GYTO Thursday Notebook Double

Now with Charlie Johnston CANCAN IN THE RAIN should have more to come. He opened his account at the third time of asking showing a liking for this C&D and then found the drop back in trip against him on final start as a 2yo. Down in grade and dropped 1lb I’m expecting him to make a winning return here. Revolucion ran well behind the progressive Pocket The Packet last season and then was a good second at Lingfield on final start. As long as he doesn’t need the run he looks to be the biggest danger to the selection. Red Treasure could appreciate going up to 7f on her reappearance and she is another one to note but I think she might take a bit more time to come to hand this season.

This might end up being a race that works out well in time but even still I think last time out winner OBAMA ARMY is worth backing again. He had been threatening to get off the mark having run well at both Nottingham and Wetherby and then hit the line hard to get his head in front at Bath. The form has already been franked with the second Threebars winning next time out and off just a 1lb higher mark he looks to have a great shout of following up. Na Scoitear won at Southwell on penultimate start but then failed to back that up last time. If bouncing back he’d have to be considered but perhaps best watched back on turf for now. Ribkana ran a good race when second at Ripon and if building on that in first-time cheekpieces is another one to note.