DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19
5.40 KEMPTON
Silver Peak is a proper crowd divider in this mile handicap, the guesswork emanating from whether he will be fit enough to shine following an absence stretching over a year, and the percentage call might be to side with recent C&D winner LOCAL HERO (Best price 4-1), who has fewer questions to ask.
Richard Hannon’s inmate has already qualified for the final of this series courtesy of that victory here a month ago and with the speed figure coming out very favourable for the grade, it was surprising to see him entered in the Horses In Training sale thereafter (subsequently withdrawn).
Restrained to sit off the strong pace set at the Sunbury venue, the four-year-old made his move approaching the cutaway and once working his way to the front, he showed impressive battling qualities to fend off the persistent challenge of the well-fancied Blue RC.
Posting easily his best time figure in his career, both Cogitate and Borgi did the form no harm with their efforts over the same C&D next time and with a course profile that reads 1114221, it would be a surprise if he relinquishes that sort of record on his return visit.
LOCAL HERO – 1-point each-way@4-1