Seaham Bids To Bounce Back

Seaham showed plenty of ability on occasions as a two-year-old and it was disappointing that he failed to get off the mark. Hopefully he has strengthened up over the winter as he tended to find little off the bridle and his return to the track was inconclusive at Southwell. He was slow to stride and got pushed along early which doesn't suit his running style and he weakened up the home straight. He was beaten too far out to blame the trip and surface may not have been ideal so you can forgive that effort. It looks a pretty weak maiden at Lingfield tomorrow, he comes out top on official ratings and he should go close if running up to that mark of 73, something that he is certainly capable of.

Another Second!

Veteran Shavansky remains in great form and ran a cracker to finish second at Lingfield and could be considered an unlucky loser as he did not have much room up the home straight. His rider Shelly Birkett received some criticism on ATR for the ride but that was probably very harsh, bearing in mind he runs best held up off the pace and the short straight at Lingfield always makes things tricky for horses like him. Shavansky clearly runs well for Shelly and people forget an apprentice claims for a reason, that five pound allowance probably enabled him to finish closer than if he had professional handling. Either way the old boy is having a cracking winter and deserves to win again soon.

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We are already into February and the horses continue in good form but that first winner is proving elusive. Modem ran an improved race stepped up into Class 5 Handicap company when third at Kempton on Sunday. He was a little bit keen in the early stages which may not have helped but he still fared best of those that raced prominently and the winner Asia Minor is proving extremely progressive in recent months. Modem will only improve with time and he's an exciting horse to look forward to as remains unexposed.

The following day Dance stepped up to two miles and ran a solid race, also finishing third. She probably did not see out the trip in a strongly run race, despite finishing placed in three of her bumpers. She is proving consistent and certainly deserves to win a race soon. She may revert to hurdles when the ground eventually dries out.

Icebuster was disappointing when only fifth at Southwell and probably failed to handle the surface. Although he was a tad keen and was getting a lot of kickback stuck on the inside which did not help. He has been very busy in recent months so will have a short break.