Quirky Could Get Back To Winning Ways At York

Letmestopyouthere ran a cracker for us earlier at York, but unfortunately he missed out on a place by less than a length. There is nothing worse in racing than finishing one place out of the money,  but at least if you backed him with Skybet you get paid as they were going each way first five places. That illustrates the importance of shopping around before placing your bet, but I am hardly qualified to talk as I backed him with bloody Paddy Power!!

After a sickening like that there is nothing to do but dust yourself down and go again, and Thursday's selection again runs in the lucky last on the Knavesmire at 4.55, an 8f fillies handicap. Quick And Quirky is a 3yo filly by Lilbourne Lad, and she has been knocking on the door recently. I reckon it may well open for her tomorrow, even if this is a stronger heat than the ones she has been contesting recently.

She has run crackers on her last three outings after something of a quiet spell in June. In fairness to her, one of those June runs came in a Listed heat when she came home 7L behind the re-opposing Opal Tiara. They were off level weights that day, but the Easterby filly gets 13lb from her now and that could be enough for her to turn the form around.

She has already got her head in front this season, over 7f (gd/fm) off 75 at Musselburgh back in May, and she went close on her next start, just reeled in in the closing strides at Carlisle (8f gd/fm) off 78. She was beaten just a short head that day, and after her aforementioned quiet spell in June she has bounced back to form in a big way on her last 3 runs.

The first of those came here over 7f (gd) and she was beaten a half length into third, staying on well. She has had two near misses on her last two starts, and she is clearly an in form filly. She has an okay draw in stall 4, and Allan comes back into the saddle. He has been on board for her only two wins, so that has to be seen as a big positive. She races off a mark of 82 and, though this has proved beyond her in the past, she is still only a 3yo so she could easily improve another few pounds. At her current odds of 16/1 she is worth chancing each way in a competitive (but open) looking handicap.

STEVOS' SELECTION: 4.55 YORK: QUICK AND QUIRKY E/W 16/1