The Inside Track

Sunday 17^th June

Salisbury

2.20 – Gosbeck 2pt win 11/2 generally, 6/1 Paddy Power

Gosbeck is a lightly raced filly that seems certain to improve this year, granted 12 furlongs on decent ground.  Today she gets those conditions, and although this is a competitive looking handicap, I think she is worth backing at 11/2 this morning.

She shaped well on her return to action at Epsom in April, in a better race than todays, on ground that would have been plenty soft enough.  The fact that she shaped as well as she did, would imply that she has improved from 3 to 4, and now down in class on drying ground, she looks well capable of taking this before going back up in class.

The course won’t be a problem, as she shaped really well here last year, when unlucky not to win off this mark.  She was hampered at a crucial stage and did well to finish as close as she did, when beaten less than 2 lengths.

There are plenty of dangers in the race, but Gosbeck is open to the most improvement, and could win well before going on to better things.