Wednesday 22nd August

Mention

Worc

8.00

2 Howlongisafoot @ 8/1

¼ e/w

L + C 1-4

Mention

Carl

4.55

7 Snookered@ 20/1 / 4 I’m Dapper Too@ 16/1

¼ e/w

1-4


At Worcester in the 8.00 race, HOWLONGISAFOOT was a good runner here not long back over Course and Distance, it ran poorly the next time in a Lady Amateur race but with Tom Cannon back in the saddle, I think deserves another chance. Trainer Chris Gordon has said more than once that "the horse has his own mind" and just a hunch it needs stronger handling than it got last time, when it may have fancied bullying the young jockey. With a lot of deadwood in the race; looks good each way value expecially with LADBROKES + CORAL going odds to 4th.

At Carlisle on Good to Soft that may soften up, two proven stayers and soft ground specialists jump out at me at nice Odds and with all Bookies currently offering odds to 4th SNOOKERED who has been runner up at a mile, 10 and 12 Furlongs off marks of 60; 64 and 66 in last 12 months looks well handicapped off 66-3 claim and old I'M DAPPER TOO who ran up a hat-trick last summer off marks of 60-62-65 has come back to an attractive mark of 68 having been a runner up here off a mark of 70, and is lightly raced with best form with cut in the ground. The early 16-20/1 looks over-priced to me.