Three free selections from Steve Ryder to follow on Thursday.
4:07 Southwell
Fickle McSelfish (1pt)
Best price 4/1 at the time of publishing.
FICKLE MCSELFISH (best priced at 4/1) showed dramatic improvement in first-time cheekpieces last time and he should prove hard to beat under a 5lb penalty. The three-year-old had previously struggled in his first five career starts but appreciated more prominent tactics in headgear at Newcastle.
The handicapper has raised Fickle McSelfish 10lbs for that easy 4 ¼ length victory but he instead runs here under a 5lb penalty. That means he is 5lbs “well in” at the weights and he should prove hard to beat.
5:07 Southwell
Travel Agent (1pt)
Best price 17/2 at the time of publishing.
Adam Kirby made a perfect start to his training career with a victory with Tuscan Point earlier this month and I am hoping that TRAVEL AGENT (best priced at 17/2) can also make a winning stable debut. The four-year-old won over 6f at Lingfield in August off a mark of 60 before looking outpaced over 5f at Wolverhampton on his next start.
Travel Agent was disappointing on his final start for Martin Dunne but now returns from a 180 day break back in Class 6 company for the first-time since his only other victory of his career. He looks worth taking a chance on at the prices.
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8:00 Chelmsford
My Boy Harry (0.5pt ew)
Best price 17/2 at the time of publishing.
This looks a competitive 0-65 handicap but preference goes to MY BOY HARRY (best priced at 9/1) who should appreciate the return to Chelmsford. The Jim & Suzi Best trained four-year-old has won his previous two starts over this course and distance off marks of 55 and 60 with defeats at Lingfield and Kempton in between.
My Boy Harry runs here off a mark of 63 so he still remains competitively handicapped and he is well drawn in Stall 3. Luke Morris is back on board and he should run well with up to four places available.
