It’s been a fruitful
season for Slad-based trainer Tom George, and Seigneur des Bois provided
another debutant winner for the yard at Ffos Las on Sunday. He sends the
appropriately-named Good Order up to
Wetherby (15:15) today, and looks to have found an ideal opening for the Alflora
gelding who carries the colours of Sharon Nelson, best known as part-owner of
George’s Cheltenham Festival winner Galileo. Good Order scored in similar conditions to today’s at Wincanton
last season, and made a satisfactory return when second to handicap blot
Ballygarvey at Lingfield last time. He’ll be sharper for that belated return,
and with question marks over his main rivals, ought to get back to winning
ways. No Secrets has been backed into favouritism after winning at Taunton last
time, but that race was gifted to him by the frustrating Fine Parchment, who
had the race in safe keeping until stopping to nothing on the run-in, a feat he
repeated to some degree at Sandown last Friday. That win clearly flatters No
Secrets to some degree, and he’s not been the most robust in the past, so makes
very little appeal at current odds. The main threat may well come from See U
Bob, who was capable of better form in his days with Paul Nolan, and who shaped
as if ready to peak when chasing home Buddy Bolero at Leicester last time. The
longer trip is a slight concern, but he saw things out well enough there and
represents an attractive forecast option.
One of the more interesting races of
the day is the 16:15 Taunton, where a few of the runners look potential “plot”
horses, most notably the topweight Bold Raider who has been unsighted in 3
starts for Jonjo O’Neill. Others to catch the eye are Posh Emily (course
specialist who has been running without preferred headgear this season) and
Jimmy Frost’s French import Sarenice, who won a bumper for his previous yard,
and has been handled with extreme patience by the Champion Hurdle-winning former
jockey. Sometimes you can’t spot the wood for the trees, though, and there is a
much more obvious winner in the race who has shown his worth more recently. Admiral Blake is no star, as his
official mark of 69 testifies, but he’s run very well to finish second to a
pair of subsequent winners on 2 of his last 3 starts, and there is no doubt
that he’s capable of winning a race of his current lowly rating. A 10-length
beating by Fabreaga at Lingfield was a fair effort, but an even better one when
noting how far he came clear of the field, and the winner defied an 8 lb rise
to beat 17 others at Kempton last time. The handicapper has been kind to leave
Laura Young’s 6-y-o on the same mark as for that effort, and he’s sure to go well
– perhaps he can foil a coup in the process!
Recommended Bets:
Back Good Order in the 15:15 Wetherby @ [3.2] (NAP)
Back Admiral Blake in the 16:15 Taunton
@ [5.0] (NB)
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