GYTO Wednesday Notebook Double

The money came for RAYAT on debut and he despite running green he managed to conjure up a big run late to join the leader on the line and force a dead-heat. Inexperience clearly cost him the outright win that day but I noted him down as a horse to follow going forward and despite the form not working out brilliantly since I think he is a good bet to go 2-2 here with improvement expected. Bear On The Loose was only beaten three-quarters of a length on debut and then improved to beat Kingfisher King at Yarmouth. That form would definitely make him the biggest danger in here. Hidden Story was denied just a nose on debut but then struggled last time and would need to shrug that effort off to have a chance in this as I do think the selection brings a fair bit of potential to the table after that debut win.

Obviously a race that is always packed full of potential but there is one that really stands out for me in the shape of BARNWELL BOY for Charlie Johnston. This Starspangledbanner colt made all on debut to win impressively despite running green. It isn’t often that you see a horse show so much inexperience but manage to win off the front on debut so while the form hasn’t been hugely franked since albeit the runner-up Packard has won he looks sure to improve a great deal from that. A low draw hasn’t always been a good thing in the past but if he goes forward early it might not prove so significant. At a much bigger price it might be worth backing Hackman to hit the frame as he didn’t do much wrong in defeat in the National Stakes beaten 6 lengths by Elite Status and that could turn out to be red-hot form in time.