Joaldo, 5.25 Wolverhampton, 1 pt win @ 12-1

This is a tentative selection given Joaldo has a tricky draw to overcome, has to prove his stamina, and there seemed to be an issue with him hanging last time, but he did catch my eye despite that, and there is reason to believe the  two furlongs step up in trip will suit.

He showed next to nothing in 3 qualifying runs over 7f to one mile, but his handicap and Tapeta debut over 5f, off a basement mark in class 7 company, did offer some encouragement. Joaldo was slowly away that day, possibly wasn't best positioned given how the race panned out, and his task was made even harder by racing three-wide round the bend into the straight, but despite hanging left he caught the eye with his finishing effort and was going on at the finish to just miss fourth.
The third horse Dream Ally has since won a class 6 handicap to give the form a little boost.

Joaldo is out of a Tiger Hill mare who's related to winners up to 10f, so his dam's side of his pedigree and how he shaped last time out, does give hope that the step up in trip will suit.
The draw hasn't been kind being drawn 11 of 11, but with Overrider dropping in trip and Kakapuka in the field, there should be a pace on here to run at and hopefully he can drop in and get a nice position.

I backed Vivo Per Lei at Kempton after her Lingfield run and expected a fair bit more at 12f but that couldn't have been her running.I've had a little flyer on her today as I fancy a couple in the race but I wouldn't be surprised if she won like you say first time with cut on turf.

Hi George, I spent a lot of time mulling over that 5.25 race, put up Kakapuka as I fully expected to lay off at a lot lower, bit surprised at the crash in the price this morning tbh but it was a toss up between that & your horse. think Joaldo has a decent chance & I do like that last run my only doubt was it could be better at the track over six furlongs but positive move in the market is promising that's for sure.

Good luck

I'm a fan of VPLs trainer George. Seems to do well with the few horses he has.

At a trip a bit further than his best, I like Secret Millionaire in the last at Brighton. If he can repeat either of the performances of his return to turf in the last two years he would be a class above the rest of this field. The short rest he's had is another big positive for him.

Gl everyone

Another great shout George..must have gone very low in running..nice place however

Nice place there George

Great shout mackies, well done

wd mackies good call,keep up the good work lads some little pearls of wisdom on this thread

I've put Vecheka up on my thread too so it's got a 10lb penalty there but definitely one to keep an eye on regardless.Can see your reasonings for the other 2 but couldn't make my mind up about Antonio Joli mainly due to the slowly run AW races though that could've been against him.I'll be keeping an eye on Aldreth in the 255 his Musselburgh 2m track record last year had some impressive sectionals compared to the 12f race and is more than capable if he's right.gl all the same I'm going down there today as I've got nowt else to do busman's holiday

Gl

vecheka certainly an interesting one, ticks a lot of boxes definitely handles cut and the track and back to these conditions in this grade of race would surely go close IF ready to roll.

Btw striding, do you have any stats on Lawman progeny fresh?

Say either making their debut or returning from over 90 days off?

debutants 15-247 (6%) +£81.90 BFSP

layoffs 90 days +  9-248 (3.63%) -£169.86 BFSP

I look at debutants sometimes  but not sure the lay offs mean much for sires?

Winner had flown George but another great call well done

Thanks striding, had it on my mind he'd had a few go in on debut at prices, but obviously a poor record for ones returning from a break.

Unfortunately I only had it to win, typical!

He looked pretty strong at the finish there, probably stay even further.

If you dig into the form of Vecheckas reappearance last season in the maiden at Newcastle he was giving weight (12lb) that day to a few 3yo who went on to be rated in the mid 70s and higher. He also ran on well in that race from an unpromising position.

I'd suggest his reappearance was a far better run than it looks on paper. A very interesting one.

micky just had a winner at catterick George

looked but didn't fancy it on the ground

*lawman stats in general don't show any drop off with age George 5yo actually a tad higher % winners but difference minimal

George Applejack Lad should have a race in it up in trip but I'm fairly Aldreth can get back on track when he goes back up in trip also.Vecheka was mullered at the start (as you would've seen)but he looked a bit reluctant.I'm predicting cheekpieces and possibly even a hood but definitely cheekpieces.When it gets a good pace has to be worth another go.

Carnageo, 2.20 Beverley, 1 pt win @ 15-2

Carnageo makes some appeal stepping back up on trip on handicap debut; he caught my eye over 6f at Redcar on the second of three runs during his juvenile season, not best positioned as the race unfolded and not getting the clearest of runs, before running on well for fourth.

He's a out of a Sadler's Wells mare and a half-brother to a 10.5f winner in France, while other aspects of his pedigree also suggest this return to 7.5f on a stiffer track will suit (he made his C/D when probably in need of the experience / ground might have been too quick).

Carnageo is by Pivotal and the Redcar run came on soft ground, so he may not want the ground to dry out too much; hopefully fitness won't be an issue given his stable's form; he has been gelded since last seen.

Dunquin, 3.20 Beverley, 1pt win @ 9-1

The notebook run came on the AW, which is a slight concern switching to turf, but the main angle is he's unexposed at middle distances and it definitely looked like he was suited by the trip at Wolverhampton last time on just his second start at 12f (he was well beaten on his first attempt but that came at Southwell and the surface might not have suited).

Held up that day at Wolverhampton, he took quite a grip, but despite that in a race where it paid to be prominent, he stayed on well for third and seemed to still have plenty of running left in him at the finish. The form looks reasonable with the winner Biff Johnson bang in form for his new stable, while the 5th Sandy Cove has won since and the second Ice Buster has since run well over a 10f trip probably on the short side for him nowadays.

Dunquin has run OK on turf in Ireland, so hopefully it won't be an issue, but given he can take a keen hold, the outside stall is a worry, particularly round here; he's also returning from a 7 week break.

Briardale, 4.20 Beverley, 1pt EW @ 28-1

This is a speculative one. Briardale won on his debut over C/D last April in what wasn't a good maiden (the fourth horse, rated 77, went on to be rated 90 but doubt he ran to form that day), and on the back of this win was probably given an inflated mark of 81. This would appear to be proven by the fact he has failed to get to within 13l of the winner in his 4 handicap starts since.

However, I didn't think his final run of last season, over 10f on soft ground at Redcar, was without hope, given he raced keenly round the inner tracking the pace and wasn't given a hard time after not getting the clearest of runs up the inside rail around 1.5f out.

His return to action this season was an absolute shocker, beaten 50l over 12f at Catterick 15 days ago, but the ground was demanding and it could be he just didn't handle it; the straws to clutch at today are the return to the scene of his C/D victory, being back on better ground, and his reduced mark of 70.

yep mackies, some nice late headway under hands and heels