Friday 15th May

York
2.10 Electrolyser 1pt E/W - 4th 7/1 (adv)
4.45 Gilded Age 0.5pt win - unpl
Off Chance 0.5pt win - 7th

Newbury
4.00 El Bravo 1pt E/W - 6th
4.35 Apotheosis 1pt win - 2nd 11/2 (adv)
Seventh Cavalry 0.5pt win - 6th
5.10 Solas Alainn 1pt win - unpl

Newmarket
4.45 Plaisterer 0.5pt win - 4th
Madam President 0.5pt win - 9th

(-5.75pts)

All bets proofed to the Racing Post

The going hindered plenty of the selections with most course's official going description changing drastically during the day.

Electrolyser (2.10 York) put in a pleasing effort on seasonal debut and looks set for a profitable campaign. Kingsdale Orion did well to finish 8th after a starting slowly.

In the fillies Listed race at 3.10, Moonlife was an unlucky loser, going down by just a head after repeatedly denied a clear run. Although she held her head high and seemed to dislike the whip, she would have won this comfortably with a clear and is useful.

Gilded Age and Off Chance hated the ground (4.45).

Over at Newbury it was a similar story, El Bravo (4.00) and Solas Alainn (5.10) got stuck in the mud and their runs are best ignored. El Bravo is definitely worth another chance as he wasn't disgraced and travelled well before failing to pick up.

Once again, Jamie Spencer left punters fuming with his ride on Apotheosis in the 4.35. Held up way off the pace, his mount cut through the field on the bridle, no easy tasked on this ground, and Spencer even seemed to take a pull at the one pole. When finally given the office he didn't pick up as his rider expected and the winner, Beau Fighter, kept on to score. It was a massive ask in these conditions expecting Apotheosis to pick up given the way he was ridden and for the umpteenth time this season Jamie Spencer was left with egg on his face.

Plaisterer was well backed for the 4.45 at Newmarket but could only manage 4th. I think more use could have been made more of her, although it's possible she needs further.