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/ Adam Brookes / 30 March 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Fresh from his victory on Presvis in Dubai, Ryan Moore is back in action at Lingfield today.
"..if Moore can poach an easy lead (on Deauville Post) before kicking off the home bend, he should be very difficult to get past."
No 20-runner races for very sharp juveniles, no ante-post plunges on Group horses in handicaps, no trainers firing out six darts with a single throw in order to claim the first big prize of the season. Well not until Saturday anyway; but the Flat season does indeed start today at Catterick and thankfully we won't need to worry about reversing any draw bias as the powers that be have broke us in gently, with all three Flat meetings staged today at left-handed courses.
Right, after all that build-up, I have to concede that with five of the seven races at Catterick being wide-open handicaps featuring a number of horses who have been plying their trade on artificial surfaces, for betting purposes we should concentrate on the other meetings, in particular Lingfield.
The opener looks as good a place as any to begin and in Far View we have just the horse to get us off to a winning start after his impressive victory in February on his first start for George Baker. Admittedly, he was below that form when possibly finding the race coming too soon at Wolverhampton last time, but, returning to Lingfield will suit and he has the perfect draw in stall 2 to capitalise on his early pace, especially as there are no other obvious front-runners in the field. What's more, with Jimmy Fortune taking over from apprentice jockeys, albeit very capable ones, he looks set fair for a very bold show.
A six-furlong all-weather seller has never been my idea of fun, but a winner is a winner and hopefully Waterloo Dock will be a tasty-priced one at that after the 15:30 today. The quandary with this horse is whether he can reproduce his form of earlier in the year, or whether his last two dismal runs are the ones to judge him on. I'd be inclined to give him another chance, especially in this lowly company and with first-time blinkers, Martin Dwyer in the saddle and a perfect draw in stall 2, he's taken to make all the running and cling on.
Finally, Ryan Moore makes his first appearance since returning from Dubai at Lingfield today and it would appear that Richard Hannon has sorted him out with at least one winner. Deauville Post lost his form midway through last season but came back to something like his best when second to Fantastic Strike at Kempton in October, on the back of a near two-month break. That form, accompanied by the promise he showed in maidens at the beginning of 2010, makes him a very attractive betting proposition in a race comprising otherwise exposed horses, and if Moore can poach an easy lead before kicking off the home bend, he should be very difficult to get past.
Recommendations
Back Far View @ [3.85] Lingfield 14:30
Back Waterloo Dock @ [8.2] Lingfield 15:30
Back Deauville Post @ [3.25] Lingfield 16:30
Technically it's the eve of the Flat season, but Catterick tomorrow is a poor card and we all know that the turf doesn't really kick off until Doncaster on Saturday, so until then we'll persevere with what's available, starting at Southwell this afternoon......
Luscious scenery, Sussex hog roast baps, and one of the best racecards in the land, Plumpton has it all. It's also the venue for Monday's three tips....
Three bets for Sunday from the Timeform Free Form Website....
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