Sunday, August 8, 2010

The Nunthorpe Stakes

Run over York's fast and furious 5 furlongs, this provides a very different test to the July Cup with it's 6 furlongs and stiff finish. As such, I would fancy Equiano to reverse placings with Starspangledbanner as he may have more in the line of pure speed. I'm taking a more unusual angle in search of value here though by selecting the 2 year old filly Meow to put one over on her elders. Lyric Fantasy and more recently Kingsgate Native have proved that the hefty weight for age allowance the youngsters get here is more than fair and with the additional filly's allowance she'll be off a featherweight if allowed to take her chance. She showed plenty of speed when clocking a good time at Royal Ascot when second to Memory, and I'll have 3 points win at Boyles 16/1. For similar reasons Stone Of Folca is worth a saver at the general 12/1. John Best did it before as mentioned above and will surely have another go with the Molecomb second. Have a point each way.
N.R. -3 pts
Unpl 10/1 -2 pts
Running total -2.7 pts.