Sam King is back with two selections on Tuesday…
The best bet of the day looks to come in the finale at Wolverhampton this evening, with Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole's Hidden Verse hopefully going to prove he's worth waiting to watch in the 9pm nightcap.
An unexposed three-year-old, he looked unlucky when fourth behind the re-opposing Fancy Dancer at Bath having suffered trouble in running at a crucial stage.
However, with the talented apprentice Elizabeth Gale in the saddle, he readily made amends for that defeat with a smooth success in an appreciate handicap over the minimum trip at Chepstow last week.
He escapes a penalty for that success and now arrives on 4lb better terms with the re-opposing Fancy Dancer, who also has a wide berth in gate thirteen to deal with.
Stepping up to six furlongs should pose no issues and from a handy draw in stall seven, he's a confident selection to complete a quick-fire double.
1pt Win - Hidden Verse
Odds - 2/1
Up at Musselburgh, Our Absent Friends looks too well-handicapped to ignore in the five-furlong handicap at 4.00.
Trained by Tristan Davidson, this seven-year-old has hinted he's close to returning to winning ways in recent starts, shaping better than the bare result when fifth at Ayr before finishing third over the same course and distance last time out.
He's now 8lb lower than his last winning mark and won't be concerned by any further ease in the ground, while trainer Tristan Davidson is also operating at a 33% strike-rate (3-9) over the last fourteen days, while
1pt Win - Our Absent Friends
Odds – 4/1
