Chance Of A Friday Winner?

It's a relatively busy weekend with four runners and our best chance of getting a winner is Friday, with both Shavansky and Icebuster having good chances in handicaps. Although he was only eleventh in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock, it wasn't a bad effort from Icebuster considering he was stuck wide off a very slow pace and was only beaten six and a half lengths. That was an extremely competitive eighteen runner £100,000 handicap and dropped in grade at Newbury, he should go very close. The drop back to ten furlongs should enable a stronger pace and with only nine runners, he shouldn't have too much ground to make if he makes his customary slow start. He's ten pounds higher since the start of the season but his most recent efforts show he's still capable of winning off his current mark. Veteran Shavansky has had excuses on his last three outings, no clear run at Haydock and slowly-run races were no good to him the last twice. He's dropped to a mark of 85, allowing him to drop back into a 0-85 handicap and with only six runners, some potential front runners in opposition, he should go very well as long as he lets himself down on the firm ground.

On Saturday Urban Dreamer goes in the £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint, a race we won with Lord Kintyre back in 1997. Urban Dreamer isn't in that class and did disappoint last Saturday at Chester. However, if he returns to his best form, he could sneak some minor prize money. While Dovils Duel bids to take advantage off bottom weight in the nursery at Lingfield. He has been very disappointing so far and hung across the track last time out at Haydock but he seemed to work quite well in cheekpieces at home, perhaps this could be the key as he certainly has the ability to win races off his current mark.