DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
FRIDAY APRIL 3
1.50 NEWCASTLE
TEN CARAT HARRY may have lost his unbeaten all-weather record at Lingfield last time out but his defeat could hardly be described as a step backwards and Jamie Osbourne’s gelding can shrug aside top weight from what hopefully turns out to be a favourable draw.
The son of Ardad earned the right to tackle listed company at the Surrey venue and even though he came up a little short on the day, the combination of seven furlongs and a track that didn’t play into his strengths was more than a plausible excuse for his demise.
Prior to that commendable effort, the three-year-old has twice stepped onto today’s straight track, resulting in victories with a degree of panache and with the stands side rail seen as the place to be at the Gosforth venue in recent times, stall 14 can be exploited to the full.
TEN CARAT HARRY – ½ point each-way@7-1 (four places)
3.00 NEWCASTLE
There are plenty of possible permutations for this quality handicap but the percentage call is to let class prevail with CHANCELLOR and TYRRHENIAN SEA and they are taken against the field.
The pair fought out the finish of a listed race at Southwell back in February and the speed figure highlighted the standards they reached on the day.
Since then, the former just got touched off when a short priced favourite to secure the Winter Derby at Lingfield but, as the 1m2f was a plausible excuse for his narrow defeat, it is easy to draw to the conclusion he still managed to run to a decent level.
Back over his optimum trip, John & Thady Gosden’s inmate should prove a very potent force and he joins his old sparring partner in a strong two-pronged attack over a C&D the latter has already proven he enjoys in the past.
CHANCELLOR – 1-point win@11-4
TYRRHENIAN SEA – ½ point each-way@10-1 (four places)
3.42 CURRAGH
PERRY MASON has the benefit of having a couple of previous spins over today’s C&D to call upon and with that all-important fitness on his side, Maurice Ahern’s gelding can exploit that big advantage he has over the rest of the field.
A creditable ninth in the hugely competitive Irish Lincoln at the Kildare venue on his seasonal bow, the son of Advertise was well supported to improve significant on that finishing position on his return visit and despite being made to work hard to gain the day, he duly landed some tidy bets in game fashion.
Although the four-year-old only scrambled home by a neck, both he and the runner-up, previous C&D winner Electric Beauty, pulled well clear of the rest in a fast time figure and with conditions likely to similar to what they were six days ago, the four-year-old will be in his element more than most.
PERRY MASON – 1-point each-way@13-2 (five places)