IT’S not quite Rangers v Celtic but down on the South Coast, football rivalries run deep: Brighton fans loathe Crystal Palace whilst Southampton have enjoyed the bragging rights in recent years as Portsmouth have been in doldrums.
That should change today as POMPEY CHIMES heads to Brighton for Gary Moore at 2.10, having caught the eye at Sandown last time out. A confident win bet.
If I could go racing anywhere in the UK today it would be a toss-up between Brighton and Worcester.
Sorry, Carlisle, but the contra-flow on the M6 Northbound rules you out on account of the fact I didn’t set off yesterday to arrive in time.
Brighton is gorgeous with its sweeping left-hand bend and probably the best ice-creams anywhere on a racecourse.
Worcester, meanwhile, has the benefit of hosting jump-racing which always has added potential to warm the cockles on a drizzly Monday in September.
Those of us waking this morning with a hangover this morning will have sympathy with 7/1 poke WHO AM I as we crawl to work wondering why we bother.
But Debra Hamer’s 11 year old is worth an each-way play with conditions to suit.
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MAD JACK MYTTON has a touch of the Shinji Okazaki when he races.
Bold and brilliant for much of the event but can often peter out at the business end. I still fancy him to exploit his handicap mark in the 3.35 at Worcester this afternoon over fences.
Finally, CAPRI impressed in Saturday’s St Leger and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is now on the cards, it seems. I heard they’re offering/1 but surely I mis-heard?
I’d only be tempted to back him each way at 40/1. Rarely does a Leger winner make waves in France and I’d be staggered if it happened in a fortnight.
Selections: Pompey Chimes (Brighton 2.10); Who Am I (Worcs 2.30); Mad Jack Mytton (Worcs 3.35)
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