EVERGREEN CLASS ACT SET FOR HIS THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
IT’S a case of quality over quantity at Duncombe Park, Helmsley with single-figure fields guaranteed in six of the seven races on tomorrow’s Sinnington card which starts at noon.
Point The Way is still a class act on his day, and the evergreen 13-year-old who goes well fresh is fancied to land the Members Race for the third season in a row.
The main danger comes from Rue Galilee, who got off the mark at Sheriff Hutton last month and is open to further improvement.
The Conditions Race can go the way of Camdonian, who is top-rated and looks well treated as he meets inferior rivals off level weights.
Still on an upward curve, he won all three Pointing starts last term at Charm Park, Askham Bryan and Hornby Castle before finishing a creditable fourth in a 3m2f Cheltenham Hunters’ Chase.
The gelding’s trainer, Jack Teal, comes here in good form after saddling a winner and a second at Alnwick last Sunday.
Carriglux is expected to resume winning ways in the Restricted Race. Joe Wright’s mount opened his account in good style at Sheriff Hutton last April and was not disgraced when fourth to the useful Fortunes Hill on his reappearance at the same venue three weeks ago.
Former 145-rated hurdler Mount Mews and hat-trick seeking Ballydonagh Boy dead-heated at Sheriff Hutton last month and the pair cross swords again in the Mixed Open, with slight preference for the former as his rival has since had another hard race at Alnwick behind Dundrum Wood.
The Veteran Horse Conditions Race appears to rest between former John McConnell-trained 139-rated chaser Roi De Dubai and Northumbrian raider Supremely Lucky, who needed the run badly when pulled up on his reappearance at Alnwick in mid-December. The latter should now be fully primed and must go close if reproducing the effort which saw him beaten only half a length by Roycano in the 2023 renewal.
Following a string of near misses, Where’s Hector deserves to get his head in front in the Maiden Race.
Placed in nine of 11 starts under Rules, he found only Cash Or Card three lengths too good at Sheriff Hutton and faces nothing of that class here.
William Easterby holds the key to the concluding 2m Point-toPoint Flat Race with a choice of three rides.
The pick of the trio could be Alltalknoaction, who is from the family of 2005 Grand National winner Hedgehunter and his dam Oscar Day scored twice between the flags in Ireland.