15/10/16 Straight From The Trainers Mouth

Luke Morris

5.45 Wolverhampton – The Perfect Show
He’s always shown plenty of speed so I don’t think dropping in trip to 5f will be a problem for him and he’s got a nice draw in stall one. It’s a weak, winnable race and he has to have a good chance in this and will be in the shake up.

★★★★☆

6.15 Wolverhampton – Penny Dreadful
She’s fairly solid and tends to run her race. Her trainer Scott Dixon has his horses coming back into a bit of form now so that should give her a better chance. I’d like to think she can run a nice race and potentially be involved as well.

★★★☆☆

6.45 Wolverhampton – Sakhee’s Gem
She’s a lot like Penny Dreadful in that she’s an honest filly and usually runs her race. I won on her a couple of starts back at Yarmouth and she ran well the last day at the same course. She’s back on the all-weather after those turf runs and needs to prove she’s as good on it, but I’d like to think she can be competitive in this.

★★★☆☆

7.15 Wolverhampton – Niblawi
He seems to have really turned the corner recently as he’s a horse that took a long time to get that first win. His confidence is up and I think that’s what you’ll need in a competitive race like this. He’s got a solid chance and is one I’m looking forward to.
★★★★☆
7.45 Wolverhampton – Starshell
He’s one to put in your notebooks for next year as he’s a nice horse. He’s big and weak at the moment and he’ll be a nice horse when he’s filled out his frame.
★★☆☆☆
8.15 Wolverhampton – Zarawi
This isn’t a horse I’ve ridden before so isn’t one I know a great deal extra about. He’s got a bit to prove on what he’s done recently, but he didn’t run too badly at Brighton in August and if he comes back to that form then he could run alright.
★★★☆☆
8.45 Wolverhampton – Spirit Of Gondree
He is what he is and he ran well the last day when second at Kempton. He’s got a tricky draw in stall 13 of 13 in this so he’s going to need a drop of luck to repeat that here.
★★☆☆☆
9.15 Wolverhampton – Rowlestonerendezvu
I rode her in one of her maidens earlier this year and I thought she would’ve shown more than she has since. I don’t think she’s one to write off just yet albeit she’s been disappointing from my point of view as I thought she’d have gone forward. Fingers crossed she can show more here.
★★☆☆☆

Philip Kirby
4:30 Market Rasen – Suggestion
It will be a tough ask for Suggestion to win with a penalty and Adam has also now lost his 3lb claim which means in effect he has a 10lb penalty – he is only fourth in the betting  as a result, despite winning nicely at Uttoxeter, and a good effort under top weigt giving 5 year olds 7lbs will show that he is the nice horse we believe he is
★★★☆☆
5:05 Market Rasen – Tara Time
Tara is a big price in her division but she is a decent mare and we are sure she will give a better account of herself than on her last run at Sedge where she was a little buzzy.
★★★☆☆

Nicky Henderson
American Grand National – Days Of Heaven 11/2
We’re all looking forward to seeing how he goes! It’s huge prize and there are only eight runners so there’s lots of money on offer.  I’ve always had an idea that this horse would be really suited to America and in the spring we really set about it to make sure he was ready in time. He went to Doncaster Sales in May and I recommended that he be bought to go to the States so Jill Johnson bought him and I hope it proves a shrewd purchase. We ran Hunt Ball in the race last year and he was not the right type of animal for it as you need a 2m4f horse with a bit of pace who likes fast ground – which he’ll get there! He’s travelled well, is eating and drinking well and it’s a helluva prize that’s worth having a crack at so we’re hopeful of a good run under Nico.
★★★☆☆
2:10 Market Rasen – Clemency 8/1
She has pulled up the last twice but we got her examined straight away and we found that she was suffering a sort of irregular heartbeat but it hasn’t affected her since and she has been working away very nicely. To be honest, I just don’t know what it was all about but she’s had a nice summer break and has done nothing wrong since returning and a 2m4f Mares Handicap is precisely what she wants so I expect her to go very well. She’s in good shape.
★★★★☆

Tom Scudamore

2:05 Stratford - May Hay

I was second on her last time and she ran a decent race that day around this course. We probably have Midnight Jazz to beat but I think we have a good chance.

