Conditions and trip ideal for Tartan Snow; TRADING POST.Byline: Graeme Rodway reckons Cecily has it all to do on handicap debut after a break Tartan Tartan, in the Bible Tartan (tär`tăn), in the Bible, official title of two Assyrians sent to Hezekiah by Sennacherib and Sargon. tartan, pattern tartan: see plaid. Snow 1.40 Kelso Back Unlucky not to score when falling at Newcastle last time, as he was staying on strongly in front at the time and looked unlikely to be caught Has a 22lb pull in the weights with Issaquah for a seven-length beating here in November, and while that rival has improved again since, he is still entitled to reverse the placings on those terms Acts well in testing conditions, stays further and should have the race run to suit with Bywell Beau and Dunaskin likely to set a fast pace The hurdles course at Kelso is quite sharp and this trip is his bare minimum, but he does have an encouraging two wins and two seconds from eight starts here Norminster 2.10 Kelso Back Is in the form of his life, with two wins and one second from his last three starts, looking to have benefited from the drop to this shorter trip Rayson Nixon's gelding gelding castrated male horse. should have his optimum conditions this afternoon, as he acts well on a testing surface and is a strong stayer stayer a horse that can gallop at racing speed for at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km). at the trip Has gone up 7lb for the victory at Carlisle last time out, but he is still rated just 2lb higher than his hurdles mark, and looks a much better performer in this sphere Has never made the places in six outings at this course, and whether this sharper track suits as well as the likes of Carlisle is still open to question Cecily 4.35 Wolverhampton Lay Appears to start her handicap career off a stiff enough mark of 85, given she only won a Warwick maiden by a short head Is unproven unproven Dubious, nonscientific, not proven, quack, questionable, unscientific adjective Relating to that which has not been validated by reproducible experiments or other scientific methods for determining effect or efficacy on the Polytrack surface, and has to give weight away to rivals who boast useful form on the surface This looks a very open contest, in which none of the six runners can be completely ruled out, and there could easily be something with above average ability in opposition Sir Mark Prescott is a master at coaxing improvement out of his horses and keeping them ahead of the handicapper hand·i·cap·per n. Sports & Games 1. One who assigns handicaps. 2. One who predicts the winners in a horserace, especially one who publishes such predictions as a guide for bettors. Noun 1. , and she could easily be a class above these rivals |
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