Runners at four meetings for our columnist on Saturday – check out his thoughts on them all.<\/p>\n
I was just pleased to get a run into Powerful Glory a Beverley on Tuesday. It was his first start for four months and I thought five furlongs and the soft ground might both be against him.<\/p>\n
It was his first start since a breathing operation, and it often takes a couple of outings for them to really show the benefit of that. All in all, I thought it gave us something to work on and he seems to have come out of it fine which is the main thing. <\/p>\n
Haydock<\/strong>14:05 Vintage Clarets<\/strong><\/p>\n I thought he ran a blinder at Southwell last week, his best run for a while. He looked to have the race won only to be cut down by one that flashed home. We\u2019re being quite tough on him coming back so soon but he\u2019ll like the cut in the ground and must have a chance if in the same form.<\/p>\n 14:40 Uncle Don<\/strong><\/p>\n He might just need this run. He knocked himself badly and it took a while to heal but I\u2019m very happy with him again. He\u2019s fit but this will give him some race sharpness but he\u2019s talented, a horse I like.<\/p>\n 17:00 Saniyaat’s Star<\/strong><\/p>\n He starts out in nurseries under top weight at a track where he ran very well last time, finishing second to Tiger Power. That was a career best and I hope he\u2019ll be competitive.<\/p>\n Ripon<\/strong>14:15 Supreme Clarets<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s a horse that tries very hard. We took him down to Salisbury for a seller last time and he was a little unlucky not to win, going down by a head having been carried left at a crucial stage. I think going up to a mile will suit him back into nurseries.<\/p>\n 15:25 Strong Warrior<\/strong><\/p>\n He was disappointing again at Ascot the other day. I don\u2019t think he quite got home over seven furlongs there so we\u2019re back to six on Saturday and he wears a tongue-strap for the first-time. He has plenty of ability and I\u2019d like to see him bounce back.<\/p>\n Newmarket <\/strong>14:25 Golden Palace<\/strong><\/p>\n She\u2019s got an awful lot to find with some of these, but the owner is very sporting and likes to have a go at races like this, rightly so too. This filly won her first two and we then took her to Salisbury for the Dick Poole Stakes.<\/p>\n That proved inconclusive as she won the race on her side but never had a prayer against the other group. We\u2019ll find out how good she is on Saturday.<\/p>\n 17:55 Our Havana<\/strong><\/p>\n He made a good start to the season but paid the price a little with his handicap mark. It\u2019s started to creep down again now, he\u2019s a pound higher than when winning at Musselburgh in April and has won over course-and-distance which is always a plus on the Rowley Mile.<\/p>\n Curragh<\/strong>15:40 Advance Twentyfive<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s going to be a very big price and needs to step right up but there\u2019s loads of money on offer in this. We\u2019re drawn 27 so know where we\u2019re going to race. I hope there\u2019s a big draw bias, we\u2019re on the right side of it, and we can pick up some Euros.<\/p>\n Southwell<\/strong>18:30 Ziggy’s Condor<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s been running OK, and I don\u2019t think the drop back to six furlongs will be an issue. He won over course-and-distance in February and is one who has come down the handicap a little through the season. I\u2019d like to see him go well.<\/p>\n 19:00 Lesley’s Boy<\/strong><\/p>\n He disappointed me at Ripon last time. I thought he\u2019d turned the corner before that his good run at Doncaster, but the handicapper has dropped him another two pounds and I haven\u2019t given up on him. Ripon was the second time he wore the visor but we\u2019re keeping it on, and I hope that was just an off day.<\/p>\n More from Sporting LifeSafer gambling<\/p>\n We are committed in our support of safer gambling. 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