Saturday, March 28, 2009

Rest of Saturday racing in the UK and Ireland

Even without Dubai and Doncaster, there is plenty of good racing toda. The all-wratjer meeting at Lemtpn is the traditional Easter meeting, featuring two big handicaps, the Rosebery Stakes over 1 mile 3 furlongs at 16.00 CET and the Queen´s Prize over 2 miles at 18.20. The likely favourites for both races come from the Michael Jarvis stable with Philip Robinson aboard: Cape Express in the former event and Meshtri in the latter, but we suggest Grand Passion (Chris Wall/ Jamie Hamblett) and Wine ´n Dine (Gary Moore/ Steve Drowne) as better-priced alternatives. The listed Magnolia Stakes over 10 furlongs at 16.35 has 8 runners, 3 of whom ran in last week´s Winter Derby. Bronze Cannon (John Gosden/ Nicky Mackay) came out best of them, but it wouldf be no surpose were Halicarnassus (Mick Channon/ Tony Culhane) to turn the table, while 2008 winner Kandidate (Clive Brittain/ Darryll Hiolland) also looks dangerous. Lucy Wadham does well with her ex-German runners, and both Super Dire cta, in the novice hurdle at 15.50, and Backbord in the novice chase at 17.00, should finish close up at Lingfield with Dominic Elsworth in the saddle. Raincoat (Heather Dalton/ Steve Craine) in the maiden hiurdle at 15.00 and Predateur (Paul Nicholls/ Christian Williams), in the beginners chase at 16.45, look likely short-priced winners at Uttoxeter, while in Ireland the two top-weights Glenfinn Captain (Tom Taaffe/ Tony McCoy) and Watson Lake (Noel Meade/ Ruby Walsh) should fight out the finish of the Grade Three chase at 17.15.

Kempton - betting forecast:
1. Race: Nawaadi - Laurie Grove - Saint Arch
2. Race: Five Star Junior - Smokey Ryder - Top Town Girl
3. Race: Cape Express - Whitcombe Minister - Swiss Act
4. Race: Dansant - Bronze Cannon - Re Barolo
5. Race: Out The Ring - Black Daddy - Star Rover
6. Race: Abraham Lincoln - Battle Paint - Orpsie Boy
7. Race: Meshtri - Downhiller - Benhego

Uttoxeter - betting forecast:
1. Race: Raincoat - Always Bold - Bradford Boris
2. Race: Dan Buoy - Villochely - Scutch Mill
3. Race: Le Vert Galant - Putney Bridge - C`Monthehammers
4. Race: Predateur - Sandhurst - Ortega
5. Race: Be Brief - Aldiruos - Stellenbosch
6. Race: Rash Moment - Even Flo - Lord Alfred
7. Race: Flash Harriet - Star Ar Aghaidh - Gaye Starlet

Lingfield - betting forecast:
1. Race: Kangaroo Court - Lord Generous - Tanks For That
2. Race: Eradicate - Enfant De Lune - Stage Acclaim
3. Race: Heir To Be - Balakar - Ammunition
4. Race: Lodge Lane - Fair Point - Quickbeam
5. Race: My Way De Solzen - Miss Mitch - Super Formen
6. Race: Theft - Armenian Boy - Make Haste
7. Race: Hudibras - Riverboat Gambler - Yes Minister

Navan - betting forecast:
1. Race: Earth Mother - Moonlight Sapphire - Tally Em Up
2. Race: Fosters Cross - Ireland`S Call - Osborn
3. Race: Mutadarek - The Dew At Night - Jafra
4. Race: Glenfinn Captain - Watson Lake - Justpourit
5. Race: Halfback - Cantrell - Glenview Leader
6. Race: Monte Cinto - Canadian Sunset - Mr Aussie
7. Race: Aran Concerto - Deutschland - Checkpointcharlie