Granted, she needs to improve on her placed efforts in Listed races, but the step up in trip could just what she needs.
2.20: bet365 Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (1m4f)
Sir Michael Stoute's Rosika is seeking a hat-trick and is a worthy 5/2 favourite with the sponsors. However, THIN RED LINE is very interesting now he steps up to this trip and the booking of Jamie Spencer, who has already won on him, is significant. Trained by the in-form Ed Dunlop, he wasn't stopping over 1m2f last time at Pontefract and the second, Stanstill, has franked the form by winning at Chester last weekend.
I'm sure we'll be able to beat the sponsor's current quote of 9/2 on the day, but it's worth noting that the Stoke-based outfit, as the race title suggests, are going best odds guaranteed, meaning we'll get paid out at the SP if it's bigger.
2.55: bet365 Lancashire Oaks (1m4f)
Both High Heeled and Flame Of Gibraltar like to get their toe in - the last-named will only run if there is sufficient rain - but my mole at the track tells me the going is still riding on the fast side of good, so I'm hardly rushing to back either at 7/4 and 9/4 respectively with the sponsors.
Instead, I suggest you try a little each-way on FALLEN IN LOVE at a tasty 16/1 (1/5 odds, three places). Granted, she needs to improve on her placed efforts in Listed races, but the step up in trip could just what she needs.
3.30: bet365 Old Newton Cup (1m4f)
With bookmakers going 7/1 'the field', there is scope for backing one at a bigger price and MUNSEF could belie his current odds of 25/1 (Stan James). On the face of it, the seven-year-old has plenty to do having landed a Chester claimer last weekend, his first win in two years. However, the handicapper has given him a chance dropping him to a mark of 95 (has won off 110) and his trainer Ian Williams, who is enjoying a purple patch, has issued a positive bulletin on his chances. The trip is ideal, which can't be said of some of his better fancied rivals, and he's not ground dependant either.
You've got to respect Luca Cumani's Falcativ considering the trainer's record in the race (won three of the past five renewals) but he's likely to be overbet as a result, and I'd rather have a saver on HATTON FLIGHT, who is still on a fair mark given his progress this season.
4.05: bet365 Conditions Stakes (6f)
This is a particularly trappy race, but conditions look right for TOMBI to notch his fourth win over the trip, having been tried over both 5f and 7f in each of his last three starts. The eight-runner field isn't ideal for Icelandic who ideally wants further and is unlikely to get the fast pace he needs to bring his stamina into play, while Doncaster Rover would have preferred more rain and might be tapped for toe by the selection.
Recommended Bets:
Thin Red Line 1pt @ best morning line price*
Fallen In Love 1pt each-way @ 16/1 bet365 Best Odds Guaranteed
Munsef 1pt each-way @ 25/1 Stan James
Hatton Flight 1p @ best morning-line price
Tombi 2pts @ best morning-line price
*bet365, William Hill and Stan James all offer a best odds guarantee.