I was pleased to get a nice winner for my subscribers yesterday.  Darcy Ward 6.40 Worcester, was advised at Evens yesterday morning.  Short odds, but sometimes it’s best to try and take a bit of value in a short priced favourite, rather than look to a bigger priced alternative.  The racing today, of which a lot of it I have missed, due to football commitments.

A few races remaining at Salisbury and Ffos Los evening cards.  The last race at Salisbury has only four runners.  All of these 3 year olds are unexposed, this classified Stakes has all closely rated horses all within a pound or two.  I think I will watch rather than get involved in having a bet, as I think you could make a case for all four of them.

A bit of a surprise winner of the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas today at the Curragh. Phoenix Of Spain made almost all the running, and stayed on very strongly for his rider Jamie Spencer in the last two furlongs, to win by a good margin.  Too Darn Hot ran well in second, he just did not look good enough.  It was only 9 days since he ran at York over 10f, when second in the Dante Stakes.  I think he may of found this race a bit too soon.  Magna Garcia was dissapointing back in fifth.

More tomorrow.