Welliesinthwater is hardly the most topical selection, but Derek Shaw’s five-year-old appeared admirably suited by rattling fast ground when winning at Doncaster last month and still looks feasibly weighted on his best form. So far, the son of Footstepsinthesand has reserved his best form for the South Yorkshire course, where he’s won three times, but needed every yard of 7 furlongs on Town Moor last time, so this stiffer test of stamina should play to his strengths. Indeed, he’s won a couple of times over a mile on the Polytrack at Chelmsford and ran respectably on his most recent effort over this course and distance, just over a year ago, so 7 furlongs on this galloping, testing track could be just what he needs at this stage of his career.
Granted the current heatwave,
On his last visit here, he finished a
never-nearer fifth of eight, beaten 4½ lengths, in a 0-95 contest
off a handicap mark of 89. A 5lb rise for winning at Doncaster still
only takes back up to a mark of 78, so it’s difficult to argue that
he’s not well handicapped if he retains most of his old ability. He
was fifth of 15, beaten just 2 lengths, in a 0-95 contest over 7
furlongs – albeit, once again, at Doncaster – off a handicap mark
just 1lb lower as recently as June this year, so there’s every
reason to believe that he does.
Selection: Leicester 7.40
Welliesinthewater to win 5/1
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