2:10 Redcar -
Ventura Ocean
A winner with a weight penalty. Plenty of experience with five runs under his belt. Disappointed at Group class.
2:40 Newmarket -
Turgenev
Light And Dark
Faylaq
Franz Kafka
Truly Adored
Looks a pretty tough race. Turgenev ran well on debut and then hosed up the second start. Has to defy a win penalty but looked smart last time out. Four debutantes worthy of note. Light And Dark is interesting. Saeed bin Suroor has done much better this two-year-old season. The other day, I reviewed his debutantes and a number had struggled to win on their racecourse bow. Certainly, some have won but others are benefitting from the run. William Haggas has done well this year and has a nice string of juveniles. Faylaq is priced 15/2. I do like this trainer at Newmarket because, in general, it is a course he sends his better prospects and they can prevail at bigger prices. Similarly, John Gosden can hit the ground running. Franz Kafka is a bigger price. Would hold brighter claims if backed. Then Truly Adored, who was meant to run recently, but pulled out when found to be lame. I would take a watching brief. A race that may yield future winners.
Turgenev 10/11f 1st
Franz Kafka 33/1 3rd
Light And Dark 7/1 4th
Faylaq 14/1 6th
Truly Adored 14/1 9th
3:25 Redcar -
Production
Production 100/30 3rd
Won by a shadow on debut but struggled under the win penalty next time out. Needs to come back to life.