The Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury, the Group Three highlight of today’s card, has a somewhat patchy record when it comes to identifying Group One talent, with only Serious Attitude – the winner in 2008 – subsequently going on to success at the highest level over the past 10 years. Other winners in that time have included Vital Statistics in 2006, who did not win again in 18 attempts, but this year’s field looks particularly good on paper and could well produce a serious contender for the autumn’s major juvenile events.
The market is torn between Perfect Angel and Pellucid, who both looked good in victory last time out and hold entries in the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes on 24 September, the race in which Serious Attitude followed up eight years ago.
Perfect Angel took a strong maiden at Glorious Goodwood, which has already produced three subsequent winners, but Pellucid (3.40) looked exceptional when successful on her debut at Thirsk in June and is a decent bet at 5-2 to get the better of her market rival. The betting suggested that Pellucid was useful first time up and so it proved, as she did not come off the bit on the way to a two-length success. She may well want further in time as her dam was a stayer by Galileo, but Pellucid should be good enough to win today on the way to a Group One target.
Gravity Flow (4.10) is on a roll and can extend her winning sequence to four races in the fillies’ handicap later on the card, while at Haydock, Dark Emerald (4.00) is interesting at around 11-2 for the conditions event over seven furlongs. Muwaary has the edge on ratings but disappointed on heavy ground last time out, and while he could rediscover his best form on today’s sounder surface, Dark Emerald is capable and consistent at this level and will exploit any weakness if the favourite, who is without a win since April 2014, is not up to scratch.
Marbooh (3.30) and Correggio (5.00) could both go well at attractive odds on the same card, while on the jumps card at Sedgefield Luccombe Down (2.20), in the opener, could be the best bet.
Tipping competition, day three
Our winners so far:
Tuesday: Highland Acclaim 6-1, Paco’s Angel 8-1, Lincoln Rocks 9-2. Wednesday: Mia Tesoro 5-2,,Depth Charge 12-1, Coeur Tantre 7-2
And our leaders are: wiggy12 +14.50, goodfellow1 +14.50 … who both had Mia Tesoro, while goodfellow1 also had Coeur Tantre. Newly third, moidadem (+12.50) was one of three who found Depth Charge.
Today, we’d like your tips, please, for these races: 3.40 Salisbury, 4.30 Haydock, 8.40 Chelmsford.
This week’s prize, somewhat prematurely, is a copy of RFO’s Jumps Guide for the 2016-17 season, which will be posted to you on publication in October. A tremendously useful prep-guide for all jump racing fans, the annual promises interviews, horses to follow, analysis of last season and tips for forthcoming winter highlights. If you don’t win you can buy a copy here.
As ever, our champion will be the tipster who returns the best profit to notional level stakes of £1 at starting price on our nominated races, of which there will be three each day up until Friday. Non-runners count as losers. If you have not joined in so far this week, you are welcome to do so today but you will start on -6.
In the event of a tie at the end of the week, the winner will be the tipster who, from among those tied on the highest score, posted their tips earliest on the final day.
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