Bin Suroor Is The Solution At Newmarket

Gilt Edged ran a cracker on Thursday night, but it just wasn't good enough for a place. She would have definitely got up for 3rd if there was another 50 yards in the race, but as a wise old man once told me 'you only get paid on the line'. She had far too much to do, and the slow pace early on meant that the front runners didn't come back to her. I would be amazed if this filly didn't have a race in her around Chelmsford, and she could find even more improvement upped in trip.

There is a cracking card at Newmarket tomorrow, and I will post my selections for the meeting later this evening. One horse that I will be having a good go at each way on Saturday is Best Solution in the Autumn Stakes (G3) at 2.55. Regular readers of the blog might remember that I put this colt up for the 7F Tattersall Stakes (G3) here a couple of weeks ago, and I reckon the extra furlong should be right up his street tomorrow.

This 3yo son of Kodiac could only manage 4th that day, but that doesn't tell the whole story. He was hampered just as he looked to be delivering a race winning challenge, and Buick had to snatch him up and switch at a crucial moment. When he found daylight he stayed on really well inside the final furlong, and he was closing on the leaders all the way to the line. His dam is out of a half sister to Leger winner Brian Boru so there is plenty of stamina in his pedigree, and the form of his trainer is another massive positive.

Bin Suroor has been in scorching form in recent weeks, and the bug that interrupted his summer looks to be a thing of the past. He sent out three winners and a second from four entries at Chelmsford last night, and there are few yards in better nick at the moment. The booking of William Carson is a bit of a strange one, but Bin Suroor's three winners on Thursday were partnered by three different pilots. He is 2/10 when riding for Bin Suroor and, with the future of James Doyle in the balance, Carson will be desperate to make a good impression on Saturday. I think Best Solution looks way overpriced at 16/1, and he is my each way nap for the weekend at Newmarket.

STEVOS' SELECTION: 2.55 NEWMARKET-BEST SOLUTION 16/1