Bo McGinty looks primed to break long losing run; TRADING POST.Byline: Pietro Innocenzi is happy to side against Divine Gift Nap of the day Bo McGinty 8.50 Wolverhampton Losing run into double figures and getting long in the tooth for a sprinter, but the eight-year-old has shown definite signs of a return to form in a couple of recent starts. Had to race wide when a close-up fourth over tonight's course and distance at the beginning of last month, and came in for plenty of support before finishing runner-up to an all-the-way winner at Lingfield last time. He has slipped to an attractive mark - he was rated 10lb higher at this time last season - and the draw in stall three should allow him to latch on to the early pace, which is likely to come from the in-form Harry Up. I want to be against forecast favourite Chjimes, who has risen sharply in the weights after winning four of his last five and is likely to find this tougher away from his favoured Lingfield. Lay of the day (for a place) Divine Gift 2.55 Ascot Ascot (ăs`kət), town, Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England. The famous horse races instituted by Queen Anne in 1711 are held annually in June on Ascot Heath. Ascot remains an important social and fashion event, attended by the royal family. Yet to finish out of the first three in four starts over fences, but probably flattered by those form figures. The eight-year-old won a modest contest at Fakenham on his penultimate pe·nul·ti·mate adj. 1. Next to last. 2. Linguistics Of or relating to the penult of a word: penultimate stress. n. The next to the last. start, but was well held either side of that in races that had a less competitive look than this one. Conditions are going to suit Noel Chance's runner, as he's a genuine goodground horse, but it's difficult to rule out any of his five rivals with confidence so there is no point in pussyfooting around - place lay. Best each-way Almahaza 4.20 Southwell Adrian Chamberlain's five-year-old is a very interesting runner back at the track where he scored on his penultimate start. He made a good impression that day, coming from a long way back under today's pilot Neil Chalmers Sir Neil Chalmers, formerly Director of the Natural History Museum, is Warden of Wadham College, Oxford. Neil Chalmers was educated at King's College School, Magdalen College, Oxford, and St John's College, Cambridge. to collar the in-form General Tufto in the straight. Considering he is relatively lightly raced and that was his first taste of Fibresand, the son of Alzao should be open to improvement. His subsequent disappointing run stepped up in trip at Lingfield is best forgotten, as he failed to settle early on with blinkers blinkers 1. rigid pieces of leather fitted to a head harness at a point where they will obstruct the horse's lateral vision. 2. a more sophisticated piece of harness worn by expensive horses consisting of a canvas head-covering with holes for the ears to protrude and two reapplied in a race run at a crawl. It is no surprise to see the headgear headgear, n the apparatus encircling the head or neck and providing attachment for an intraoral appliance in use of extraoral anchorage. headgear, radiologic, n a device that is used to protect the head from injury by radiation. discarded here. Today's multiple The 9.20 at Wolverhampton has a competitive look, featuring several unexposed three-year-olds. I would normally run a mile from a horse drawn in double figures in sprints round here, but I am prepared to take a flyer with Monte Mayor Eagle. The filly filly young female horse up to first breeding or 4 years, then a maiden mare. Called filly foal up to weaning, then weanling filly to 1 year, then yearling filly to 2 years. appears to have improved for the fitting of blinkers, getting off the mark at Southwell last November, and has had excuses in two starts since. She found 7f stretching her back at Southwell in December, and suffered a nightmare passage over this course and distance last time. The draw is a potential nightmare, but the price should reflect that. Each-way double Almahaza 4.20 Southwell Monte Mayor Eagle 9.20 Wolverhampton CAPTION(S): Neil Chalmers: solid place claims on Almahaza |
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