The Inside Track

Saturday 1^st September

Sandown

5.35 Sandown – Highland Duke 2pt win 6/1

3 of the top 4 in the market have double figure stalls, which as I alluded to last night, there is a decent bias to be had by focussing on those in single figures on the round course, on decent ground at Sandown.
The one that interests me is, Highland Duke, a late maturing 3 year old, who put up his best performance to date when winning last time, and he looks to have been let off lightly with just a 4lb rise for that success.  He travelled well through the race and idled a bit when hitting the front, I feel he was more superior to the opposition than the winning distance indicates.
Physically he is a nice sort, and he’s bred to be better than a 70 odd rated horse too.  I would expect Adam Kirby to keep him close to the early pace, and can see him taking all the beating today.