JJM Sports Plays Monday 9th July

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Normally in Features section but unable to acces that today (being loooked at) so here it is.

Racing at Ayr, Windsor and Ripon Wednesday, and I’ve singled out a few horses at each meeting to keep an eye on.

Firstly, starting at Ayr, PETELLA should come on for his run last time at Pontefract to make a decent fist of things for Gary Moore and in form jockey P J McDonald. A winner of two mile handicaps on soft ground a couple of seasons back, the mare shaped with enough encouragement last time out having her first run for 238 days, and will have come on for that no end.
Another potential improver is SAXONETTE, who will be a very big price in light of her lack of form throughout the season. But she has tumbled down the handicap for an in-form stable and with a particularly hot jock on board right now, as well as cheek pieces fitted for the first time, she has a chance of stealing a weak looking race. Another Amanda Perratt runner is SCHMOOZE was an eyecatcher last time out when staying on well to finish second in a Hamilton handicap over a mile. Dropped 2lb in the weights, the filly is stepped up in trip and has looked a rejuvenated animal this season. She looks open to the most potential in a trappy looking race.
I tipped up REGAL ACCLAIM at the start of the season when getting the benefit of a peach from Ted Durcan to come home in soft conditions. The gelding has been a consistent performer this season, finishing second at Doncaster and Redcar, and with ground more to his liking here he has strong claims.

3.00 Ayr – Petella
3.30 Ayr – Saxonette
4.30 Ayr – Schmooze
5.00 Ayr – Regal Acclaim (Nap)

At Windsor, WHIPPER SNAPPER looks to have a good chance in the maiden race at 6.40 given the manner of his second on debut at Newmarket on soft ground. He went off at 25/1 that day but was leading a furlong out, showing signs of greenness in the process. The colt is a brother to winners at two and he should have the edge over unraced rivals.
I tipped up VISCOUNT VERT last time out over course and distance last week and he runs with a 6lb penalty for that success. However, given the manner of his win and liking for the ground, he looks good value to complete the hatrick for Andrew Balding and David Probert.
Peter Chapple-Hyam’s well bred WE USED TO WAIT looks to have a chance in the 7.40. The Mr Greeley filly ran at Newbury over a mile and a quarter and travelled well, before tiring in the last two furlongs. With a run under her belt and the drop back in trip, she could be a dark horse at a decent price.
RED LOVER could be worth another chance given the manner of market support he received last time out at Newmarket. He was a well backed 5/2 favourite in a twelve runner handicap and never got involved and was duly not given a hard race by Ryan Moore. The form of that race looks good on paper, with the second, fourth and eighth winning next time out, and more market support could be significant.

6.40 Windsor – Whipper Snapper
7.10 Windsor – Viscount Vert (Nap)
7.40 Windsor – We Used to Wait
8.40 Windsor – Red Lover
At Ripon, there looks to be a strong mix of maidens and handicaps, at a track where market movers are generally a pretty strong indicator. The first selection is AL MUHEER who ran a very game race on Saturday at Haydock, losing by a head to Atlantic Sport. Providing the gelding has come out of his race well he should have strong claims, and runs for the in-form Ruth Carr stable.
ATHENIAN is a typical Sir Mark Prescott improver and has been a revelation since being sent handicapping, with form figures of 1121. The Acclamation filly has shown she has the ability to handle soft ground and will be a difficult horse to beat with further improvement expected.
In the 8.50 maiden race the two market principles Cathedral and Sunnybridge Boy will be short prices and it could be worth taking a chance on CENTRIFUGAL. The Pivotal gelding will handle conditions and had a decent enough run behind him at Hamilton two weeks ago. He weakened badly, and the drop back in trip may give him a chance at a big price.
WISEMAN’S DIAMOND won the last race on the card last year and has shown enough glimpses of form this year to suggest this race is well within her reach. A heavy ground winner at Pontefract, she has since struggled after being raised 6lb by the handicapper. In her two runs at Ripon however she has a first and a third, and after being lowered 3lb from her last two runs, the mare could go back to back providing she has her game face on.

7.50 Ripon – Al Muheer
8.20 Ripon – Athenian
8.50 Ripon – Centrifugal
9.20 Ripon – Wiseman’s Diamond

The Yorkshireman – Jack Milner

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