TONY CALVIN: SUNDAY stats and info

SUNDAY’s COURSE DETAILS

NEWMARKET

GOING: Good , good to firm in places

GOING STICK: 7.1 , Friday 6am

Rails: Stands Side Course in Use

Stalls: Centre 

Friday course update: 1mm of rain since 16th March. Forecast: Bright and sunny day, with a high of 21c.

Watering: 15mm applied on Thursday / Friday and Monday / Tuesday. Further 5mm applied on Wednesday.

Yr.no latest (6.55am Friday): Dry, warm and sunny today; 3.3mm Saturday (after racing); 3mm Sunday

SALISBURY

GOING: Good to firm, good in places

GOING STICK: 8.4, Friday 7.30am

Friday course update: Forecast: Another dry, mainly sunny week, often with strong breezy conditions. Temperatures up to 21’c. Friday – 20’c, bright spells, outside chance of the odd shower in the afternoon (<1mm) Saturday – 18’c, a dry start, then expectation for rain in the evening and overnight (8mm+) Sunday – 17’c, a dry start, then the potential for showers to develop during the afternoon (2mm+)

Watering: 28mm was applied last week 20-22mm has been applied this week. No watering will take place on Friday, and now unlikely anything further before racing, given that rain is expected on Saturday evening. Will assess latest forecast on Saturday nevertheless.

Yr.no latest (9.40am Friday): 6.8mm Saturday, 2.3mm Sunday

HAMILTON

GOING: Good, good to firm in places

GOING STICK: 8.7, Friday 8.40am

Rails: Distances as advertised (Line 1)

Stalls: 1m5f, 1m4f, 1m3f, 6f, 5f stands side. 1m1f & 1m inside

Friday course update: 0mm last 24 hours. Fri – Sunny intervals, changing to overcast, chance of light showers later. 9c – 19c Sat – Light rain forecast.6c – 16c. Sun – Overcast. 6c – 14c.

Watering: None specified

Yr.no latest (9.40am Friday): 6.7mm Saturday, 1mm Sunday

FIRST-TIME HEADGEAR STATS to follow

Hugo Palmer cheekpieces; Cheshire Dancer, 2.20pm Newmarket;

William Haggas cheekpieces; Dramatic Star, 2.55pm Newmarket;

Charlie Johnston visor; Pole Star, 2.55pm Newmarket;

PACE MAPS (manually assessed)

1.45pm Newmarket: Brigid’s Well (drawn 3), Jennifer Jane (2), Lilt (1), Spinning Lizzie (5), Esna (prom – 7)

2pm Salisbury: No obvious pace – but clearly very little evidence to go on (maybe some of the newcomers led in a barrier trial….)

2.20pm Newmarket: Chantilly Lace (5), Falakayeh (12), Qileen Queen (11), Sand Gazelle (6), Stateira (2)

2.40pm Hamilton: Square Necker (5),  Galyx (prom – 1), Baileys Khelstar (4), Mountain Road (6)

2.55pm Newmarket: Kihavah (6), Align The Stars (1), Dramatic Star? (4)

3.35pm Newmarket: Azleet? (17), Mubasimah (12), Timeforshowcasing (10), Venetian Lace (13)

TRAINERFORM (manually assessed); form going into Friday’s racing

Good:  John and Thady Gosden, Karl Burke, Ed Walker (winner on Thursday),  Aidan O’Brien (fairish for him), William Knight,  Ralph Beckett, Owen Burrows (small sample as ever), James Owen, Nicky Henderson, Jack Channon

Fair: Charlie Appleby (fair/moderate), William Haggas (fair/good), Stuart Williams, Richard Hannon, Hugo Palmer (fair/moderate), Andrew Balding (treble on Thursday),, Tom Clover (fair/moderate – no winners),  Jim Boyle (10-1 winner on Thursday),  Kevin Philippart De Foy (winner on Thursday), Eve Johnson Houghton,  Charlie Johnston (winners on Wednesday and Thursday but he is always a huge numbers sample), Jim Goldie, Newland & Insole, W McCreery, Adrian Keatley, Michael Bell, Sean Woods , James Tate (fair/moderate), A Fabre (fair/moderate), Richard Hughes (probably moderate but a welcome recent winner)

Moderate: George Boughey (fair/moderate – plenty have been placed but six were short-priced favourites), Brian Meehan, David Menuisier

Don’t know (very small samples): Sam and Jacqueline Coward