Our Island is potentially thrown-in at the weights in the 4.25 at Ffos las today and looks worth a wager at 9/2 to take advantage and land the spoils now eased in grade.
Tim Vaughan’s gelding is a thorough stayer who is a a long losing run having not scored since landing a novice chase on heavy ground at Kelso back in October 2012, but has run some solid races in ultra competitive handicaps.
The nine-year-old ran well to finish fifth of 17 to Monbeg Dude in the 2013 running of the Welsh National off a mark of 125, and backed that up with a highly creditable fifth of 16 to Back In Focus in the 4m NH Chase at the Cheltenham Festival off the same mark.
He also hasn’t been disgraced in four runs this season and looked to be coming back to form in the penultimate of those in a class 2 contest at Cheltenham when plugging on to finish fourth of 13 to Mendip Express over an extended 3m 2f off 119.
The son of Turtle Island thne finsihed 9th of 16 to Wyck Hill in the class 2 Eider Chase at Newcastle last time out and has since nee dropped another 2lb to a mark of 115.
That is a career-low and makes him look dangerously well-treated on the pick of his form given that he was once rated as high as 130.
He has also run well when in the five times he has been partnered by Richard Johnson, winning once and being placed twice, and is no reunited with that rider for the first time since December 2012.
His sole run at the track also saw at the track, on his debut, also saw him score over today’s distance over hurdles, and another plus is that he is now dropped into class 3 company in what looks the easiest opportunity he has had for a long time.
Daily Sport recommended bet: 3pts each-way Our Island (9/2 Coral – BOG)