No sooner has the Grand National finished than the Flat roars back into life with a cracking three days at the Craven meeting with Newmarket hosting some fantastic action on the turf. I do find this time of year notably harder to win on so for the rest of this month and into early May I tend to keep my stakes lower. On the jumps, you have horses coming to the end of what has been, for some, a long season. The Flat is different with the season starting for good horses around this time of year. Some will appreciate the need for a first run back whilst others will have done enough at home.
NAP of the Day
Action at Naas and Ffos Las over jumps whilst Newcastle host all weather action. The card however we should all be most excited about is the one on turf at Newmarket. The NAP is going to come from a bang in form stable. Harry Charlton has now taken over fully from his father and he sends out Kikkuli in the 4.05. This seven-furlong maiden is a cracking race. The selection was seen just the once at two finishing second in a warm race where the winner Zoum Zoum had the benefit of experience and then went on to win again in listed company. The third, won on his reappearance at Doncaster last month. Kikkuli to my eye will suit going further than these seven furlongs today but under Ryan Moore and with the yard currently flying (two winners and a second from their last three runners) he can go one better than his debut effort and score at HQ today.
