Daily Placepots 
/ Joe Szekeres / 21 October 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Wolverhampton is the meeting of choice for Friday's placepot.
"Ryton Runner has to be respected on the basis that he is stepping up in trip and looks open to progression having had just five starts so far."
With juvenile maidens galore at Doncaster and Newbury, and no sign of a banker at Fakenham, Joe Szekeres heads to Wolverhampton in search of easier placepot pickings...
17:45 - Till Dawn is our main hope in the opener given the solid form she has demonstrated throughout the season. Whilst she was a little bit disappointing when sixth at Kempton last time, she was hampered and deserves another chance. Should she fail to pass muster, Ivestar should be able to run to place, having finished second and third on his last two starts at the course, brining a level of consistency that the others cannot offer.
18:20 - Rio Grande is banker material in the second race of the evening, having shown promise on his three racecourse starts so far. Leaving the impression there's more to come despite shaping as if in need of the run after three months off last time, he looks certain to go well with Paul Hanagan taking the ride.
18:50 - Galloping Minster and Cheers are the least exposed of those that go to post for the third race of the evening, with the latter, who caught the eye when finishing second on his handicap debut over course and distance last time and looks open to improvement, making slightly more appeal of the two. That was also her first run on polytrack and she should go close if able to build upon that as expected. Galloping Minster should still be included as insurance, however.
19:20 - Ryton Runner has to be respected on the basis that he is stepping up in trip and looks open to progression having had just five starts so far. He finished third last time at Kempton on his all-weather debut and, given that he is fresher than most at this time of year, he should be able to produce another solid run. Another to consider is In A Nutshell, an interesting runner sent over from Ireland by Charles Byrnes, who cannot be ruled out under Kieren Fallon.
19:50 - Beach Babe is a reluctant banker in the next in order to save lines for the final maiden on the card, but she has run at least respectably on each of her Wolverhampton starts and, therefore, can be trusted to get us through what looks an ordinary handicap. She runs off the same mark as when going close in a similar event just six days ago and, with the three-year-old weight allowance in her favour, she will hopefully be good enough to place.
20:20 - We're going to have to take three in this maiden to ensure we land the prize. The three to side with are With Hindsight (probably above the level of ability required to win an average running of this sort of race), Double Trouble (showed promise last time out when second in a similar event) and Avison (falls into the 'could be anything' category, having had just the one career start so far).
Selections:
17:45 - 3, 11
18:20 - 3
18:50 - 6, 10
19:20 - 11, 12
19:50 - 7
20:20 - 5, 7, 9
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