Of the 12 entrants there's just 2 that are known as front running types and some conflicting figures from different courses, Billyoakes has the plum draw in stall 1, its only produced slow time/s here before but a Chelmsford time would put in contention and the jockey has a 20% win rate for this stable, VALLARTA 25/1 hasn't any course form its another with a Chelmsford time and this one would make it my top rated, the jockey is 3-9 for the stable which I hope means they are expecting a big run here, the trainer is 0-5 here but its not really a big enough stat to know its true worth, its well housed in stall 2 and could be a good each way bet, Porto Ferro is well weighted and has a decent figure despite this not looking to be its favourite surface, it likes to track the leaders and may need some luck from stall 5 with the makeup of this race, the 2 known front runners are in stalls 10 and 12, so if they get out fast and come across to the rails it could cause some traffic problems for those drawn nearer the rails and my top rated is the top weight MISHALL 13/2 and if this one can get to the front from the widest draw it ought to prove hard to catch and the stable have employed a good 5lb claiming apprentice to help their cause so I will go with backing both selections to cover both angles.
Vallarta 25/1 9th
Mishall 13/2 5th
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