York each-way selection: Thunder Moor looking to reward new in-form stable with another win
16:55 York: Brian Taylor 50 Not Out Apprentice Handicap (5 furlongs)
Such is the wide-open nature of this five-furlong sprint that the three market leaders are separated by just a couple of betting points between an uncertain 5/1 and 7/1.
They all hold legitimate claims, of course, but that market vulnerability suggests that better value might be found elsewhere, with the likes of Lady Of Star M, Lakota Blue and Brooklyn Nine Nine all capable of emerging from the inevitable cavalry charge in the final stages at decent odds.
Another to enter calculations, and a popular pick within the Tipstrr camp, is the useful gelding Thunder Moor, who was a course-and-distance winner for Kevin Ryan last year, and is expected to progress further since moving to George Boughey’s stable before his three-year-old campaign.
A season and yard debut in the Holyrood House Stakes at Royal Ascot proved too big of an ask, but a third-placed finish in his second outing showed improvement, and this was confirmed further by a promising fifth of 13 (less than two lengths off the winner) at Windsor last time out 24 days ago.
Further progress is almost guaranteed under the expert tenure of Boughey, whose yard is in red-hot form just lately, boasting four winners and four places from 13 runners over the last three days.
