Six meetings on a Friday. The silly season has started. Backers have to be more selective than ever, and the stand-out bet today is Pravda Street (2.10) at Newbury. Based on his five-lengths demolition job on a subsequent winner at Folkestone, Paul Cole's colt has sneaked in on a very handy mark here.
The improving Theatre Belle (4.35) looks good at Ayr, and provided he sees out the three-mile trip at Taunton, Nemetan (8.00) will be hard to beat. He reverts to hurdles off a mark 18lb lower than when successful in a chase at Kempton.
For Tony Paley's view on Nic Coward's plans for racing, click here.
