PyRo's Horse Bets.

Edgardo Sol ran a cracking race at Cheltenham but in the end, he could only manage to come home in 3rd place, beaten around a length. Paul Nicholls' charge was well supported into 10/3 favouritism and it looked like he would collect, as he moved effortlessly into contention when they turned for home. He hit about 1/3 in-running coming up to the last but then jumped the flight a bit big and landed flat-footed on the far side, costing him valuable momentum. To be fair to him, he stuck to the task really well and was galloping on all the way to the line, but it came too soon.

It's easy to make excuses but if he was quicker at the last, he probably would have obliged. Regardless, it was another great run from him and it was even more impressive considering that they didn't go hard in-front, which hindered his chances. He was the only one to get involved from the rear and I'd say that the performance rates as a career-best. It seems as if he'll be given a break now and with him only being a 4-year-old, there's more scope for improvement next year and he'll be interesting again back over fences.

-3.00pts on the day.

1:20 Cheltenham - Takeroc - 2pts @ 9/1 (Boyles, Powers)

This looks to be quite a good race in which claims can be easily made for many. I have nagging doubts about nearly every runner in the field and although it should be a no-bet race, I'm going to persist with Takeroc. Paul Nicholls' 8-year-old grey isn't one to trust, as he often saunters into his races before finding little off the bridle, something which I found having backed him last time out. That may well happen again here but at the very least, he should prove to be a solid back-to-lay proposition. This race should also be run to suit and although he's prone to some bad jumping errors (not an ideal trait to have when running at this track), Cheltenham is the sort of track that could bring out the best in him.

Takeroc comes here on the back of a very solid effort a few weeks ago, as he finished 3rd over 2m 1f at Ascot. Again, under Harry Derham (on board today), this smooth-travelling animal moved into contention going best of all before his effort flattened out. The race was set up for those who stay well (the two who were ahead of him are ideally suited to a race run like that), so he may well have paid for chasing a solid gallop early on and it rates as a fine effort nonetheless. I'm also not fully convinced that he's suited to the Ascot track, so it may be an even better performance that the figures would suggest.

Previous to his last couple of outings at Ascot, Takeroc ran one of his best races in years when scooting in by 12-lengths over 2 miles at Aintree. They went quite hard from the front that day but he jumped very well, and travelled as he so often does, before jogging clear to an easy victory. This race demands a lot more and he is 10lbs higher in the ratings now but one gets the impression that, if on a going day, he could run beyond his current rating of 145 with Harry Derham taking off 7lbs. He was rated 161 in the past, so he's obviously a high-class animal and is capable of getting involved off this mark. The return to a left-handed track could also suit and as long as the ground doesn't soften too much, he'll have conditions to his liking too. He's obviously a horse who needs it all to drop right and he is one who can't be trusted but he's talented and looks overpriced at 9/1. Small/medium stakes for me again and I wouldn't be surprised if he won this easily or finished out the back, but he's worth chancing in the hope of the former happening.

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2:30 Cheltenham - Great Endeavour - 2pts @ 8/1 (Bet365, Boyles, WillHill)

Going to take a bit of a wild punt here, as Great Endeavour lines up for his third outing in the space of a month and as a result, whether he'll be able to give enough to defy a mark of 157 is up for debate. David Pipe seems to think that his 7-year-old grey is very well in himself at the moment and if he isn't feeling the effects of his recent exertions, I'm sure that he can get involved here despite the fact that it'll take another career-best performance to land victory. With age on his side and recent performances suggesting that he's still very much on the upgrade, I think Championship races await this horse as long as he stays sound.

Great Endeavour ran in the Hennessy Gold Cup last time out off a 6lb lower mark and had his stamina held out for another couple of furlongs, he would have been victorious that day. In the end, he was 5-lengths behind the winner in 4th place but the way in which he had travelled into the race suggested that he was a classy individual and he looked sure to win it before his tank emptied in the closing stages. All of this was despite not jumping too well in the middle stages of the race and it was an ultra-encouraging performance, as the extended 3m 2f trip isn't what he's after. It was also a race run to suit those on the pace, so seeing him come from a fair way back was even more impressive (although it left less of an emphasis on his stamina, because the pace had steadied).

