Neil Morrice shares all of his best bets and tips for Frinday’s racing coming your way from Newmarket, Haydock Park, Worcester and Wolverhampton on 27 September 2024.
NEWMARKET
Race 3 AL BASTI EQUIWORLD, DUBAI ROCKFEL STAKES (Group 2)
No5 FORMAL
Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute – Jockey: William Buick
FORMAL is having one of her final starts under the tutelage of soon-to-retire Stoute and can preserve her unbeaten record in the famous Cheveley Park Stud colours. The Dubawi filly hasn’t come off the bridle in her successes at Newbury and Leicester and looks in a good place to handle this class rise in which she can parry the twin Coolmore attack of Bubbling and Ecstatic.
Race 4 AL BASTI EQUIWORLD, DUBAO JOEL STAKES (Group 2)
No4 DANCING GEMINI
Trainer: Roger Teal – Jockey: Tom Marquand
Lead Artist is very much on the up and up, as illustrated by his good run against Kinross in the Park Stakes at Doncaster. With the probability of more to come, he is a worthy favourite, but could find DANCING GEMINI a thorn in his side. The latter was given too much to do in the Derby and then underwhelmed in the Eclipse. He was no match for Lead Artist at Goodwood but is better than the result indicates, and has the ability to turn the tables back at his optimum trip.
Race 5 No10 SEAPLANE (Nap)
Trainer: Paul Cole – Jockey: Rossa Ryan
Several take the eye in what should prove an instructive maiden, including a couple of Godolphin-owned newcomers, but all things being equal SEAPLANE should prove hard to beat. The Golden Horn colt had his race won everywhere bar the post when stepped up to seven furlongs at Ascot and can bring a professional approach to the table that should see him open his account as the bet of the day.
Race 6 No9 MILITARY ACADEMY
Trainer: John Gosden – Jockey: Kieran Shoemark
MILITARY ACADEMY wasn’t stopping at the end of his latest start over a mile and a quarter at Salisbury. Moved up to Listed level the Fastnet Rock colt should be just as effective, and can cope with the class hike in completing a fine hat-trick.
Race 7 No9 MORE THUNDER
Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute – Jockey: Ryan Moore
The Stoute/Moore team need respecting with MORE THUNDER in this trail for the Cambridgeshire. The selection is one of the least exposed members of the party, and having run well in defeat at Chester can make a good fist of going one better, though the likes of SHAMRAN, MONKEY ISLAND and GLOUCESTERSHIRE are worth factoring into your exotic perms in a competitive finale.
HAYDOCK PARK
Race 6 No5 GIVEMEFIVE (Nap)
Trainer: Harry Derham – Jockey: David Probert
GIVEMEFIVE makes abundant appeal in this stayers’ handicap and on a first run on the Flat for his trainer. He took out a couple of juvenile hurdles and was narrowly denied in the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton, then skipped the Triumph to run at Fairyhouse, where on a final outing over jumps he claimed a minor cheque. A winner on the Flat in Ireland, he rates the best bet on this card.
Race 8 No5 BOARDMAN (Each Way)
Trainer: Tim Easterby – Jockey: David Allan
BOARDMAN needs things to go his way and was never in the hunt after missing the break on his latest start at Chester. In this smaller field there can be no excuses, and as a well-handicapped horse he can outperform his double-figure price.
WORCESTER
Race 2 No4 WEVEALLBEENCAUGHT (Nap)
Trainer: Christian Williams – Jockey: Jack Tudor
WEVEALLBEENCAUGHT is the most interesting horse on view at this meeting as he debuts for a new trainer. The seven-year-old looked a fine prospect for fences when running on Grade 1 company as a novice over hurdles, but after two encouraging runs over fences at Cheltenham he was unable to back it up in top handicaps. He remains a horse with the ability to land a decent pot, and could outclass his opponents.
Race 3 No7 POTTERS CHARM
Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies – Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
POTTERS CHARM steps up in trip on a first outing over hurdles after running right away with a Ffos Las bumper. One of the nicest young prospects from her powerful stable, she’s more than ready for this return to the fray and can be backed to take the spoils.
WOLVERHAMPTON
Race 7 No2 ONSLOW GARDENS (Each Way)
Trainer: Richard Hannon – Jockey: Joe Leavy
ONSLOW GARDENS put in an eye-taking return from a summer break when just out of the money at Kempton when starting as a 66-1 no-hoper. The four-year-old was beaten just a length and three-quarters when in need of the race, and granted normal improvement should be able to stake a claim for this low-grade handicap in which he’s fancied to go well.
Race 8 No4 LOST IN TIME (Nap)
Trainer: Dean Ivory – Jockey: Jimmy Quinn
LOST IN TIME and Darkzideofthemoon are peas out of the same pod. It’s short odds that one of them will take the spoils and I just prefer the former, who goes well for his veteran pilot and wasn’t far away at Lingfield last time. It’s only his third visit to this track, and from a gate next to his rival should be able to shadow and strike.
