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Leave it to Let It Be
LET IT BE shone at Catterick last week and Keith Reveley's mare could easily land a five-timer back at the North Yorkshire track this afternoon, despite conceding weight all round again in the Go Racing At Thirsk Tomorrow Handicap.
Allowed to be sent off at ridiculously generous odds considering the form she's been in of late, the seven-year-old only had to be pushed out by to beat Mr Crystal and Abstract Folly and, with the promising Campbel Gillies again reducing her burden, Let It Be is fancied to finish ahead of her old rivals once more today despite the revised terms.
Kevin Ryan must be wondering if he will ever get a race out of Majuba but the wait may be finally over by the time to Jonathan Sumner Horseracing & Equestrian Artist Maiden Stakes has run its course. This son of Johannesburg did well to get within half-a-length of Dispol Grand in a nursery at Musselburgh last time from a wide draw and should go one better here.
Select Committee has Ayr conqueor Andrasta to beat but has enough early speed to go close from his high draw in the Racing Again On Saturday 20th September Apprentice Handicap, while Dandy Nicholls's Ice Planet could be the answer to the William Hill Long Service Handicap.
Eric Alston believes Reverence is in top form as the seven-year-old bids to become only the second horse to win the Betfred Sprint Cup twice.
The only dual scorer is Be Friendly, who took the first two runnings of Haydock Park's showpiece in 1966 and 1967.
Reverence took the prize in 2006, just nine days after he won the Nunthorpe Stakes, but was unable to defend his crown last September having met with a setback.
He has yet to relive those heady days – though he did win over Haydock's straight six furlongs earlier in the season.
"He's in great order, the best we've had him all year, but he'll need to be," said the Preston trainer.
Although Reverence revels in the mud, Alston is worried about the amount of rain that has already fallen, and what may have arrived by Saturday. "The weather is dreadful. We're 25 miles from Haydock and we've had horrendous rain," he added. "We've had terrible weather on Thursday morning. Friday is supposed to be the worst day, I just hope they've got the days wrong. "You don't know what the ground's going to be like with it being covered up.
"He's drawn high which normally, would be a good draw. You just wouldn't know, but we're very hopeful."
While Reverence is proven on heavy ground, Corrybrough is not – which is of concern to his trainer Henry Candy. "They all have to be worried about the ground as it will be atrocious after the next 36 hours – and that is if it even takes place," he said" If it does go ahead, it will be more like a seven-furlong race which wouldn't suit him, but I've no idea how he'd go on the ground."
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