Check out our columnist on his Sunday runners at York including Fourth Time Lucky.
York, Sunday
14:55 Ventura Diamond
I’m hoping they get rain at York. She loves soft ground and got it for the first time in ages at Chester in July and duly ran well to finish third. There are so many horses who have been waiting for rain for so long and she’s one of them. She's going well at home.
15:30 Dare To Hope
He ran another good, solid race when fourth in the sales race here at the Ebor Meeting. He returns to handicaps on a mark one pound higher than when second to Catch The Paddy in a nursery at the track and I’d have thought he’s sure to run a big race if bringing his A-game to the table.
16:05 The Predictor
I thought he did really well to win at Thirsk last week. He’s up three pounds but is a big, backward horse who has taken time to mature. It was nice to see him get his head in front – and I thought he was well on top of the finish. He’s learning his trade and sure to go well again.
16:40 Fourth Time Lucky
We're going up in trip to ten furlongs with him on Sunday. He’s had loads of chances so we’re hoping it helps and the fact he’s by a Galileo mare offers hope he’ll get home. He’s in good order but always runs alright so the handicapper never drops him by much. We’re hoping the new trip will help him.
16:40 Life On The Rocks
He was very disappointing in the Racing League at Windsor on Thursday so we’re sticking a visor on at York and turning him out quickly in the hope to see more.
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