No surprise to see a shake-up in the market after the opening round of the 2019 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial and not much sign of a mistake on the bookies part but still a few interesting musings before we get the action going in Round Two.
Riverside Leo has been shortened from 9's into 6/1 and fair enough, he is the fastest early pacer. However, examination of our sectional review Here reveals a finishing split last week that should be a concern for anyone taking that short price. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he can lower his finish split but I would suggest that he will have to. If you are on already, that is the one aspect that you would like him to improve this week.
Others like Toolmaker, Syd and Tas have naturally been snipped and all would warrant support should they be your choice but I find it a little interesting that they have eased Tullig Footpad out to 12/1 from 9's. Myself, I was very impressed with him in victory last week and I wonder are the bookies omitting to factor in that Thursday's going was slower than Saturday's?
Another one to drift is Spoofer and I do find this quite surprising. Yeah he was beaten after poking his head in front off the final bend but it was a bump affected time, he had done an awful lot of running to get to Deadly Storm and he had his worst draw out in Trap 6. He has a real buckle on his paws this week but I did not think that last week's showing merited a drift in the market and I'd be telling anyone who fancied him at 12/1 to go again at 16's.
There was a nibble at Mucky Brae last week and look where he is now, 12's form 50's! A similar story with Glengar Mac, early support justified and he is in to 14/1 from 40's.
The rest is pretty much what you would expect but anyone, anyone?...who did give El Favor a second look after I put him up as a Hail Mary outsider last week, would have been fairly impressed with his performance? He hasn't budged from 40's and the way he came home last week will make him very difficult to eliminate. I might have another nibble for the craic!
Of my two against the field before commencement, I lost one but the other was Ballymac Syd......and I'm hardly going to go back on that now! #Whooosh
Betting ahead of Rd 2, all quoted.
Riverside Leo10/1,9/1
6/1
Toolmaker Me Dad
12/1
8/1
Ballymac Syd
16/1,10/1
8/1
Ballymac Tas
16/1
8/1
Tullig Footpad
10/1,9/1
12/1
Mucky Brae
50/1,33/1,14/1
12/1
Killer Bee
14/1,12/1
14/1
Cabra Firmino
16/1
14/1
Glengar Mac
40/1,25/1,20/1
14/1
Cuore Di Ferro
25/1,20/1
16/1
Spoofer
12/1
16/1
Manuka Man
20/1
16/1
Worseforwear
25/1,20/1
16/1
Deadly Diamond
33/1,20/1
16/1
Deadly Storm
16/1
Sure Look Listen
25/1
20/1
Skywalker Wonder
16/1
20/1
Rattling Conor
25/1
Redzer Ardfert
40/1
25/1
Argentina
20/1
25/1
Grangeview West
50/1
25/1
Winetavern Don
25/1
Camps Star
33/1
Droopys Danny
33/1
Ballydoyle Valor
25/1
33/1
Claregalway Lad
33/1
Herecomesdahoney
40/1
Droopys Sim
40/1
Vigorous Luke
25/1
40/1
El Favor
40/1
Jirano Classic
40/1
Antigua Rum
33/1
40/1
Laughil Josh
40/1
50/1
Toolmaker Josie
50/1
Milking It
50/1
Boherna King
50/1
Jaytee General
66/1
Toast Of Cabra
66/1
Likely Gift
66/1
Ardmulchan
66/1
Smart Bolt
50/1
66/1
Adis Abebba
40/1
66/1
Killahan Wonder
66/1
West Tip
66/1
Izzys Legend
50/1
66/1
Garrai Rua
100/1
66/1
Great Eastern
100/1
Burren Ripple
100/1
