Our columnist has runners across four meetings on Saturday. Check out his thoughts on them all.<\/p>\n
Newcastle<\/strong>13:40 Strike Red<\/strong><\/p>\n I was a little disappointed with his last run at Epsom but things didn\u2019t quite fall his way there. He\u2019s getting himself down to a rating he can win from and likes this course. At his very best he\u2019d have a good chance in this providing he\u2019s drawn in the right spot and gets the breaks.<\/p>\n 15:45 Zip<\/strong><\/p>\n A legend of a horse who loves this place. He never lets us down but this is very competitive and he needs to be right on his A-Game. He does go well at Newcastle though and that\u2019s very much in his favour.<\/p>\n Chester<\/strong>14:00 Boy Named Sioux<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019d imagine he\u2019s one for the nurseries but bar the top horse, this might not be the toughest of Chester maidens. He\u2019s been a little weak and is still learning his job but he\u2019s in good form and I hope he shows more than on debut back in April.<\/p>\n 14:30 They All Know Me<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s been held up by a few small, niggly problems. I far he might be a little green here to take advantage of stall one and would be pleasantly surprised if he was tuned up enough to win on debut at Chester but we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n 16:10 Catalyse<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s in good form at home. We have to take on trust that seven furlongs is going to be his trip but we looked to be going that way at two and ran a solid race over the trip on his final start at Ayr.<\/p>\n He\u2019s in good form and has a good draw so I hope he\u2019ll run well but he is going to improve slightly for this first run back, it will just sharpen him up.<\/p>\n York<\/strong>16:15 My Harrison George<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s been in great form this season and didn\u2019t stay two miles at Carlisle last time. He has to properly prove he gets a mile-and-six on Saturday and the handicapper might just have him but he\u2019s in good nick.<\/p>\n 16:50 Lesley’s Boy<\/strong><\/p>\n He ran a lot better than the finishing position would suggest at Hamilton last time, running out of room at a crucial time.<\/p>\n He\u2019s a bit of a character and needs walking to the start before his races but he\u2019s becoming well handicapped and might just pop up in a race like this one day when things fall right for him. Fingers crossed he runs well.<\/p>\n 16:50 Yes I’m Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s his first run since February and he might just need it. We gave him a good break after his all-weather campaign and while he\u2019s done plenty at home, there\u2019s nothing quite like race fitness.<\/p>\n We just felt the handicapper might have him at the end of his two-year-old campaign and early on at three but we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n 17:25 Glistening Nights<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019d love to see him get his head in front again. He disappointed in the Queen Mother\u2019s Cup here last time but I can forgive him that and he\u2019s becoming a well handclapped horse.<\/p>\n Everything is right for him on Saturday, track, trip and draw. Eireann Cagney is riding winners too so we just need a bit of luck.<\/p>\n Doncaster19:00 Tuscan Point<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s been disappointing in two runs this season but seven furlongs on this ground at Doncaster should really suit. He\u2019s down to a mark of 67 and really needs to be running well on Saturday.<\/p>\n 19:30 Kawthar<\/strong><\/p>\n She\u2019s still not the finished article and has grown a bit but has been running well, finishing second at Redcar and Wetherby on her two starts. She probably needs to step up again to be winning at Doncaster but I hope she can. She\u2019s been pleasing me at home.<\/p>\n 20:00 Beattie Is Back<\/strong><\/p>\n I was very impressed with his win over course-and-distance last time and it\u2019s not very often you\u2019ll hear a trainer saying this, but I thought the handicapper was kind in raising him only four pounds.<\/p>\n Oisin McSweeney claims three off and if he\u2019s in the same form as last time, he should give a good account.<\/p>\n 21:00 Springbok<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s been very disappointing but as a result has dropped right down the weights to a mark of 69. He\u2019s in good form at home but needs to start showing more on the track but my horses were very in and out when he was last racing and he could easily bounce back.<\/p>\n More from Sporting LifeSafer gambling<\/p>\n We are committed in our support of safer gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.<\/p>\n If you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline \/ GamCare<\/a><\/strong> on 0808 8020 133.<\/p>\n Further support and information can be found at begambleaware.org<\/a><\/strong> and gamblingtherapy.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our columnist has runners across four meetings on Saturday. Check out his thoughts on them all. 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