The return to Cheltenham should suit Great Endeavour to no end, as the horse clearly loves it at this track. He put in a career-best performance here first time up this season (penultimate start) when running away with the Paddy Power Gold Cup over half-a-furlong shorter than he faces today. He's 10lbs higher now but in that race he travelled so very well and jumped brilliantly on the back of what was a scorching gallop, making it an even better performance than the figures suggest. I've no doubts that he can defy this rating but whether he can do it with a bit of freshness taken off him is another thing. Regardless, 8/1 is a bit of value and he's another for small/medium sized win stakes. This is a tough race but I think this fellow has a lot more to give, despite being so high in the weights. Hopefully he'll go well and doesn't have one of his off days.

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3:05 Cheltenham - Clerk's Choice - 2pts @ 12/1 (Bet365, Boyles, Ladbrokes, Powers)

Another risky bet in what is a competitive Grade 2 contest but I'm going to side with Clerk's Choice, a horse who I'm convinced is top-notch when getting things to suit. He's very reliant on fortune and luck though, as he needs both good ground and a rapid gallop to be seen at his very best. Whether or not he'll get that here is questionable but Overturn is in the field and if he's pestered enough at the head of affairs, he's likely to go on and ensure that this will be both a good test of speed and stamina. Oliver Sherwood's 5-year-old certainly has bundles of both and if he gets a pace to run at here, odds of 12/1 are just too big.

Clerk's Choice achieved his most impressive victory to date when springing a relative 14/1 shock at this track on his first outing last season. That came over a half-furlong shorter than he tackles today but on that occasion, he actually got his desired rapid gallop to run after. He jumped wonderfully throughout and travelled like an exceptional talent before scooting 21-lengths clear of a 141-rated Nicholls trained runner. This was all achieved when he was trained by his owner, Michael Banks. He has since moved to the Oliver Sherwood yard and is reported to have done well over the summer. Given how well he ran first time up last year, this could well be the time to catch him if all pans out for him mid-race and connections seem to expect a good run.

There's no denying that Clerk's Choice has been a bit disappointing since that win, as he was beaten at odds-on on a couple of occasions since but they're performances that I can easily forgive for various reasons. The runs where he performed fairly well were both at this track, including when running a cracker for a long time in this race last year (ground on the soft side). His other good run came when he was a solid 6th of 11 in the Champion Hurdle and that race wasn't really run to suit him (finished ahead of Overturn). The change of scenery mightn't have done him any harm and being just a 5-year-old, we shouldn't have seen the best of him yet. I'm not sure if he has enough about him to beat some of these even if the pace is very solid but 12/1 is an attractive price about him and certainly makes it a worthwhile bet. He should run well and small/medium stakes will do again. Grandouet is the most likely winner but I'm not overly keen about taking 3/1 on him.

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3:20 Doncaster - Calgary Bay - 3pts @ 7/1 (Bet365, Boyles, Ladbrokes, Powers, WillHill)

Henrietta Knight hasn't managed to get too many winners of late but enough of her animals are going well enough to suggest that it's not much of a problem and with a bit of luck, she could break that losing run here with Calgary Bay. This talented individual hasn't won since taking this race off a 3lb lower mark back in 2009 but he should be spot on for this contest having run in the Paddy Power Gold Cup over the extended 2m 4f trip at Cheltenham. That trip is just too sharp for him nowadays (plus he's probably not good enough to win a race like that first time up) and the return to further at this flat, galloping track will help.

When winning this race in '09, Calgary Bay was most impressive with his jumping (not always the case) and the way in which he travelled. The final winning margin was 7-lengths but he won so very easily, suggesting that he'd make up into an animal capable of doing the business at a higher level, something he had looked likely to do after impressing in novice company. Henrietta Knight, being one who is as mad as a bag of spiders, set him some impossible tasks after that and although he always ran to a decent mark more often than not, he was never given a realistic chance of showing his best. I don't think that he has been campaigned very well at all but I'd imagine that connections think this race is well within range and he may well have been targeted for it.

Calgary Bay is likely to get everything to suit here, as he will like the ground and should have a decent pace to run at. I find it hard to see what will beat him if he runs to his very best but as we know, getting animals to do that is the hard part. The return to this track is bound to help though and Dominic Elsworth taking over in the saddle from Hadden Frost is a plus, as Elsworth is a very capable jockey over fences and superior to Frost. It won't be an easy race to win, unless he does run right up to his best, but 7/1 about him is attractive and I'll play medium sized win stakes on him doing the business. There doesn't seem to be any obvious excuses as to why he shouldn't go well and his trainer says that "he's in very good shape". All going well, he should be in with some sort of chance in the closing stages and hopefully he'll get involved.

