Daily Placepots 
/ Keith Melrose / 21 April 2011 / Leave a Comment We're off to Shropshire for today's Placepot
"Royal Riviera looks to be gradually finding his feet with his new yard, stepping up considerably when winning a maiden at Hereford last time and still having much room for improvement on his bumper win for Alan Swinbank."
Tomorrow is Good Friday, which means no racing, so no doubt several esteemed members of Timeform's editorial team will be at a complete loss with what to do with themselves. Having some disposable income may spark their imaginations somewhat, so let's try and knock it out of the park with small stakes at Ludlow today.
14:20 - Try as I might, I just can't bring myself to bank in this seller. Hucking Hero would have been a legitimate banker but for his absence and, to a lesser extent given his yard, the drop to this grade, but as it is backup is required in the form of Maucaillou, who is the only rival with the ability to trouble and on-song Hucking Hero and is likely to take out less of the pool than that implies given his recent form in handicaps.
14:50 - I was going to bank on William Hograth in this novice chase, in the hope his jumping improves, before I spotted Silver Story's defection, which leaves us with four runners. As such, the inconsistent Othermix, who has by some way the best chasing form in the race, also needs including.
15:20 - A match between Tim Vaughan-trained Bottman and Evan Williams' Buck Mulligan. With the former having run just last week the market may well tell us which way today's race is likely to go, but we don't have the luxury of being able to see how that unfolds and so must include both.
15:50 - Tyup Pompey's chance is obvious essentially racing from 4 lb lower than when winning over course and distance last time, but he's inconsistent and I've already filled more lines than I'd have liked. A better option appears to be Moulin de La Croix, who thrived last summer and shaped as though her recent return from a break will bring her back to her best.
16:20 - Possibly as close to a competitive race as there is on this card, but we need to keep scrimping on those lines, so another banker is sought. The best candidate is Art Broker, who again shaped as though a bare two miles will suit when finishing second off the same mark at Taunton last month. Henry Daly's gelding was borderline useful in his time with Dermot Weld on the Flat, so it's not difficult to envisage further improvement.
16:50 - A lot of these novices appear to be on stiff marks, and those who aren't look difficult to trust. The saving grace is that there are two who stand out in terms of scope for improvement, namely Royal Riviera and Second Brook. Royal Riviera looks to be gradually finding his feet with his new yard, stepping up considerably when winning a maiden at Hereford last time and still having much room for improvement on his bumper win for Alan Swinbank. Second Brook fell foul of the non-triers rule on his debut, while subsequent starts have also suggested he's got a better performance in him, his jumping far from polished when he finished second in a novice claimer over two miles here last time.
Selections:
14:20 - 5, 6
14:50 - 4, 5
15:20 - 1, 2
15:50 - 5
16:20 - 4
16:50 - 1, 6
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