Busy weekend – Newcastle, Doncaster, Carlisle, Alnwick & Jockey Begin! – Kinneston

Chilly, gray and damp immediately after a couple of superb winter mornings.  A busy weekend lies forward for the Crew with runners at Newcastle and Doncaster tomorrow then Carlisle and the Alnwick point-to-point on Sunday.

Hopefully the bottom will likely be on the straightforward facet of fine at Newcastle the place we have now two runners beginning with Grasp Bricklayer within the 11.42; it is a busy and aggressive race however he appears in superb type for this seasonal debut and he needs to be suited properly by the journey and monitor so I’d hope he’ll run properly and play an element within the end, a repeat of his Ayr March type would see him try this – 16 run and Patrick Wadge rides.

Boolamore Basic then makes his chasing debut within the 2.32, this race lacks depth and if he takes to the monitor and fences he ought to have the ability to go away his hurdling type behind – 7 run and Jamie Hamilton rides.

Down at Doncaster Elvis Mail runs within the characteristic chase at 2.05; seeing him on the high of the weights for a high class £50k Saturday offers me combined feelings – hasn’t he finished properly to get right here and the way the hell is he going to have the ability to win!  He’s in nice order, has received his final two races, has run properly on the monitor and the nice to comfortable floor needs to be good.  While the opposition are all fairly stylish a lot of them haven’t run to their finest lately and we’ve received to offer them a stone plus so it will likely be very robust.  Hopefully he can acquit himself properly – 15 run and Bruce rides.

On to Carlisle on Sunday the place sadly Bel Amigo was balloted out which leaves us with three runners on what’s prone to be comfortable floor.  First up is Ballyfort within the 12.25, he took a drained fall on the final fence when crushed on chasing debut final time however he’s in higher type now and is starting to look properly handicapped – 7 run and Bruce rides.

Wakool runs within the 2.07; he’s been a shadow of his former self on the racecourse lately nevertheless it’s a really completely different story at dwelling the place he seems to retain all his capability and zest.  I believe we received’t see that on the racecourse till he turns into properly handicapped and may swim in quieter waters than this aggressive and helpful Cheltenham qualifier.  When he’s decrease within the weights he might properly regain his confidence and begin successful once more, I don’t really feel we’re at that time but however he received’t come down standing in his steady therefore has to run – 10 run and Conor rides.

Gipsy Lee Rose makes a fast return to the scene of her latest 40-1 win, race situations are equivalent, she carries an additional 5lb and the bottom needs to be comparable.  She’s recent and properly at dwelling and has an incredible probability of following up if she runs the identical sort of race.  Removed from sure however price a shot, solely factor I can assure is she received’t be 40-1 this time!

Over at Alnwick we have now Jess and Jesika each operating below the laudable Jockey Begin scheme.  Jess rides Not the Chablis for us within the 2m 4f Situations Race, they established an incredible rapport final season and may hopefully stick with it the place they left off.  Jesika has her first journey on the gifted Diable de Sivola for Will Ramsay within the Blended Open – good luck Jess & Jesika!

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