Mithaaly to open account at Windsor
Mithaaly can make it third time lucky in the Play The Matchbook Match 6 Maiden Stakes at Windsor on Monday.
The George Boughey-trained Perfect Power colt has found just one too good on both of his starts this season, but there appears to be little wrong with his attitude.
On his debut at Windsor he was beaten 0.75-lengths over 1200m before being stepped up to 1400m next time out at Yarmouth.
Two weeks on from that first run it looked like he was ridden to beat his main market rival from the Gosden yard, which he did, but was not aware of the late run of Marco Botti’s Rocket Boy.
Rocket Boy has since franked the form by going close in a Listed race at Salisbury and with experience on his side Mithaaly can go one better.
John and Sean Quinn have been having a quiet month but Black Velvet Boy was one of their last winners at the end of July and can go in again in the Bet £20 Get £40 In Free Bets At Matchbook.com Nursery Handicap.
He came up against Gimcrack-bound Arapaho Gold on his debut before finishing third at Beverley. The first subsequently finished fourth in a French Listed race and the second has come out and won.
Black Velvet Boy had the worst of the draw last time out and ducked left coming out of the stalls, but he was soon in control showing plenty of pace and a mark of 77 gives him a chance to follow up.
Ruth Carr has been banging in the winners of late and Star Start can follow up a recent win in the Download The Raceday Ready App Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap at Catterick.
The six-year-old had been coming slowly to the boil, finishing twice placed at Beverley before heading to Pontefract earlier this month.
His pilot Charli Parker has struck up a really good relationship with him and off a mark just 2lb higher than for a pretty cosy win, he holds solid claims again.
Declan Carroll’s Willolarupi should strip fitter than for his first run of the season in the Racing Again 26th August Handicap.
Dropped 2lb for that, he is now 1lb lower than his last win at Redcar in May of last year.
There was enough to like about Justice Court’s effort last time out to suggest he is the one to beat in the Singapore Pools Trophy Race Restricted Maiden Stakes at Lingfield.
Gelded after being placed on debut in December, he gave a long odds-on shot a real fright over 1400m.
Even a reproduction of that should be enough to see him involved but there is also a chance he could continue to improve.
Halcon performed way above expectations on her Ripon debut when third at 80-1.
She has been off for two months since but there is not a lofty standard to aim at in the Race And Rest – Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Restricted Maiden Fillies’ Stakes. – Press Association
TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings on Monday. Here are the tips.
CATTERICK: Race 1: 15.15 Star Start, Race 2: 15.45 So Tempting, Race 3: 16.15 Quercus, Race 4: 16.45 Preferred, Race 5: 17.15 Betweenthesticks, Race 6: 17.45 Willolarupi.
LINGFIELD: Race 1: 15.30 Poppy Foxy, Race 2: 16.00 Justice Court, Race 3: 16.30 Belle Of Kt, Race 4: 17.00 Dark Brunette, Race 5: 17.30 Pure Passion, Race 6: 18.00 Boston Run.
WINDSOR: Race 1: 18.20 South Shore, Race 2: 18.55 MITHAALY (NAP), Race 3: 19.25 Black Velvet Boy, Race 4: 19.55 Waistcoat, Race 5: 20.25 Caitlin G, Race 6: 20.55 Trojan Truth.
WOLVERHAMPTON: Race 1: 18.10 Amelia’s Joy, Race 2: 18.40 Halcon, Race 3: 19.10 Menhaal, Race 4: 19.40 Unbeatable Fame, Race 5: 20.10 Style King, Race 6: 20.40 Battle Point, Race 7: 21.10 Optician.
ALL TO COME: Justice Court (Lingfield, Race 2) and Mithaaly (Windsor, Race 2).