THE incredibly consistent APHELIOS (8.00, nap) can continue his fine form this season by landing the six-furlong Unibet London Sprint Series Handicap at Kempton on Wednesday evening.
Michael Appleby’s three-year-old has not finished out of the first two in his last 10 outings for Appleby and previous trainers Harry and Roger Charlton.
And despite rising a stone in the handicap, the son of Kodiac is continuing to progress and can follow up last month’s win over the same course and distance.
Then, he kept on well under today’s jockey Cieren Fallon to win cosily, by a length and a quarter from Swayze.
A similar display today will make him hard to beat.
At Ayr, HARD IRON (3.25, nb) is fancied to show his mettle by taking the Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle over two miles three-and-a-half furlongs.
The six-year-old, trained by the in-form Nicky Richards, relished the step up in trip when opening his account on his handicap debut over course and distance last month.
He won eased down by four and a quarter lengths from. Warriors Story, with the rest of the field a further nine lengths back.
A 7lb rise for that victory shouldn’t be enough to stop him going in again.
Wednesday racing tips
AYR
1.15 SAM’S CHOICE
1.50 GEGE VILLE
2.25 GREEN VAULT
2.55 STOLEN MONEY
3.25 HARD IRON (NB)
3.55 CHARM OFFENSIVE
BANGOR
12.50 KNIGHT IN DUBAI
1.25 FOUND ON
2.00 ASK ME EARLY
2.35 OUR FOLLET
3.05 LADY ADARE
3.35 IVAR
4.05 SAINT PALAIS
KEMPTON
4.30 BULLDOG SPIRIT
5.00 DECORATION
5.30 ZOUZANNA
6.00 FOX JOURNEY
6.30 MASQOOL
7.00 TENJIN
7.30 SUNDAYINMAY
8.00 APHELIOS (NAP)
8.30 BASCULE
NEWSBOY'S DOUBLE: APHELIOS and HARD IRON