★★★★☆

2:40 Stratford – Tajseer

He won the time before last. We probably have Angus Glens to beat but anything Gordon sends over you’ve got to give a good chance to. He runs two in the race so hopefully he’s put me on the right one. Angus Glens does look the one to beat on form.

★★★★☆

3:15 Stratford – Mountain King

He won at Perth last time. It probably wasn’t the greatest of races but the handicapper hasn’t over-reacted. He has some decent bits of form. It looks a decent little race and Mont Royale is probably the one to beat but Mountain King must have a good chance. He’s probably my best ride of the day.

★★★★☆

Dan Skelton

3:20 Market Rasen – L’Aigle Royal

He looks a very genuine horse, I really like his attitude, and he jumps nicely. I don’t know how well handicapped he is but he goes there with a chance. He’s on good form at home, he’s fit and he looks great.

★★★★☆

3:55 Market Rasen – Blue Heron

He’s had a year off and now goes chasing. I have done plenty with him at home, both jumping and exercise, but he’s not one you can go and blast at home so I do think there’s significant improvement in him. You saw that with Value At Risk; I said there would be a lot of improvement in him and there is and this horse I feel is the same. Viens Chercher was second to Welsh Shadow in a Listed race last year so is a very decent opponent for Blue Heron given he’s had a year off. Even though Blue Heron is superior on the ratings you have to be very respectful of Viens Chercher.

★★★★☆

4:10 Ffos Las – Welsh Shadow

I hope he wins; I think he can. He’s in very good form. Two miles around Ffos Las won’t be a problem but obviously he stays very well. I’m glad to see a little rain arriving overnight and into the morning. He’s a high class horse, who won two nice novice hurdles last season before running well at the Cheltenham Festival. This will be his last run before we go chasing.

★★★★★

Jim Crowley

4:05 Ascot – Zhui Feng

He’s not a bad little horse and has been a bit unlucky. I won on him at Goodwood and the form was franked. He then ran a couple of races where things didn’t work out for him. He was drawn on the wrong side in The Cambridgeshire and saw too much daylight that day. He could run well at a big price. He’s overpriced. I think a mile is his best trip. Morando was very impressive last time. Last year I was riding Here Comes When in Group Ones and he wasn’t running too bad. So it would be no surprise if a horse like him, dropping back into handicap company, could run well. He’s a hold up horse and I think that style suits the straight course at Ascot well.

★★★★☆

Richard Hannon

7:45 Wolverhampton – Bahar

BAHAR is an unraced colt by top American sire First Defence so will have no problem handling the artificial surface at Wolverhampton in the Maiden at 7:15 and this 150,000euros purchase is a late maturing type who came from the Breeze Up Sales in France but is ready for a run now and has been showing me all the right signs of late. It doesn’t look the strongest of races and the ones that have run have shown very modest form so I wouldn’t be surprised if it went to a newcomer and I really fancy him to go very close. I certainly wouldn’t put you off having a few quid on him. 

★★★★★

Richard Fahey

1:45 Catterick – Vaulted 5/2

I'd love to see Vaulted win her first race in the toteplacepot Median Auction Maiden Stakes. It's always nice to get their head in front at two before putting them away for the winter. She's a nice filly and we've tried to find the weakest race we can to allow her to win and opted for this one.

★★★★☆

4:05 Catterick – Energia Fox

Energia Fox hasn't got the ideal draw in 12 for the toteexacta Handicap which is frustrating as I feel she's now ready to win a race. She'll need luck from there but I do feel she's on the cusp of returning to winning ways so hopefully she'll get it.

★★★★☆