Single-race breakdown with model vs market, value edge, confidence, and the reasons Slims Pickins is leaning in or stepping out.
Blues And Royals rates as the value NAP at 32.3% fair chance versus 23.5% market probability (+17.9% EV).
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Blues And Royals rates as the value NAP at 32.3% fair chance versus 23.5% market probability (+17.9% EV).
Solid effort to justify favouritism on his C&D comeback in March, having been gelded, when held up off an ordinary pace; backed that up when one of three to come away behind a cannily ridden winner on turf latest and holds leading claims upped 2lb.
400,000euros breeze-up buy who proved expensive to follow in maiden/novice company over 6f last year; just a fair comeback at Newmarket three weeks ago, upped to 7f on on his handicap debut, and needs improvement for today's extra furlong.
Maiden who made a lot of the running on her C&D comeback in late March off the same mark; that came in a small field against her own sex and this looks more competitive, so she'll need to step up.
Picked up from Roger Varian for 40,000gns last autumn and had excuses on debut for his current yard (then gelded); easy to back, travelled well and got there in the nick of time on his 7f Lingfield comeback; improvement left upped 3lb.
Confirmed debut promise when winning a 7f Tapeta novice last autumn; well backed ahead of her Bath comeback on rain-softened ground but finished a long way back after fluffing the start; bit to prove after that.
Won two nurseries here last autumn (C&D, 7f), latterly off a 4lb lower mark; made a low-key comeback on rain-softened turf recently (Trio third; Crafty Blue behind) but should fare better back on Polytrack.
Blinkers helped last summer and they're on for the first time this season, after two fair efforts; more exposed than the rest of these but 1m on Polytrack is ideal and he's one to consider.
Fair comeback at Bath a few weeks ago, when having two of tonight's rivals well in rear; entitled to have come on for that first start in more than five months.
Nothing exciting in two runs for James Owen, or on his debut for this yard in February; offered more on his handicap debut (same mark) having been gelded, behind a highly progressive winner last week, and that gave something to build on.
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