Leicester 15.24 - Back Dreambird Dolly @ 10/34.33
It seems to be feast or famine with British racing these days. Following a glut of quality fare on Saturday, we return to a distinct lack of quality on Tuesday.
Dramatic changes in the sport are afoot and if they change the way British racing operates for the better and produces a less bloated fixture list then it might not all be doom and gloom.
Four domestic cards and two Irish meetings comprise Tuesday's fare and this Class 6 event offers the potential for a bet courtesy of Dreambird Dolly who might bounce back from what appeared at first glance a disappointing Windsor performance on her latest start.
When occasionally asked what advice I would give to punters looking to improve their winner finding, my initial reply is for them to review the start of races just as much as the conclusion.
Whether it be gate speed, or lack therof, or a sluggish beginning in the National Hunt sphere, the start of a race sets the tone for what ensues and I'm not sure issues exiting the stalls are factored into overall performance as much as trouble in running or a rider putting up a pound overweight.
Dreambird Dolly tests that theory here as she was the meat in a sandwich when trying to bounce out from a poor draw and race prominently at Windsor last time.
Rider Billy Loughnane accepted his fate from a long way out, allowing his mount to coast home in the closing stages in the race won by Just Jump.
The selection returns to the scene of her narrow course and distance win last month and stall two gives her the ideal opportunity to race up the favoured part of the track and dominate a small field under the in-form Ashley Lewis.
Back Dreambird Dolly in Leicester 15:24
Wolverhampton 18.55 - Back Adelaide Bay @ 3/14.00
The switch back to trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam has seen an upturn in the fortunes of Adelaide Bay and the four-year-old could record his fourth win for the Newmarket handler in this Class 6 contest.
The son of New Bay reeled off three all-weather victories for his handler last year before being sold for 12,000gns at the Tattersalls July Sales.
A barren spell with Thomas Faulkner and Craig Lidster, when he was invariably sent off huge prices, saw the selection slip to a mark in the low 50s, a rating which Chapple-Hyam has gone close to exploiting in three starts to date.
Another excellent effort behind Dion Baker, a winner since, at Yarmouth in a fast time confirmed Adelaide Bay remains well treated and he appeals back on a synthetic surface here.
Back Adelaide Bay in Wolverhampton 18:55