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Timeform Eyecatcher of the Day

Timeform Eyecatcher of the Day: Horse racing tracker selection


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Timeform Eyecatcher: Sunday

HONESTY POLICY

Runner-up, 2m maiden hurdle, Naas, Sunday 5 January

Honesty Policy, a runner-up on his only start in points, was faced with gruelling conditions for his debut under Rules but he shaped with encouragement and found only the odds-on favourite too good.

Honesty Policy, a half-brother to the ill-fated Cuthbert Dibble, is stoutly bred and he displayed plenty of stamina as he stuck to his task well and closed all the way to the line, getting to within half a length of the winner.

He will be suited by at least two and a half miles and is entitled to progress with this experience under his belt.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Saturday

OLD HARROVIAN

Runner-up, 1m3f handicap, Southwell, Saturday 4 January

Old Harrovian found a lightly-raced improver too strong at Southwell but he shaped well and will remain of interest for similar events.

Old Harrovian took a strong hold in mid-division in a race run at a modest gallop, but he made good headway and was upsides over a furlong out.

He didn't prove quite as strong as the winner who had been better positioned closer to the pace and had also settled slightly better, but he was nicely on top of the others and showed he's on a good mark.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Friday

WAR AND LOVE

Third, 1m maiden, Lingfield, Friday 3 January

A modest maiden on balance, both the runner-up and third appealing as better long-term prospects than the winner, particularly War And Love considering the yard she hails from.

She is bred to be useful - out of a half-sister to very smart Raymond Tusk - and she shaped very well amidst considerable greenness, slowly into stride and still having plenty to do entering the straight, though she stayed on strongly in the final furlong once the penny began to drop.

War And Love is the type to improve considerably for this experience, enough to make her of interest for a similar event next time, either kept to a mile or over further.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Thursday

GUSTAV GRAVES

Fifth, 5f handicap, Newcastle, Thursday 2 January

Gustav Graves, a five-time winner on the all-weather last winter, has been disappointing this of late but he took a step back in the right direction when beaten only a length and three-quarters in fifth at Newcastle on Thursday.

Gustav Graves was held up last of the seven runners but he ran on in encouraging fashion inside the final furlong and was never nearer than at the line.

He was running off a mark a stone lower than the one he had defied over the same course and distance in March so he is clearly on a dangerous mark if building on this promising display.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Wednesday

DEEP CAVE

Fifth, 3m handicap hurdle, Cheltenham, Wednesday 1 January

Deep Cave was given a patient ride by Jonathan Burke at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, however the first two for most of the race finished in those positions at the line, a good indication of the steadily-run nature of this three-mile handicap.

An import from France over the summer, Deep Cave is threatening to come good soon for his new yard, as he was inconvenienced by the steady gallop but also by some late trouble in running as he was trying to open up fully.

The seven-year-old finished with running left and is one to look out for next time, especially in a race with more guaranteed pace. He looks to have the scope for fences, too, when connections decide to switch disciplines.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Tuesday

STORMBREAKER

Runner-up, 2m3f handicap hurdle, Punchestown, Tuesday 31 December

He may have been no match for the progressive Farmers Lodge who readily defied a 12 lb rise in the weights for a decisive win at Fairyhouse, but Stormbreaker produced his best effort yet over hurdles to finish a clear second and looks well up to winning a similar event.

Stormbreaker, who was making his handicap hurdle debut, can have his effort upgraded slightly as he lost his place after seemingly taking a false step following the sixth flight but he was soon back travelling well and made good progress out wide between the final two flights before staying on into second on the run-in.

Stormbreaker seemed to settle better wearing a hood for the first time and he remains relatively unexposed as a hurdler after only four starts over jumps.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Monday

STUDIOUS

Winner, 1m½f handicap, Wolverhampton, Monday 30 December

Given the esteemed nature of his pedigree (dam a 1m winner and half-sister to the smart winner up to 1m Algaith, from the outstanding family of Nayef, Nashwan and Unfuwain), you might not have expected Studious to be rocking up in a 0-68 handicap at Wolverhampton on a Monday evening.

However, his backers (strong in the betting) were rewarded with an emphatic success on his first start since a gelding operation. Upped in trip for his handicap/all-weather bow, Studious proved a different proposition, travelling fluently, shaken up early in the straight, and getting a gap soon after. He quickened to lead inside the final furlong and asserted for a hands-and-heels ride, winning with plenty in hand.

He will go on improving and can win again before the handicapper catches up with him.


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