Saturday, 19 January 2013

Visor Can Give Angelic Kick Start


Just a polytrack meeting at Kempton to concentrate on, but one or 2 good opportunities present themselves, and the quality isn’t bad overall. Geoff Deacon’s Glastonberry has been a credit to her trainer since returning from a break in November, and should go well in the opener, while the 14:20 looks a competitive affair with Haftohaf and Light From Mars currently dominating the market. The former is proving expensive to follow after being turned over at short odds on his last 2 starts, while the latter is undeniably well handicapped, but has never been one for maximum faith. As a result, there is some value to be had in backing top weight Angelic Upstart who has been running creditably in stronger races and has the promising Thomas Brown claiming 7 lbs today. The fitting of a visor is a proven tactic for trainer Andrew Balding, and the Singspiel gelding will be a major player if the headgear has a positive effect.

It takes something of a leap of faith to back Mambo Spirit (15:30) at the moment, as his last few runs have been poor, but he has always been at his best over C&D, and looks very well treated on the form he showed when winning a seller here just over a year ago, and even a repeat of his second in a claimer behind Marajaa here in February would make him the clear pick. In a race lacking positives, Tony Newcombe’s charge is worth considering at likely odds.

Recommended Bets:

Back Angelic Upstart  in the 14:20 Kempton @ [6.60] (NAP)

Back Mambo Spirit in the 15:30 Kempton @ [17.5] (NB)


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