Knight Legend unseated his rider at the mid-stage of the race but given how modest his jumping was up to that point, he wouldn't have got involved anyway. I don't think the jockey was helping him in that department at all but it is a fairly tricky place to ride and he's very inexperienced over fences, so it's understandable. Disappointing effort but that's racing!

-2.00pts on the day.

Two for today.

1:50 Catterick - Eighteen Carat - 2pts @ 8/1 (Bet365)

This looks to be a fairly decent contest and Eighteen Carat should prove to be a lively contender if he can improve on his most recent outing, which was fairly impressive for a long way. On that occasion, Donald McCain's 7-year-old chaser set a very solid tempo in a race run over an extended 3 miles at Bangor. He jumped very well in the main (got close to a couple) and travelled kindly before they turned for home, but then tired and weakened into a 9-length 4th of 7. I'd say there's every chance that he'll improve for that run, as it was his first for about 6 weeks and he was found to be wrong on that occasion, which was his seasonal/chasing debut.

Whether Eighteen Carat will appreciate this extended 3m 1f trip is a bit of a worry, but the sharp Catterick track is going to be right up his street (ran well here over hurdles; he was an atrocious jumper in that code) and I'm hopeful that he'll get the trip around here. He's also taking a drop in class to tackle much weaker opposition, which is another plus. On the downside, he will have to overcome joint top-weight but I'm hoping that it won't be too much of an issue. It's very likely that he'll be able to defy a mark of 116 before too long, it's just a question of what trip he'll need in order to show his best.

There is plenty of pace in the race, so Eighteen Carat will have to go off fairly hard in-front if he wants to lead but based on his only win to date, achieved over hurdles when tracking the pace, it doesn't seem as if he must dictate proceedings. Jason Maguire hops up on this fellow for the first time over fences and that's another obvious plus. The yard are in fine form of late and with today's runner being likely to come on for his run last time out, I'm hopeful that they can grab a nice priced winner here. It's obviously a bet full of risk given how things are likely to pan out but this is a horse who should be kept on side for a little while yet and 8/1 looks like value to me. Small/medium win stakes is the play and hopefully he'll go well. Of the rest, Amroth Bay (7/1) is an interesting one but he has halved in price and I've missed the boat.

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2:50 Catterick - Storm Surge - 3pts @ 9/1 (Ladbrokes)

Storm Surge comes here as a horse who seems very well in himself of late and with a bit of luck, he should run a good race in what looks to be a modest contest. Martin Todhunter's 8-year-old grey will have to defy a mark higher than anything he has ever won off before but that doesn't seem to be an impossible task if recent efforts under the capable Lucy Alexander are anything to go by. I'm also sure that, if racing prominently, he'll love the experience of running around this track from the front (ran a cracking race when held-up over C&D last year) and he could prove to be very hard to peg back depending on if he gets the chance to kick for home and get the opposition on the stretch.

On his penultimate outing, Storm Surge ran out a convincing winner off an 8lb lower mark over 2m 1f at Kelso. In the end, he won by 3-lengths having jumped very well (until a mistake at the last) and made the running at a very solid tempo from the fifth fence onwards. I think he deserves extra credit for going off quite hard and keeping up to his work, although the track rewards such tactics quite often, so he may be slightly flattered. Obviously an 8lb rise in the weights isn't going to be the easiest thing to overcome but he looks to have everything to suit here and it's not a great contest. The Kelso race also looks to be quite decent form and although he re-opposes a few of that field on worse terms, I don't believe that they'll turn it around too easily at this track.

Storm Surge showed himself to be in good knick on his only run since, which came over 2m 4f at the stiff Newcastle track. I just don't think he was ever going to get home over that trip, at that track, on soft ground and the fact that he ran so well until they turned for home must be taken as a big positive. He didn't seem to have too hard a race once beaten and now effectively takes a step back in class to tackle weaker opposition. My judgement of how good inexperienced jockeys are wouldn't be the best but Lucy Alexander looks very good value for her 7lb claim and she can clearly get a tune out of this fellow. She's 2-6 for the Todhunter yard and they're in fine form of late with 3 winners and a second from their last 10 runners. Todhunter doesn't have a great record at this track but at least the horse should be ideally suited to it and the 9/1 about him looks too big. I could be very wrong, but I think he should be the favourite here. Regardless, medium win stakes will do and hopefully he will go well. He certainly should if he isn't forced to go off too fast, which is a possibility. The horse doesn't have to lead though and that gives him plenty of options, although I wouldn't be keen on his chances if he's held up.

