Friday 21st August 2015

The two horses given yesterday both provided a profit, Tasleet won impressively under another excellent ride by Paul Hanagan. I didn’t back the horse as the odds were a bit short for me but hopefully you might of placed a few quid on.

Melvin The Grate rewarded EW support at 25-1 with a grand performance finishing 4^th. Traffic problems at one stage looked to ruin the bet but once seeing a bit of daylight Melvin The Gate stayed on very well and was maybe a bit unlucky not to finish 2^nd or 3^rd.

Today’s racing at York is very tough, big fields and handicaps, I’ve had one bet though and will be leaving it at that.

In the first race, 1:55 Libran went into my notebook when running at Royal Ascot last time out, the horse would have gone very close if not for been trapped in at a vital stage. When in the clear Libran came home like a scalded cat and looked very unlucky not to have won.

Libran has changed hands for a big money deal since Royal Ascot but still remains with trainer Alan Swinbank, it’s likely this race has been the plan since and with luck in running I hope he can go well.

The selection is priced at 11-1, I think that's fair EW value on a tough day at York. A few bookies are paying 5 places so ensure you shop around.