DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12
1.15 AYR
BUSTY BOY (best price 5-1) has the unenviable record of finishing second no fewer than nine times in his career but that doesn’t mean he finds it impossible to win and following a promising start to his season at Carlisle last time out, chance is taken on Daragh Bourke’s inmate adding to his four career victories.
Some may argue that he had every chance to go by Hello Judge at the Cumbrian venue a month ago, but the winner, who has gone in again since, is extremely hard to pass at that track and the son of Ivawood was having his first run for 174 days.
Moreover, the trip of 2m4f was some way short of his best and he is better judged on several of his performances over three miles and beyond last season, including one over today’s C&D.
Looking back at than narrow defeat that day, he arguably hit the front way too soon and was picked off in the shadows of the post by Breeze Of Wind, so one would imagine Callum Bewley will have that at the back of his mind throughout today’s final circuit.
Either way, it is hard to see the consistent eight-year-old not being involved and like Nickleforce on Saturday, these perennial placed horses do sometimes have there day in the sun when everything falls just right.
BUSTY BOY – 1-point each-way@5-1
2.40 DUNDALK
CASH ME (best price 20-1) caused a big of a surprise when scoring at The Curragh during the summer and although her next two starts haven’t seen her build on that victory, she has shown enough to warrant a reasonable amount of loyalty is afforded to her in this modest event.
At this track last time out, she faced what looked an impossible task against several improving fillies in a competitive handicap but despite the bare result suggesting she failed to cut much ice, her finishing effort can be put down to the fact she pulled way too hard in the early stages.
Since that effort a month ago, the winner, Aviatrice, and fifth, Independent Expert, have gone on to boost the form and even getting beat six lengths, her speed figure was a career high.
Seemingly wanting to go faster than her jockey was willing to allow in that useful seven-furlong heat, it is easy to see why connections have concluded she might be worth dropping back to the minimum trip and whether trying to make all or being held up just off the speed, she should have all the right attributes to make a big impact.
Another positive would derive from that fact; you would be in profit to the tune of £80.62 to a £1 stake if following Andrew Oliver’s horses dropping back in trip for the first time.
CASH ME – ½ point each-way@20-1