Eighteen Carat was handed the race on a plate when the two runners in-front of him came to grief at the second last fence but having got over the final obstacle with a nice lead (hitting 1.01 in-running at that point), he emptied completely and failed to get home on the testing ground, eventually going down to the winner by just over a length. I was exceptionally lucky that he had any chance of winning some bills there but now feel awful unlucky not to have got the win in the end. Such a pity.

Storm Surge also looked sure to hold on towards the finish, hitting 1.25 in-running when scooting clear of the field, but it was a similar story as he was tiring after the final fence and got picked off in the final hundred yards. His early exertions took their toll, as he was sent on a long way from home and it could have been different if he was held onto for a while longer. Regardless, he ran a cracking race and got yet another good ride from Lucy Alexander, so no complaints here.

-5.00pts on the day. It could have been so different but no harm.

12:40 Bangor - Oscar Close - 3pts @ 5/1 (Bet365, Powers)

Oscar Close comes here on the back of a fall little more than a couple of weeks ago but if that doesn't affect his confidence, a big run should be on the cards on what is just his third start over fences. George Baker's 6-year-old was a maiden over hurdles (from 10 attempts; 3 seconds, 2 thirds) but given his size, he always looked the type to do a lot better over fences. He managed to complete on his debut over fences in May but made plenty of mistakes that day and shaped as if he'd come on for the experience. The ground was also very fast at the sharp Newton Abbot track and his run was encouraging for a long way, especially when you consider that he needs cut in the ground to show his best.

Last time out, Oscar Close made his return to chasing having had a run on the flat in between and although he ended up falling a few fences from home, it was a very encouraging run. Baker's charge was a lot more fluent over his fences and loomed as a danger to the eventual easy winner before coming to grief as the tempo had increased. The soft/heavy ground at Ffos Las certainly helped him to travel with a lot more purpose (possibly flattered as they crawled along) than had been the case at Newton Abbot and I'm quite sure the run is suggesting that he's capable of defying marks well above his current rating of 104.

Doubts have to be had over whether this extended 2m 4f at the sharp Bangor track will suit (I expect that he'll get further without problem) but at least he'll have his desired ground and a decent pace to run after. It's also a plus that the modest jockey who was on board last time out is replaced with Sam Thomas and although he's not riding many winners of late, he has an excellent 18% strike-rate over the fences at this track. George Baker doesn't have too many chasers but Oscar Close looks like the type who should excel in this code and most things are likely to suit today. Race-fitness should also be improved by his recent outing and if he feels no ill-effects from his fall at Ffos Las, he should run a good race. This is a very modest contest too and I'd be surprised if he's not good enough to get involved, even though there's a lot more to it than just that. 5/1 is a decent price and I'll play medium win stakes, as I feel he should be vying for favouritism. Hopefully he'll go well.

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2:10 Lingfield - Uphold - 1pt @ 16/1 (VC)

Uphold has 6-lengths to turn around with Emerald Wilderness (11/4 favourite here) from their running over this 1m 2f trip at Kempton a week ago (on same terms) but that's not an impossible task now that he's returning to Lingfield for what will be just his second outing at the track. This should prove to be much more up his street than Kempton is and Gay Kellaway's charge showed his liking for the track when running a cracking second to one of his stable-mates in a conditions race over a mile here in July. That's an inadequate trip for this animal and if he's able to replicate something like that form over this longer distance, he should be able to have some sort of say in proceedings.

It's also quite possible that Uphold will get a relatively easy lead, something which he was unable to get at Kempton last time out (had to track the leaders on the outside) and he is a better performer when dominating. He's quite a tough horse to place but a mark of 84 isn't beyond him when on song, as he won off 1lb higher at Salisbury during the summer and he's always capable of running a big race off this sort of rating when left alone in front. The yard are in good knick despite failing to have a winner lately and the jockey booking of Stevie Donohoe is interesting as he doesn't ride for Kellaway too often (last two runners finished second). This horse isn't a winner-in-waiting or anything like that but he's a 16/1 shot here and could outrun those odds if things go his way mid-race. It's a bet full of risk and I absolutely hate punting at Lingfield, so I'll just play minimal win stakes and hope for the best.

