KARL Burke could hardly have his string in better nick at present and he looks set to add to his fine early season tally courtesy of Jeanie Johnston at Haydock.
The Middleham handler has enjoyed a week to remember over the last seven days, with a Group Three winner at Leopardstown last Thursday followed by a double at Epsom on Derby day.
His juvenile Jeanie Johnston does not look like being one of the stable stars but she showed more than enough on her debut to suggest she is up to taking the Cancer Research Raceday On 18th July Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.
The daughter of One Cool Cat was not unfancied for her racecourse debut over this course and distance last month and was not at all disgraced in filling the runner-up spot despite showing signs of greenness.
That sterling effort is given even more merit given the fact conditions were probably testing enough for her that day and it would be no surprise to see a much improved effort on this faster surface.
Ben Chorley looked a seriously progressive individual before injury intervened last season and he will be hard to beat if fully wound up for his return in the Racing Welfare Raceday On 5th November Handicap.
The five-year-old bolted up on his first start of last season at Pontefract before going on to record two more ready successes at Newbury and Ripon respectively.
A tilt at York’s John Smith’s Cup was on the cards before he suffered a setback and his class should see him defy top-weight, especially if the rain comes.
Espiritu has shown some seriously smart form in four starts to date and has been found the perfect opportunity to break his duck in Beverley’s Racing Here On Tuesday 23 June Maiden Stakes.
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