Duke of York 2024

I want to be against all the horses that ran prominently in the Abernant, a race / day where the tailwind probably gave prominent runners a big advantage. I’ve backed Mill Stream and Spycatcher both @ 8/1.

They were advantaged in the Abernant being prominent but I think York’s sprint tracks are very kind to front runners too, more so the 5F to be fair but Washington Heights is far from inconvenienced coming back here where he was ahead of Mill Stream in the big 3yo handicap which tends to produce good horses, was getting some weight from Mill Stream granted but there was only 5lbs between them on ability according to the handicapper after that run. Saying that I’m one of these who has always adopted the if you weren’t at the wedding (Chivers was so fair play) you don’t attend the funeral.

I don’t know if I’ll have a play in this to be honest because the going is really important to a few of them and I’ll be at work by the time we know what it is or what the clerks saying it is at least, if it did come up softer then I’d be very keen on Montassib even though he’s a hold up, he just looks like a horse who when he gets his ground over 6F he’ll take a lot of stopping. There’s not a lot between any of them is there and its no easier than the 6F big field handicap before it. The sprint division really does feel like one of those where in graded and handicaps there is no best horse its just who fancies it on the day, who gets the luck of the draw, the best ride, the going etc

What a poor division this is

The sprint division badly needs a good crop of 3yos to come through and stay in training

This lot are listed/group 3 horses

You could run this race 15 times and have 15 different winners

Iv decided to leave the 5f/6f graded races alone for the time being after last seasons results

They’ve become a lottery, at least this time the market has recognised that and the shortest horse is 8.0+ on betfair

I’ll try good old Art Power at 33-1 ew 4pl with a run under his belt.

I want to be against all the horses that ran prominently in the Abernant, a race / day where the tailwind probably gave prominent runners a big advantage.

I’ve backed Mill Stream and Spycatcher both @ 8/1.

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Added Shouldvebeenaring @ 20.

This is a good line up I thought, so I’ve taken two with Shouldvbeenaring at 18-1, and Fivethousandtoone at 20-1

Switched to Spycatcher ew 4 places. Ground not as quick as i thought it was gonna be.

Cheers Mike.