Cheers Stevie, some good points.

Zephyr Breeze, makes you wonder what they were doing running him in a class 2! He did appear to show something that night, but essentially he's been a disappointment since returning from whatever kept him from running again last year. I thought the debut on soft ground was promising, and maybe as you say he'd be worth another chance on that surface off a reduced mark.

Gl George

They've removed the hood on lightning spree - the plot thickens with this horse!

Zed Candy Girl a fairly strong ew fancy in the last at Wolves for me.

Long Awaited, 2 pts win @ 2-1, 3.45 Wolverhampton

Long Awaited isn't one to go overboard about and he doesn't always find what seems likely, but he looks the most solid proposition in this little claimer.

He's best in on the adjusted figures and has Josephine Gordon's 5lb claim too, and unlike his two rivals, he comes here off a recent run, having run respectably in a Redcar handicap last week.

Long Awaited has only run on the AW twice, recording RPRs in the 80s both times, and interesting to note that when he ran in a valuable class 2 handicap over C/D last year, he traded at odds-on in-running before weakening in the final furlong.

Come is Dave is respected, but is 17lb 'wrong' with LA if Gordon's claim is taken into account; while it's a little surprising to see the relatively unexposed Clumber Street running in a claimer on his return from a lengthy break, and perhaps the market close to the off will be the best guide to what is expected from him today.

I quite strongly fancy Come on Dave today George. Cue a win from Clumber Place!

It is strange placement isn't it. Maybe the horse has problems.

Closer than I thought it might be George!

Just in from work George, looked up the result with fingers crossed

Thecornishbaron, 1pt EW @ 8-1, 6.20 Kempton

This was an obvious eyecatcher on his latest start over 10f at Newmarket, when shaping as though he would have won had he seen daylight sooner; he did take his time to get going that evening and had to be niggled early to pick up the bit, so the query is whether he's going to be as effective back over a mile on Polytrack, but he did finish second over a mile at Chelmsford on his previous start (first two clear), so it could be he's just improving; gone up 3lb for the HQ run, but Josephine Gordon takes off 5lb; he has been easy to back today, it has to be said.

*3 starts ago

I did take a second look at Run With pride, as he caught my eye the last time he ran here, but off a break and up to a mile, I passed.

It goes from bad to worse this thread, my regular reader will recall I put Usain up last Friday evening but the meeting at Cork was abandoned just before his race could be run. Didn't bother tonight and sure enough in he goes at 12-1 ISP

Mujaamil, 1 pt win @ 9-2, 3.30 Haydock

Caught the eye on his debut over 7f at Newmarket last October, when shaping a lot better than his finishing position of 9th would suggest; slowly away and not best positioned towards the rear as the race panned out, he tried to make headway inside the final furlong but was denied a clear run.

He doesn't hold any fancy entries currently and seems easy enough to back this morning (unlike the Godolphin debutant), so who knows how he has wintered or how much he'll need his reappearance, but he looked a quality sort physically as you'd expect for one so nicely bred, so hopefully he has matured and benefited for having another winter on his back, and can go forward from his promising debut.

GL, George, I debated on that one, raced away from the main group if I remember correctly. I'll keep an eye on it today.

pretty sure that's a big plus when his debut at HQ on sole 2yo start GEORGE then reappear at 3

will check it out in a minute

Cheers striding, suppose it's one of them you'd rather it was 6-4 than 9-2, in a funny sort of way

*nice intro at HQ

Thanks for that striding.

Cheers saddo and good luck.

I was looking at Grand Proposal in the last at CC, now that Mike Murphy has had it a bit longer and Morris has been booked for its return off a break, given its mark has fallen so much (was placed in a Glorious Goodwood nursery off 20lb higher).

There has been a bit of money around for it, but my concern is that 7f has always looked a bit sharp for it (plenty of stamina on the dam's side, and some of his form suggests it - stayed on well over 7.5f at Beverley as a juvenile).
Maybe he'll get away with it as he drops in the ratings, but still rather see him up in trip.

Karam Albaari, 1pt EW @ 14-1, 6.00 Sandown

Karam Albaari is of a little interest returned to the C/D of his sole turf win, with a possible headgear angle; when he won off 1lb lower than his current mark in September 2014, that was only time he has raced at Sandown, and it's interesting to note he was wearing first-time cheekpieces that day, today he gets a first time visor.

It's possible 10f is sharp enough for him these days and he got a good pace to run at the day he won here, but hopefully they won't allow SDS to do his own thing out in front on Inniscastle Lad and there will be a pace on to run at.

He didn't run too badly on his latest start when 10f round Lingfield wouldn't have suited, and hopefully the visor will enable to travel a bit more sweetly round this stiffer 10f.

Charlie Bear, 1pt EW @ 20-1, 8.45 Sandown

Charlie Bear has a wide draw to overcome and has to prove his stamina, as well as his effectiveness on turf, but I thought he shaped nicely on his debut for Jamie Osborne over 7f at Lingfield (AW), despite finishing last of the six runners, and interesting to see how this unexposed sort progresses (or regresses) for his new yard.

He was formerly trained in Ireland where following his debut on turf, he won 2 of his 3 starts at Dundalk, but was then absent for over 14 months before making his debut for Osborne last month.

This sizable sort was allowed to set a steady pace at Lingfield, but his jockey seemed to be caught out when a couple of his opponents stepped up the pace and he lost his position, before racing on the possibly disadvantageous inner in the hime straight, where he wasn't given a hard time but kept on nicely and left the definite impression there was something there to build on.

It could be he'll prove best suited to racing on synthetics, but after just one start on turf (on racecourse debut), a bit early to be adamant about that, and this scopey sort looks worth at least once chance to prove his efectiveness on turf.

Danny Brock certainly has form for big prices too

i'm going to have to have a sneaky tenner on it

Sandown Park     20.45     Charlie Bear           We're trying a new trip with Charlie Bear as he's starting to look like he want's further, but this is his first try on turf and it's a bit of a learning curve with him.
J.Osborne