A Clear Choice At Doncaster

Horse Racing

Racing365
May 31, 2019 9:32 am

Recent Winner Set To Strike Again Under Ideal Conditions

A pettifogger is a clerk who takes minor legal cases or tries to obscure details of more serious ones but the horse running today with that name has a more than clear cut case.

He ran at Newmarket in a Class 3 and although not looking an easy ride won by a neck from Spanish City.

The four-year-old PETTIFOGGER was mounted on the course by Shane Kelly and was more or less forced to lead as he was thrust into a rails position.

He had the field in trouble at the two furlongs marker with the exception of the runner-up who headed him a furlong out.

Despite continually edging right Pettifogger outbattled the latter in what looked like a really doughty performance.

His improvement began three outings ago when first fitted with a hood and, wearing it again, a second preceded that victory at Newmarket.

Buridan, who was fourth in the Newmarket race, has come out a Windsor since and been beaten a neck, so the form stands up, whilst trainer Marco Botti is in form and shows a more than impressive five from 17 win return when teaming up with today’s pilot Dane O’Neill.

LAIETH is a worthy favourite but at the easily found 5/1 PETTIFOGGER looks each way gold.

G Lees