GRAMERCY WEIGHTED FOR SUCCESS

Go Go Go Horseride: GRAMERCY WEIGHTED FOR SUCCESS. The Wokingham Handicap - a highly competitive six furlong race that includes upwards of twenty five runners that are separated by simply a number of pounds within the ratings.

It's somewhat stunning, therefore, to notice that the race has been a form one to punters with four winning favourites since the flip of the millenium with an extra four winners came back at 10-1 or less.

The market is currently headed by Pearl Ice who impressively opened his account for David Barron at Ripon last week and also the son of 2005 Wokingham winner, Iffraaj, definitely has the potential to rate above his current mark.

He's faraway from absolute to get a run, however, and at this stage i would rather secure a value a couple of horse that appears absolute to be lining up every week on Saturday.

I was initially drawn to the claims of Desert Law following his eyecatching second to Stone Of Folca however his owner has indicated that he'd like his charge to run within the King's Stand Stakes.

He will perpetually be backed on the day if connections like better to go down the handicap route however it pays to induce Gramercy in your book currently as he may simply be trading considerably shorter come back the day.

Formerly with Michael Bell, he didn't win in four starts last season and has currently raced eight times while not success having won 3 of his 1st 9 however he still appearance capable of occurring to higher things.

He created his seasonal reappearance in last year's renewal of this race and was solely crushed 5 and a [*fr1] lengths into fifth from a mark of ninety eight.

The son of Whipper wasn't sighted once more till returning to Ascot in September when chasing home Smarty Socks over seven furlongs with subsequent Pattern race winners Eton Rifles and Pastoral Player (both in receipt of 5lbs) behind in third and fourth.

His final begin for Bell saw him tackle the cluster 3 Bengough Stakes, once more at this track, and, though well held, he was faraway from disgraced in being crushed simply over 3 lengths into seventh.

He was sold out of the yard for ninety,000 Guineas last October and sent to Kevin Ryan for whom he created his debut at York in could over 5 furlongs where he trailed in last behind choose 'n Jury.

That run was his 1st ever begin over 5 furlongs and has 'sighter' written everywhere it therefore it's an extra bonus that the handicapper dropped Gramercy by 2lbs to a mark only 1 pound above last year.

He's joined a trainer who's created his name with sprinters, he is on a good mark, may be a course and distance winner, went shut within the race last year and appears a knocking bet at 33-1.

The other races priced up at this stage are the Ascot Gold Cup and Diamond Jubilee however each have robust favourites that i am not during a rush to require on and that we will not have to be compelled to wait long for a lot of appealing opportunities.