a fillies listed contest at Pontefract.
And two runs ago, on Goodwood’s easier seven furlongs, Perfection ran 1000 Guineas winner Billesdon Brook close in a Group 3.
York’ s meeting closes with a big- field apprentice’s handicap over a mile- and- a- half, and Irish raider Shamad could be thrown in.
A winner of two of his last three engagements, Shamad has been raised just 4lb, including the Irish/uk handicap formula.
The five- year- old also has the assistance of outstanding 21- year- old Irish apprentice, Oisin Orr. At Fontwell, there was clearly something expected when Glutn for punishment made his debut, wellbacked behind Maria Magdalena at Worcester.
He failed by only a neck at level weights, against the last-time-out winner. That experience will be vital in the juvenile hurdle.
SELECTIONS
NAP – Perfection (York 2.55). (Last week, Hallings Comet. 1st. 5/4). DOUBLE – Shamad (York 5.0).
TREBLE – Glutn forpunishment (Fontwell 2.40).
LATE WIRE
Archimento and Pagero are tough to dismiss, but Twasn’t The Plan had a two-time winner, rated 129, behind when second last time at Worcester.
SELECTION
Twasn’t The Plan (Fontwell 4.20).