SOME NIGHTMARE can prove every punter’s dream with a victory in the Secure It Handicap (3.40) at Chepstow.
To rack up a third career win, John O’Shea’s son of Dream Ahead must defy a top weight of 9st 10lb and a career-high mark of 60.
But the recent evidence is that Luke Morris’s mount, while having thus far produced no more than modest form, is going from strength to strength.
After a win over this trip at Wolverhampton in April, Some Nightmare was beaten over seven furlongs at Dunstall Park a couple of weeks later.
But he was back to winning form under Morris over today’s course and distance 16 days ago, beating Fard by a couple of lengths.
Despite racing on softer ground here, Some Nightmare is fancied to defy a 6lb rise in the weights at the current price of 100-30*.
At Epsom’s evening meeting, the back-to-form OTAGO is worthy of support under a penalty in the Wells Handicap (8.20).
Having had a peak BHA rating of 80 when in the care of Michael Bell, the four-year-old, now with Jim Boyle, exploited a fall to 64 over course and distance a week ago.
Otago, who beat Dourado by two lengths, has an additional 5lb to carry here, but that may not be enough to prevent the follow up.
Thursday tips
1.00 MISTY AYR
1.30 TANASOQ
2.00 AYR POET
2.30 CHINESE SPIRIT
3.00 STAR SHAKEERA
3.30 JIANZI
1.15 DORA PENNY
1.50 TIME HAS WINGS
2.23 MARS LANDING
2.53 JASMINE JOY
3.23 FORZA ORTA
3.53 FANGORN
4.23 ROYAL GUARD
4.55 SIR CANFORD
1.45 LUXY LOU
2.10 GLOBAL ACCLAMATION
2.40 HEDGING
3.10 JUST GLAMOROUS
3.40 SOME NIGHTMARE (NAP)
4.10 FIRST CONNECTION
4.40 TUNDRA
5.15 KIERA ROYALE
5.50 DINO VELVET
6.20 YOUR BAND
6.55 SEINESATIONAL
7.30 RONDE DE NUIT
8.00 JUST A WHIM
8.30 BOLT N BROWN
9.00 FRANKIE BABY
6.10 MYTHICAL MADNESS
6.45 PROSPEROUS VOYAGE
7.20 CEMHAAN
7.50 PURE BUBBLES
8.20 OTAGO (NB)
8.50 GOSNAY GOLD
* Odds subject to change
