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/ Terry Norman / 25 February 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Lingfield is the venue for today's first bet
Two bets courtesy of Terry Norman on a busy day of racing....
Such was the domination of Oasis Dancer on her last success at Lingfield it's hard to look beyond him for the Listed event at the track at 14.50.
Ralph Beckett's colt has looked much improved since Beckett took the decision to drop her back to 6f.
The daughter of Oasis Dream routed his field on her last outing. Because that was a handicap and this is a listed race, he actually meets Fratellino, Capone and Googlette on better terms, even though she beat them easily.
Therefore, the main challenge is likely to come from rejuvenated Palace Moon. A wind operation has transformed the seven-year-old and he barely came off the bridle when winning a shade cosily last time from Novellen Lad over course and distance.
Either would be a short price if the other was absent but I believe that Oasis Dream still has untapped potential whereas Palace Moon's last performance - his best for a while - still leaves him with a bit to find with a colt that could easily make the step up to Group 3 class next.
Sometimes you look at a race and a horse jumps off the page at you. You then try and find a reason to oppose it because you really fancy it (sic) and then decide it should be one of the best bets of the day!
Spiekeroog (14.55 Newcastle) looks to have been let in this handicap off a very lenient mark (BHA 118) and the form book backs up this argument. The selection looked to have won a shade cosily when, after travelling well throughout, he held off Bourne by a head. The second has since won the valuable Betfair handicap at Ascot.
Previously, David O'Meara's son of Lomitas had finished second to Vulcanite (a fancy for the Supreme Novices'), and the three that finished in front of him at Doncaster - Open Hearted, Ile de Re and Cross Of Honour - have since won five races between them.
There is likely to be a strong pace with Palawi in the field (helpful for the hard-pulling Spiekeroog) and any drying of the ground would also be helpful for a horse that could laugh at his handicap mark at the first time of asking.
Back Oasis Dancer (14.50 Lingfield) @ [2.74]
Back Spiekeroog (14.55 Newcastle) @ [3.25]
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