Originally Posted by
gigilo
Thirsk 5.45
B Fifty Two 14/1 hills/victor
A very small interest as not betting at ascot till i know what the ground is,rain everywhere so complete guesswork B fifty two a veteran now and has only won one race since 2015 could call him a bit of a dodgepot now different headgears get mucked about with was rated in the 100s at one point now lowest ever mark of 60..Ran today at catterick in a 0-75 over 6fs,that really looks its trip but running over the 5fs tomorrow doesn't look the right race on this speedtrack over 5fs at thirsk but showed today was in respectable form finishing fourth after being well off the pace drifted like a barge as well was around 10s on betfair early in the day going off 24s a very strange late drift,tomorrow drops into a 0-65..If this had been 6fs it wouldv'e looked a massive price on yesterdays run especially as the horse has a good record making quick reappearences,won after a four day break last season off 69 at ponte,was also second after a two day break as well off 67 so worth just chucking some coppers at..
The three high draws look the obvious picks pearl noir ran terrible yesterday,drawn 16 of the 19 runners tomorrow against stands side rail ran well here in may same grade over c./d off same mark and the pace angle,with shepherd's purse in 15 and best recent form second in a 0-75 LTO and top weight debawtry in 19 if they run to there best recent form they could well dominate on stands side so maybe worth some coppers on forecasts...B fifty two is drawn in 1 so not only has to handle the 5fs but also drawn on the farside which could be huge disadvantage,seems unlikely but after todays run would be annoying if it did win after running so promisingly in a better race..todays run proved that in the right race should still be picking up a race of this class although probably needs an extra furlong..