Saturday 4th July

Beverley
4.25
Catch Key 0.25pt E/W - 4th

Haydock
3.30
Hevelius 0.5pt E/W - 6th

Leicester
3.35
Stravella 0.25pt E/W - 3rd 16/1 (adv)
Whooska 0.5pt win - 4th
Rio Guru o.25pt E/W - unplaced

Sandown
2.40
Acrostic 0.25pt E/W - WON 15/2 (adv)
Tanto Faz 0.25pt E/W - unplaced

4.55
Satefisio 1pt win - 3rd

5.30
Senses 0.5pt win - 4th

Carlisle
7.05
Eastern Hills 0.25pt E/W - 3rd 8/1 (adv)
Young Gladiator 0.25pt E/W - 6th

8.05
Lauras Lady 1.5pt win - 3rd

Nottingham
8.20
Liberally 0.25pt E/W - WON 7/1 (adv)
Gilded Age 0.25pt E/W - 2nd 10/1 (adv)

9.20
Focail Eile 0.25pt E/W - 4th 16/1

July
Bets 28
Winners 10
S/R 36%
Staked 26.5pts
Returned 36.62pts
P/L 10.12pts
Yield 38%

All bets proofed to Racing Post

4th July

From the list...
Acrostic WON 7/1
Liberally WON 4/1

Shane Kelly gave Hevelius a poor ride in the 3.30 Haydock. Without doubt there is a decent prize in him.

The 3.35 at Leicester was a decent fillies handicap. Whooska was a massive drifter but showed enough in 4th to suggest she can win more races, while Stravella made a bold attempt from the front, both look on marks within their capabilities.

Acrostic (2.40 Sandown) had travelled well without winning so far this season so even though C-P Lemaire appeared to be cruising approaching the last, I for one wasn't confident he'd pick up sufficiently. Thankfully Lemaire and Acrostic just did enough to get in front on the line. He obviously doesn't find as much as expected but on the plus side his style should keep him well handicapped. Tanto Faz found the ground too lively.

Santefisio (4.55) wasn't given a great ride by Jimmy Fortune. Held up way off the pace the ran of well making up many lenghts inside the final half furlong. Although not 100% straightforward he has much more ability than the handicapper currently suggests.

Senses wasn't suited by the lack of pace in the 5.30 and is better than he showed here.

At Nottingham both Liberally and Gilded Age were well backed before the 8.20. Both looked to be coming to hand so it was no surprise to see them fight out the finish. They can continue to be competitive over the coming weeks.

Focail Eile ran a fine race in the 9.20. He travelled as well as any and looked the likely winner at the one pole. He could only finish 4th come the finish but it was a much improved effort on LTO (his first start for sometime) and handicap success may not be too far away.