Five meetings to chew over on a Tuesday that has a bit of everything, from the Flat at Ascot down to the all-weather under lights at Wolverhampton. Thirsk gives us the most to talk about with a full hand of picks across the afternoon, so that is where we will start.
The sprint at 2:50 is the one we keep circling back to. U Turn looks streets clear of these on the form that counts, and the recent runs that read poorly were spoiled by trouble in running rather than anything lacking. The weight is coming down, his sharpest dash came only lately, and a kind draw rounds it off as an each-way play. Later on the same card, Dandy Dinmont drops back to the grade where he last won, and a fast recent time says the engine is still there despite a quiet spell. The weights have eased for him too, so he makes plenty of appeal at a double-figure price.
Wolverhampton is where the strongest case sits. Go Lockers Go has been improving with every start, his times climbing and a run of placed efforts showing the form is peaking at the right moment. Michael Bell knows how to win at this track, and a kind draw over six furlongs leaves very little to pick holes in. He goes in as the one we are most confident about.
Up at Beverley the evening meeting throws up a couple worth a mention. Dream Deal stands out in his sprint on the form that matters, with a weight that keeps dropping and speed figures heading the right way. Fentiman is at home round Beverley and the low draw is all in his favour. In the nightcap, Pureis King ran his best race for a while last time and now drops to a grade he has already won at. The bare form looks plain enough, yet a falling weight and Eaves going well at the track tilt it his way.
Ascot and Stratford fill out the day with a smaller but useful look. Bow Echo heads our Ascot interest at a fair Win price, while Buxted Reel and Tamarind Bay are the pair we are happy to back at Stratford.
Yesterday was a good one. The Gay Blade, Seventy and Sonic Si all obliged, with two more filling places, so the card owed us nothing.
Plenty to follow today, and Thirsk is the meeting we will be watching closest from first to last.