A decimated Wednesday with the weather seeing off both Nottingham and Sedgefield. It is all about Catterick (NAP) on the turf whilst Kempton is your late all-weather card.
I must mention the sad passing of Stefano Cherchi overnight in Australia. He will be known to many in the UK having ridden here for a period where he won over 100 races. Sometimes, the dangers facing jockeys who ride day in, day out are overlooked or glossed over by us who follow the sport. This is a stark reminder of just how dangerous the job can be and all our thoughts go out to his family and friends for their tragic loss.
NAP of the Day
We don’t have too much to get stuck into, but I think I may just have found a horse who could be well handicapped for the turf season ahead. Stash The Cash runs in the five furlong 0-65 at Catterick in the 2.25 and is of huge interest to the NAP off a mark of 64. Let’s take a look at his three runs to date; his debut at Carlise was very much a learning experience having been slow away he was never going to win but did run on at the end to pass a couple. His next run at Ripon really was the one that has me excited. This came on soft ground and the run here suggests the expected ground will be no issue to him today. Seven Questions for George Scott was the winner who has since gone on to end up improving to be rated over 100. After that effort the final run of the season for Stash The Cash was in another restricted novice this came on good to firm ground, the third from his previous race Spanish Rock improved to win that contest. What is worth noting is the way he ran despite having to deal with some traffic and probably not being in the ideal part of the track. I would have thought connections may have wanted to go up in trip rather than back down to five furlongs today. That said, on softer ground off this mark, I am sure he has the ability to take a race of this nature. It will be interesting to see how he goes. He could be one to look at each way given his current price but for NAP purposes he will be noted as a win bet as all mine are in the column.