Oscar Close was very poor on Wednesday and that wasn't a real surprise given what the market was saying beforehand. In the end, he was pulled up having jumped moderately towards the rear of the field and he was never involved. There's always a risk when backing a George Baker trained animal but I was certainly expecting a better showing than that. Regardless, he wouldn't have beaten the gambled-on winner, so it doesn't really matter either way. Disappointing but he could be worth pursuing with for a while, as he should prove to be a nicely handicapped horse in time.

-3.00pts on the day.

Keeping things brief enough today. Plenty of bets to be had and not enough time in the day to ramble on about them.

1:25 Ascot - Politeo - 2pts @ 5/1 (Boyles)

Politeo made an encouraging debut for Nick Williams when finishing second at this track nearly a month ago and with a bit of luck, he could go one better this time around. He's only a 5-year-old and although not the biggest, he jumps as well as anything and was described as a "savage jumper" by his former trainer Paul Nolan. Whilst he's said the be better on good ground, today's conditions should inconvenience him at all (has won on soft ground twice, albeit in modest races) and he looks one of the likelier types in this contest given the ground conditions. Whether he's overly well-treated off a mark of 128 is up for debate but he has only run on 6 occasions over fences, winning twice, and could have more in the locker yet.

At this track last time out, Politeo ran over 2m 3f on good ground and proved to be the only runner who could give the easy winner (who was nicely handicapped) any sort of race. His jumping was good in the main and he travelled like a nice horse before tiring in the closing stage, possibly not helped by the race turning into a sprint for home. With that being his first outing for four months, he could be expected to come on for it and the fact that he was sent off as an unfancied 16/1 shot probably suggests that he did better than expected. Today's race is tougher but he steps back to 2m 1f on testing ground and this is something that I expect to suit. Nick Williams also has his string in fine order this season and if there's further improvement to be found yet, I'm sure that he'll be able to find it. 5/1 looks like a decent price and I feel the favourite is vulnerable, so small/medium stakes will be played. All going well, he should have some sort of say in proceedings.

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2:10 Haydock - Attaglance - 2pts @ 8/1 (Boyles)

Attaglance comes here on the back of a very encouraging outing over C&D last month when carrying a low weight in quite a hot handicap. Malcolm Jefferson's charge finished just over a couple of lengths behind the classy Donald McCain trained winner in the end and was never stronger than at the finish after hitting a vital flat spot when the tempo increased in the home straight. I get the impression that today's very testing ground will be right up his street if he continues to be raced up with the pace and this looks to be an easier task than he faced last time out, despite the fact that it's quite competitive too.

Being a 5-year-old, Attaglance is not overly exposed at all (especially at this sort of trip) and has taken quite a while to show his best. Originally, he was a very keen-going sort who threw away his chances by over-racing in the early stages of his races but he seems to be settling a lot better nowadays and should be suited to this relatively large field. Paddy Brennan taking the reins again is another plus, as he won with his only ride on board this fellow when they scooted in to win by 5-lengths over the stiff 2m 1f at Carlisle (won very easily). That was off a 9lb lower mark but the way in which this animal travels and jumps always gives hope that he has more in the tank when getting things to suit. He looks to have plenty in his favour here but it is a competitive heat and small/medium stakes will suffice. Yard form is a bit of a worry, as they're not really firing on all cylinders but I'll overlook that and hope for the best.

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2:45 Haydock - Wymott - 3pts @ 7/2 (Boyles)

In all likelihood, this race should be all about Wymott if he gets around in one piece and, although many useful types line up in opposition, he could well prove to be a handicap blot racing off a mark of 144. It's not remotely as simple as that and he has to do it on the track but Donald McCain's 7-year-old chaser is obviously held in high regard, much higher than that of a 144-rated animal. He was expected to run a big race in the RSA Chase at the festival in March and McCain even said afterwards that he "put the cheekpieces on at Cheltenham purely because I didn’t want him to pull up in front – that’s how hopeful I was". It didn't work out for his charge though, as he came back injured after pulling up before they knuckled down at the business end.

