The Infinity Tyres
Stakes, run over 6 furlongs at York, is a highly competitive contest,
in which the leading bookmakers bet 6/1 the field, and 10/1 bar one,
so it’s just the race for a midweek ‘dabble’.
Down among the ‘dead
men’, Love Island (50/1) hasn’t won for nearly two years,
but is consequently reasonably handicapped on her best form. Richard
Whitaker’s mare has been placed on all three starts on the
Knavesmire, including twice over course and distance, and is just 2lb
higher in the weights than when just touched off on her last visit,
last June. She’s versatile ground-wise and ran well on hear
seasonal debut last term, so her chance may not be as forlorn as her
generous odds suggest.
Red Pike (25/1)
is another who started last season in good form, finishing fourth,
beaten 2½ lengths, behind Mukhmal in a similar race at Ascot on his
second start. His form tailed off afterwards and, while he’s not
obviously well handicapped, he should strip fitter for his
reappearance at Ponterfract last month and the return to faster
underfoot conditions should help. Hambleton trainer Bryan Smart has a
distinctly ordinary record on the Knavesmire, but Red Pike still
looks overpriced.
Yeeoow (25/1)
need to drop into lowly claiming company to record his last win, at
Lingfield in January, but has continued to run creditably in
handicaps since. His two career wins on turf came over 6 furlongs on
good to firm going off handicap marks of 90 and 84, so he’s not
badly treated off his current mark of 85, even if he is already
having his third race in the month of May. He’s also drawn on the
opposite side of the track from Love Island and Red Pike, so we’ve
covered any draw bias. Good luck!
Selections: York
2.40 Love Island (50/1), Red Pike (25/1), Yeeoow
(25/1)
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