BLUE SQUARE WINTER CARNIVAL
AS we’ve taken a detailed look at the Blue Square Sprint Series Grand Final already, we’re going to concentrate on the rest of the card at Lingfield. The bluesquare.com Cleves Stakes (2.50pm) is a Listed contest over six furlongs and, on paper, it looks a match between PALACE MOON and Oasis Dream.
I find it very hard to split these two as they’ve both been really impressive on their last couple of outings and have both won over course and distance. Palace Moon has a slightly better draw, which might just tip the balance in the favour of Willie Musson’s runner, but I don’t expect there to be much between them at the winning line.
The Get Your Bet On At bluesquare.com Winter Derby Trial Stakes (3.20pm) is another competitive Listed contest and Richard Fahey’s Our Joe Mac is likely to be a warm order. However, this is his debut on the all-weather and he hasn’t run since early December, so I’m happy to take him on, especially as the yard isn’t firing.
LOYALTY is the highest rated in the field and this all-weather specialist has a great chance of notching another big win for Derek Shaw. He won here back in December and although there is a slight worry about the step up to 10 furlongs, he should have too much for this field.
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