Wymott made his return to action when tackling the Hennessy Gold Cup off a low weight a few weeks ago and he ran very encouragingly, finishing just over 6-lengths behind the winner in sixth place. The good ground that day was plenty lively enough for him and the return to a much softer surface is sure to be in this animals favour. There's also a fair chance that he will come on for that outing, his first since the injury, and he should get a good gallop to run after, which will help him to no end. The McCain yard also seem to be in decent knick of late and have great results at this track, with 24% of their 112 runners in the past five years going on to win. I'm quite hopeful that they'll add another win here with this high-class animal and medium win stakes will do the job at the price.

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3:05 Ascot - Benbane Head - 2pts @ 13/2 (Powers)

It's hard to know whether Benbane Head is after ground that's overly testing, as he has plenty of fast ground form, but taking a chance on Martin Keighley's charge handling conditions looks like a good idea at the moment (mightn't after the race!). This talented 7-year-old has been on the go for a fair while now and today's race is set to be his final start for a couple of months. I'm hopeful that he can sign off with a nice win before a well-deserved break as a mark of 136 is sure to be below the rating that he can eventually reach. His trainer says that he doesn't want it too soft but he has some form on testing ground and it may not be too much of an issue.

Benbane Head comes here on the back of a 3-length second to Golan Way in a Listed contest at Sandown and although that looks like a decent result on paper, it's made even better due to how Keighley's charge jumped throughout the race. To be fair, he was atrocious at the majority of his fences and finishing so close to the winner just shows what sort of an engine he has, plus he looked likely to overhaul that horse when they were coming up to the final fence. Today, connections reach for a visor, which has reportedly sharpened him up at home and if it has the desired effect on track, a good run can be expected now that he's back in handicap company off a lowly weight of 10st 1lb.

Benbane Head also has 9-lengths to turn around with The Minack (11/4 favourite here) from their run in the Listed Badger Ales Trophy at Wincanton but the 10lb swing in the weights should help and better jumping would also make it more likely, as this fellow just wasn't good over some of his fences on that occasion either. The ground has to be a worry but the yard are in cracking form, the horse is clearly in cracking form and he's one that's more than capable of getting involved off his current rating. They should also go a good clip here and the track will suit, so ground conditions seem to be the only worrying aspect. If he handles it and jumps well enough, he should get involved and 13/2 is a nice price about that happening. Small/medium win stakes for me again and hopefully he can show his best.

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3:35 Ascot - Desert Cry - 3pts @ 14/1 (Bet365, Ladbrokes, Powers, VC, WillHill)

Another Donald McCain trained selection here and this time it's Desert Cry, an unexposed second-season hurdler who looks open to any amount of improvement. I'm actually quite surprised that he's not a single-figure price on the back of what was an impressive seasonal reappearance at Haydock over this 2 mile trip. On that occasion, under the guidance of Jason Maguire, this 5-year-old was victorious off an 8lb lower mark on decent ground in a race run at a solid gallop. The final winning margin was just a neck but he hit the front plenty early enough and won more comfortably than the bare result suggests. The second horse looks like a progressive type who was also very well handicapped and they pulled well clear of the field, so it looks like good form despite not being the best quality of race.

Desert Cry was expected to need the run according to his masterful trainer and that makes the performance all the better, as he had a setback just a few weeks beforehand. He travelled like the best horse in the race (under top-weight) after he was settled, which took a little while, and won despite not being overly fluent at his hurdles, something which he will have to improve on here. I'd be hopeful that he was just a bit rusty on the back of his lay-off and although he takes a marked step up in grade to contest this Listed race, it should be run ideally for him and he looks like the type who will relish being held up in a big field when they go a nice clip - which seems likely here.

The ground should also suit Desert Cry to no end, as he ran out a most impressive 13-length victor in a novice hurdle at Sedgefield on heavy going when running in just his third race over hurdles. Timmy Murphy takes over in the saddle and if they're going to employ exaggerated hold-up tactics in order to settle him, he looks just the man to do it. He also seems to be riding very well of late and should prove to be an ideal partner for this animal. Whilst he isn't the most obvious winner in what is a very good race, 14/1 looks too good to turn down and medium win stakes will be played. It's definitely a value call, as the horse could still be a lot better than he's currently rated and he should also come on for having had that outing a month ago. Whether he's good enough to win a race of this nature at this moment in time is questionable but I'm hopeful that he will put up a bold bid and he looks very underrated in the market.