Andy Holding is back with two tips from today's action, including a NAP at Lingfield.
14:00 Ludlow
There’s not a lot to separate FORTUNES MELODY (best price 9/4) and La Renommee on their latest encounter over today’s C&D but a chance is taken the former can turn around the tables with her old rival if she can dictate matters from the front.
Unable to dominate here 32 days ago as Ballingers Corner assumed the front running role, Harry’s Fry’s mare had to settle for sitting just in behind the speed and although she seemed happy enough with the way the race was developing, the end result suggested otherwise.
Seemingly travelling as well as anything turning for home, a sticky jump at the first in the home straight put her on the back foot and even though she rallied to the cause in the latter stages, the winner had built up an advantage she was unable to overcome.
Looking at today’s pace map, she’s the only confirmed front runner in the field and if she can get into a good rhythm and control matters at her own will, there’s every chance she can be rewarded for her overall consistency.
16:45 Lingfield
HUL AH BAL LOO (NAP) (best price 11/4) arrives here in pretty good shape based on his recent endeavours and with today’s C&D responsible for all of his best speed figures, Simon Dow’s inmate can add to his sole victory three starts ago.
A cosy winner that day two months ago, the four-year-old hasn’t managed to add to his tally since, but that doesn’t mean to say he hasn’t shaped with any promise. Unlucky in the run when a well-backed favourite to supplement his earlier gains three weeks later, he just got going too late when bidding to make amends on his return visit last time out.
The way he finished off his race in the closing stages, however, suggested he remains right on top of his game, and if he just be manoeuvred into a position whereby his challenge can be delivered a little earlier, there’s a decent chance his usual late rattle can lead to maximum rewards.
