Spotlight Tipsheet: Berkshire 12/23

Another track, another tipsheet and another nice day, this time in Berkshire.   A total of eight races have been carded and here are my selections for each race.  Oddly, six races are maiden special weights with the other two being starter allowances.

 

Race 1  MSW   Race ID : 1586180

9-Priority Pass  9/2-first time starter with appealing bloodline with strong grass ability which includes Dansili and Montjeu as sire and dam-sire.

8-Sky Of Saints  7/1-finished third in debut with 79 speed in an attempt to wire field.  Could improve off that nice effort.

6-Darci Slew  5/2-out of sixth ranked sire Darci Brahma this one makes debut and has Seattle Slew as DS and Secretariat as DDS.  Could develop into a very nice runner.

 

Race 2  MSW  Race ID : 1609309

6-Distant Style  9/2-this Farhh bred colt ran third at end of October in career debut scoring an 81 speed.  May bring things home this time.

1-Big Benny Brown  6/1-after a poor outing at  mile in debut, this guy cut things back to 6 furlongs and came rallying late to finish second with 81 speed.  May not miss top spot this time.

8-Gold Dusted Stars  5/2-first time starter has favorable Sea The Stars x Dansili for grass running.  Could blend well and produce winner first time out.

 

Race 3  MSW   Race ID : 1586157

4- Elonrho    10/1-returned to grass in last outing  after altered dirt runs.  Speed boosted to 77 with second place finish.  Ready to score.

2-Ehecatl Ready  4/1-nice third in debut for this More Than Ready bred two year old posting a 76 speed.   Out of Spirit Ixtab, a G1 winner and looks to improve in second start.

7-K’s Fallibilist  8/5-favoirte based on Teofilo x Dubawi x Danzig breeding.  Makes first career outing and should enjoy the turf.

 

Race 4   MSW   Race ID : 1609308

4-Ifionlyhadwings  9/2-this one may have wings as he likes to fly on the lead.   Drops out of mile distances to 6.5 furlongs and should like the shorter better.

5-Catawi  3/2-will make first career appearance here and has top line breeding in Dubawi x Dynaformer x Storm Cat and the mix could result in a top line runner.

8-Freedom of Faith  3/1-this triple-A scratch bred (Awesome Again x AP Indy x Alydar) tried the dirt twice and couldn’t break maiden.  Gives the turf a chance with this race.

 

Race 5  Starter Allowance  Race ID : 1589439

2-Malibu De Lago  1/9-heads up small 4-horse field with a CPU entrant.  Last ran with 104 speed.  Will take this with lower number, best bet.

4-Poetry Comeback  5/1-handled 11 furlongs well, finishing second.  14 furlongs should be ok too.

 

Race 6   MSW   Race ID : 1595276

3-Thisisthemaxfactor  9/2-showed ability in last going 8.5f with 87 speed tally.  Finished second and breaks maiden here.

6-Dark Years’slater  6/1-has finished second four times in five starts, last with 86 going mile.  May get through that door.

5-Dunkirk Rescue  5/1-last three were distances of around a mile finishing third twice and fourth once with speeds in 84-87 range.  Contends in this one.

 

Race 7   Starter Allowance  Race ID : 1595717

1-Gladiator Returns   4/1-has shown ability to run 12 furlongs over poly in last three starts.    Going poly again  this time against CPU runners, good chance of upset.

3-City Link  1/5-CPU runner that hasn’t gone long distance yet, but has speeds reaching into 90’s.  Could get top spot if able to go the longer route.

 

Race 8   MSW   Race ID : 1595717

5-Dalaluz   6/1-speeds now in mid 80-range finishing third in last with 86 speed after setting pace for first time.  May try that strategy again and could work this time.

8-Historical Impact  3/1-enters gate for first time and has some solid grass roots within the bloodline of Deep Impact x Sea The Stars x Montjeu.   Might be the one.

10-Dark Ability  10/1-showed improvement in speed in last when running route for first time.   Possible upsetter.