Horse Racing Preview Tuesday May 13th - Brighton, Southwell, Yarmouth, Great Leighs and Newton Abbot

May 12, 2008

Horse Racing Preview Tuesday May 13th RACING PREVIEW – MAY 13th - Click here for the best odds on all todays races

BRIGHTON
2:40 Weatherbys Finance Handicap, Class 5, 5f 59y
Wynberg was unlucky not to complete his AW hat-trick outright at Lingfield as his rider only shoved him along hands and heels and he idled when going a neck up inside the last 100yds and was rejoined on the post. He had started to put the brakes on in his previous race when getting ahead but that was early enough to be rallied. Return to 5f, on fast ground, should suit as he has plenty of speed.
Magical Speedfit showed little enthusiasm in first-time blinkers at Yarmouth and they are now dispensed with. Has not progressed since last year’s Windsor Castle Stakes, but has dropped substantially in the weights. Trainer George Margarson has a 2-10 record with his 3-y-os here over the last 5 seasons. The booking of Ryan Moore appears significant.
Betting Forecast: 9/4 Wynberg, 7/2 Baytown Blaze, Magical Speedfit, 5/1 Swindon Town Flyer, 8/1 Ben, 12/1 Only In Jest, 16/1 Sandy Par.

4:10 Weatherbys Bank Handicap, Class 5, 1m 3f 196y
The three CD winners, Bridgewater Boys, Snake Skin and Bienheureux seem likely to dominate. Bridgewater Boys won on his only previous start here, and showed decent form on the AW subsequently. Shouldn’t be dismissed lightly. Bienheureux is a triple CD winner, but now races off an 8lb higher mark, in a stronger race. Snake Skin has shown form on fast ground, but latest wins have been on soft ground. How she handles the faster conditions remains to be seen. Alan King’s Summer of Love is also of interest. A maiden for Paul Cole, but consistent hurdling form (one win). Returns to the flat off lowest mark to date. Trainer has had 4 winners this season returning from hurdling.
Betting Forecast: 11/4 Bridgewater Boys, 7/2 Bienheureux, 5/1 Summer Of Love, 11/2 Prime Number, 13/2 Sayago, 8/1 Generous Lad, 10/1 Snake Skin.

SOUTHWELL
3:20 NSPCC Full Stop Handicap, Class 3, 5f
A tight little race, with all the runners having won over course and /or distance. Xpres Maite has won 5 of his last 7 starts, the last two with plenty in hand. Has been raised 12lb and may lack the pace for this quick 5f. Tartatartufata won a hot handicap January (when out of the handicap) following up off a lower mark. Has run well on turf since. Shouldn’t be far way on return to AW surface. Gallery Girl, a Group-placed 2-y-o, was only worn down in the dying strides on her seasonal bow. Has the right racing style for this C&D and a decent EW prospect, despite lacking experience of the surface.
Betting Forecast: 7/2 Hereford Boy, 4/1 Bo McGinty, Xpres Maite, 5/1 Luscivious, Tartatartufata, 6/1 Gallery Girl, 33/1 Garstang, Tous Les Deux.

YARMOUTH
3:00 Easter Daily Press Handicap, Class 5, 7f 3y
Musaalem was a well-backed favourite winning at Warwick. Pulled hard and didn’t handle the bends particularly well. Capable of further improvement will need it with a handicap mark of 75. Im Ova Ere Dad has won on fast turf and 3lb lower here than when clear second behind an in-form rival at Southwell in December (very good strike-rate on the AW). Should be plenty of pace in the race to offset the fact that he’s never won at less than a mile. Violent Velocity arrives in good form, and claiming rider committed too early at Chepstow last week, when caught close home. Seems likely to go well.
Betting Forecast: 4/1 Im Ova Ere Dad, Violent Velocity, 9/2 Musaalem, 5/1 Grey Boy, 8/1 Hits Only Cash, 10/1 Bertie Southstreet, 12/1 Wodhill Schnaps, 14/1 Banjo Patterson, 16/1 Fiefdom, 20/1 Apres Ski, 33/1 Empire Dancer.

GREAT LEIGHS
6:50 Hunter Valley Handicap, Class 4, 1m 6f
Luca Cumani’s Boz has won six of his last seven races. His “lazy” running style gives the handicapper a tough task in accurate assessment. Still seems well-weighted after latest C&D success. Bentley Brook, a regular Southwell winner, goes well for Sophie Doyle. However, penalised 6lb for latest success and has never looked entirely happy on this surface. Peter Cundell’s Nawow has won 3 of his last 7 starts, and needed the run on reappearance. This is tougher, but likely to go well.
Betting Forecast: 13/8 Boz, 4/1 Alleviate, 7/1 Cleaver, Nawow, 8/1 Motarjm, 10/1 Proper, 12/1 Bold Adventure, 16/1 Bentley Brook, 20/1 Eumene, 25/1 At The Money, 66/1 Tashkandi.

NEWTON ABBOT
8:10 Western Morning New Original Handicap Hunter’s Chase, Class 4, 2m 5f 110 yds
Hunter ‘chase handicaps are few and far between. The presence of Armaturk leaves only the top two in the handicap proper. He looked certain to prevail on hunter chase debut at Bangor-on-Dee in February, until unseating his pilot. Twice a beaten odds-on favourite since, but goes well fresh, so a lay off of ten weeks may help. Twenty Degrees is a capable, if quirky, ‘chaser. Beaten favourite at Taunton, and no match for classy Alvino at Ludlow. Has shown best from on slower ground. The other professionally- trained runner, Tom George’s Seafield Bogie, looked a threat until fading from 3 out last week at Cheltenham. Promising rider booked and only 6lb “wrong” in the weights, so seems likely to go well.
Betting Forecast: 7/2 Red Man, 4/1 Seafield Bogie, 9/2 Armaturk, 5/1 Howard Howard, 11/2 Twenty Degrees, 12/1 Dante’s Back, Doof, 14/1 Fruitfull Citizen, 33/1 Deep King.

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