Curbyourenthusiasm looks to have everything in his favour in the 5.15 at Ffos Las today and gets the max bet treatment at 3/1.
David Simcock’s charge ran well on his final start of last season when a staying on 5 1/2 length fifth of 13 to Cloudscape in a mile maiden at Kempton after being slowly away, and the winner has developed into a useful sort and is now rated 107.
The gelding then went into my notebook as one to be interested in when going handicapping after staying on from off the pace under tender handling to finish third of 11 to Man Of Harlech over a mile at Windsor on his seasonal reappearance.
Curbyourenthusiasm then failed by just a head to overhaul Lisamour when runner-up in a classified contest over 1m 2f at Salisbury , with the pair pulling 8 lengths clear of the third.
The winner followed-up off a mark of 75 and is now rated 80, and the selection went on to run a solid race on handicap debut at Newmarket last time up when third of eight to Maid In Rio at Newmarket off an opening mark of 75.
Curbyourenthusiasm was held-up off the pace in a slowly run race, and after being able to quicken when the tempo was upped stayed on to be beaten 5 1/4 lengths without being unduly knocked about.
The form has a strong look to it as Maid In Rio has gone on to score twice since and and is now rated 106, and the runner-up Battersea won next time up and is officially rated 90.
That suggests that Curbyourenthusiasm is potentially leniently treated off an unchanged mark of 75, especially as he is still unexposed and open to further improvement.
His handler also boasts a strike rate of just under 22.5% with his runners at the track since it opend in 2009 (11 winners and 14 placed from 49 runners), and appears to have found a very winnable contest which looks a golden opportunity for Curbyourenthusiasm to open his account.
Daily Sport recommended bet: 10pts win Curbyourenthusiasm (3/1 Stan James – BOG)