Lady Looks Overpriced At Bath

Unfortunately they didn't go quickly enough for Vincentti earlier this week and the blog's losing run continued. I was hoping two or three of the confirmed front runners would take eachother on up front and Vincentti would pick up the pieces in the closing stages. It didn't work out like that and he just didn't have the turn of foot to get involved at the finish.

Tomorrow I like the look of a 3yo filly at Bath after she caught my eye on more than one occasion last season. Kingstreet Lady goes in the 5.5f 3yo fillies handicap at 5.15 and it will be her first turf handicap run on proper quick ground. This daughter of Royal Applause is bred to be best when the ground is like the road, and it was encouraging that she showed plenty of promise on ground that would have been easier than ideal last season.

Her first two outings were badly needed, here over 5.5f (firm) and then over 6f at Ffos Las. She took a big step forward on her final maiden start when 4th, beaten just over 3L, on good to soft ground at Ffos Las (6f). She showed plenty of speed that day and only gave way in the closing stages. Her handicap debut at Chepstow off 63 was another promising effort (6f soft) and she would have finished a lot closer than a 4L 5th without interference 2f out.

She ran another very eyecatching race next time at Wolverhampton (7f) when Hayley Turner didn't give her the most inspired of rides, finding trouble repeatedly down the back straight. When the gaps finally came she showed a nice turn of foot and she did very well to finish 4th, beaten just over 2L off a mark of 60.

She was kept to 7f next time off the same mark at Leicester but the ground was soft and she could only manage to finish 8th. She was put away for the Winter and reappeared at Nottingham last month (5f good to soft) off a mark of 59. She should come on massively for that outing, where she finished last of 6, and she should be a lot fitter tomorrow. As an added 'Brucey Bonus' she has been dropped another 2lb to a mark of 57 and Oisin Murphy has been booked for the ride. The firm ground looks sure to suit this daughter of Royal Applause on pedigree, the only possible negative being her draw in stall 8. Hopefully she can break quickly, and if she does I think she is well capable of going close at odds of  16/1.

STEVOS' SELECTION: 5.15 BATH-KINGSTREET LADY E/W 16/1