A6 A7 A8 / Editor / 18 April 2007 / Leave a comment

With winning form at the grade thin on the ground, backers are faced with a tough race to crack for the A6 contest, run over 400 metres and due underway at 18:49.

Blue Moucha (T1) displayed much improved form in recent weeks to land a hat-trick before finding trouble in her last race nearly a fortnight ago. With Alison Ingram's in-form contender lightly raced at the level, a bold show is anticipated.

Kiwi Express (T2) comes here bidding to end a miserable 11-race losing sequence. With the one-paced oldie boasting the slowest recent time in the field, layers may well be out to give Martyn Wiley's frustrating kiwi the bird.

Droopys Toni (T3) looks an intriguing challenger. Maggie Lucas' charge showed much improved form when proceeding to dominate throughout in a well-contested A7 event, in a very fast time recently. Although the frustrating bitch has lost her last seven races at this level, she is expected to attract her share of market interest.

Micks Boy (T4) boasts the peppiest sectional times in the contest and should kick the trap door open if in the right mood. Paul Young's individual cannot be ruled out if his timing is right.

Spooky Mouseen (T5) is the dark horse. Paul Young's runner would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to make a huge impact, and this race could be tailor-made for the February 05 youngster. The fact that trainer Paul Young made the decision to run his charge in an Open at Sittingbourne in February appears to speak volumes about her potential, and the lightly campaigned performer could be anything.

Jomax Mentor (T6) is notoriously slow to leave the gates, and may well give himself too much ground to recover. Maxine Locke's challenger is expected to command plenty of market attention, but his 6.67 per cent winning strike-rate at the grade should be a major worry for backers.

Lucifers Star for cash again in A3

Lucifers Star (T4) has been heavily supported in each of his last three races, and Paul Young's challenger looks set to command the market attention once more in the A3 contest, run over 400 metres and due underway at 20:24.

Genesis Star (T1) looks a fascinating contender. Dave Mullins' individual has been running in Open company this season, and is surprisingly dropped in class considering that he managed to win an A2 race last month. Nicely positioned next to the pegs, a big run looks on the cards.

None The Wiser (T2) ended an 11-race drought when making virtually all the running to land a similar event over the course and distance last week. Although Alison Ingram's contender did the job well from the front that day, the golden oldie appears to lack in consistency, and may be worth opposing on this occasion.

I Digress To (T3) has upped the ante in recent weeks with two wins from her last four outings. However with Jim Reynolds' representative boasting a modest 24:86 at best on the clock, further improvement is a must.

Lucifers Star (T4) looks set to crack out and dominate proceedings. Paul Young's lightly raced performer is easily the quickest in the sectional division, and fully deserves a success after a string of solid recent efforts.

Lavenders Who (T5) confirmed himself in good heart when making all to land an A4 recently, but is expected to struggle at this standard. With Paul Young's ageing stayer having tasted defeat in each of his last six races at the grade, backers are entitled to look elsewhere for the winner.

Hakuna Matata (T6) is a character and cannot be trusted in his current frame of mind. Jim Reynolds' slow wide seed has lost each of his last seven races, and is hard to fancy.

Westdale Blue looks classy in A1

Westdale Blue (T2) is expected to take plenty of beating in the A1 contest, run over 400 metres and due underway at 20:57.

Proud Mathew (T1) has stepped up a gear in recent weeks, having won two races and finished runner-up on three other occasions in his last six starts. Jim Reynolds' in-form contender will strain every sinew in a bid to reach the turn on the bunny, but is expected to miss out in this company.

Westdale Blue (T2) would be a stone-cold certainty with a reproduction of his phenomenal 24:24 in February. A fast exit should ensure Martyn Wiley's charge hits the turn in command, so backers should know their fate early doors.

Spot That (T3) won a sprint at Harlow last month, and is no forlorn hope. Maxine Locke's charge should be prominent at the corner but looks in danger of running out of stamina at the business end.

Clap The Throw (T4) is a tough competitor at this level who comes here on the back of an all-the-way success at the grade last week. However, Peter Payne's grand campaigner looks held by Westdale Blue (T2) on last month's running.

Toosey Beau (T5) is expected to start at big odds judged on the tissue prices. However, Jim Reynolds' individual managed to land an Open event last week and is clearly no mug at this level.

Jomax Plumber (T6) ended a seven-race losing sequence when coming from off the pace to land a similar contest last week. With Maxine Locke's challenger looking strong on the clock, the October 04 whelp is expected to be doing sterling work in the latter phases.