Are you awaiting the dawn or are you more of a midday person..?

Dear All

Nothing grabbing me this morning especially but let me tell you what thoughts I do have...

I have been tracking Rac(e)y (Some Girls Do!!!) all season - Kevin Ryan's have been in rare form all year - and he is of interest in the opening sprint handicap (2:00pm). Best price is 16s as we speak. Don't be too perturbed that Spencer is not in the saddle; he is almost certainly committed to Ryan's other runner as Falasteen is owned by the Good Doctor (Marwan Koukash). A former inmate of Stoute's and,at that time from the powerful Cheveley Park Stud unit, he is by Medicean and really should stay further on breeding.

There are lots of options in the Acomb (2:30) and it's a No Bet race for me. I think that either Entifaadha or Zumbi will win but expect Fort Bastion to run better than expected; his RPR on debut was impressive and Maybe has franked the form.

I have 4 in my Notebook for the Voltigeur (3:05)...

Sea Moon - could be anything and Hughes an interesting booking by Stoute. Fallon nor Spencer considered?
Thimaar,Hunter's Light and Al Kazeem probably not good enough but all are interesting especially the latter who was pulled out of a contest earlier this month. I like recent non-runners as it suggests that the horse is primed to run but connections are waiting for the conditions to be perfect when the cash is down!

Seville should win but 1 win from 7 tempers enthusiasm at the price...

The Juddmonte (3:40pm) is trappy. History points to a 3 or 4-year old winner and a colt all of which points away from Midday though her record is such that she cannot be dismissed. Her adjusted RPR is 1lb ahead of Await The Dawn so, although he also has sound claims, at odds-on I will pass. I have this irksome loyalty to Roderic O'Connor solely because he in my TTTF team and I backed him to win the Irish 2000 Guineas. Looking at the performances of Ballydoyle's 3-year olds in this race over the recent times suggests he ain't going to win. If I was having a bet though it would be a small wager on Roderic on the nose!

I will continue to follow Our Boy Jack for the time being so he is my selection for the Nursery (4:15pm)

I have no selection for the concluding handicap.

Others in the Notebook who are running today are:

Doc Hay - 3:15 Carlisle.
Sansili - 6:40 Hereford - winning system qualifier (follow until beaten)
Wychwoods Mist - 8:10 Hereford - system qualifier; pulled up last time.
Midnight Feast - 7:00 Folkestone - needs to learn to settle.
Midsummer Sun - 3:30 Nottingham - one more chance. Highly reagrded.

That's it folks.

Good luck.

Rm(M)