TUESDAY'S SELECTIONS: CATTERICK: 2.00 Fesko, 2.30 Obe One, 3.00 Misty
Glade, 3.30 Kheleyf's Silver, 4.00 Firebet, 4.30 Capal Dubh Alainn,
5.00 Sporting Gesture. FOLKESTONE: 2.20 Gesseem, 2.50 Burma Rock, 3.20
Granary, 3.50 Dareh, 4.20 Artsu, 4.50 Haajes, 5.20 Pocketwood. LEICESTER: 2.10 Burgundy Ice, 2.40 Flying
Flute, 3.10 Alcalde, 3.40 Near The Front, 4.10 KOSSACK (NAP), 4.40
Melt, 5.10 July Jasmine, 5.40 Pivka. TIPPERARY: 2.55 Moscow Dynamo, 3.25 In The
Zone, 3.55 School Report, 4.25 Glavey, 4.55 Fleeting Chance, 5.25
Capdalight. DOUBLE: Kossack and Kheleyf's Silver. Luca Cumani was out of luck with Swop in the Cambridgeshire but
can gain minor compensation at Leicester with Kossack. The three-year-old was a beaten favourite in a good event at
Yarmouth last time but nevertheless put up a career-best effort
when third behind a smart sort in Fiulin. He had looked a typical Cumani improver before that, gradually
getting better with every run before breaking his duck at the
fourth time of asking. That was at Ripon, where Kossack fairly bolted up by six
lengths, after which he was handed a mark of 88 by the
assessor. The Sadler's Wells colt travelled well throughout in the
Yarmouth event, which attracted a good field, but the winner was
given a canny ride by Ted Durcan from the front and kicked on again
a furlong out. Kossack got to within half a length at one stage but looked a
non-stayer over the one-mile-six trip. This return to nearly a mile and a half for the ladbrokes.com
Quorn Handicap can see him return to winning ways. This is the time of year in which Mark Johnston makes hay with
his huge army of juveniles and Alcalde can maintain his unbeaten
record in the ladbrokes.com Squirrel Conditions Stakes. A son of Hernando, he was always going to need a trip and a
winning debut over a mile, by no less than seven lengths, suggests
he possesses oodles of stamina. Naturally, Johnston steps him up to 10 furlongs for his second
start and it will be disappointing if he fails to follow up as his
rivals look exposed. Bryan Smart's Kheleyf's Silver looks the best bet on the card at
Catterick in division two of the 18th October Is totesport Saturday
Maiden Stakes. There was nothing to get excited about after her Newcastle debut
but sent to Catterick for her next start, she improved considerably
and only just came off second best in a protracted battle with
Doctor Parkes. She was only beaten a head and the two got very close on the
run-in, which would not have helped her cause. Smart has given Kheleyf's Silver plenty of time to overcome those exertions and she would not
have to improve much to break her duck. Sprinters in form are always worth following and that is
certainly the case with Haajes in the Westenhanger Handicap at
Folkestone. Stewart Parr's four-year-old is in the middle of a golden spell
and it was only a lack of stamina that has stopped him winning his
last three races. He is really a five-furlong specialist but very nearly hung on
to gain his first victory over six at Windsor last week. Returned to the minimum trip at Redcar on Saturday, he had no
trouble collecting. Despite his 6lb penalty for this event, Haajes' claims are
obvious. | 
