DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
SATURDAY MAY 9
1.15 HAYDOCK
Tellherthename was a late withdrawal in The Scottish Champion Hurdle due to the inclement conditions that befell Ayr in the build up to the race and today’s contest looks the obvious place for him to come and gain some sort of compensation.
He has, however, been extremely well found in the market for the second time and a more suitable option at the prices comes in the shape of INDEMNITY.
Lucy Wadham’s gelding has already proven himself fully adverse to these big-field, well-run handicaps so far this season and his victory in the Sussex Champion Hurdle last time out was a reward for many fine efforts previously.
The way he cruised through the race before easing his way clear of his field rounding the home turn was extremely impressive and the speed figure he ended up posting, backed up the visual aspect of his display.
A prominent racer, his run style thoroughly complements a venue where it often pays to be handy on the sharp inside hurdle track and with conditions to suit, the bang-in-form six-year-old looks massively overpriced based on all known evidence.
INDEMNITY – 1-point each-way@9-1 (five places)
3.05 HAYDOCK
JEDDAAL impressed with the way he disposed of a useful field in a maiden at Thirsk last time out and with the speed figure speaking favourably of the performance, Ed Walker’s inmate is fancied to make a mockery of his opening mark on handicap debut.
The son of Lope De Vega had five goes to get off the mark last season, all to no avail, but gelded over the winter, he looked a totally different proposition at the Yorkshire venue.
The way he moved through the well-run affair over seven-furlongs a month ago was in the style of a much-improved performer and with the likelihood of much more to come, he can take this before going on too much better things.
JEDDAAL – 1-point win@5-2
3.40 HAYDOCK
MYAL doesn’t have the sexy profile of some of his more illustrious rivals, but he does have a record of 3-3 over today’s C&D and those impressive stats make Steph Hollinshead’s gelding difficult to ignore at the morning odds.
The five-year-old found the six-furlong trip a bit on the sharp side for him on his seasonal bow at Doncaster but stepping up to his optimum distance at Thirsk last time out, he posted a career high in terms of form and speed figures when lowering the colours of several highly regarded types in determined fashion.
Nicely drawn for a horse who likes to race prominently, a good beginning should hopefully set up for a strong challenge at the business end.
MYAL – 1-point each-way@6-1 (four places)