It’s All A Game is back down below his last winning mark on the turf and makes plenty of appeal at 9/2 in the 4.55 at Leicester today – if allowed to take his chance.
The gelding was pulled out of a race at Newcastle 13 days ago on account of the softening ground, despite the fact that he was winning form on it, and was then pulled out of a race at Ayr two days later for the same reason.
Richard Guest’s charge was a four-time winner last year, with his last success over a mile at Newcastle on soft ground.
The four-year-old bolted up by 3 1/4 lengths off a mark of 57, and backed that run up with a solid third off 63.
It’s All A Game went on to land an amateur riders’ contest at Southwell by a nose (off 55) and is now able to race in this off 54.
That gives him every chance from a handicapping perspective, and although well beaten on seasonal reppearance at Newcastle when when ninth of 13 to Advance he shaped as if needing the run – his first for 151 days.
That outing should have blow away the cobwebs, and with Rob Hornby in the saddle takingb another 5lb off his back he looks weighted to take all the beating.
Daily Sport recommended bet: 3pts win It’s All A Game (9/2 Sky Bet – BOG)