Bridge Over York

The Speed Ratings are continuing to be a very useful addition to our handicaps. Tuesday's combined top three rated speed ratings and handicaps followed Monday's 78% strike rate with an even better 81% strike rate.

The top two rated of each service on Tuesday gave 59% winners (handicaps) and 56% winners (speed ratings)

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There were ten (4) and (5) UK graded races, with eight being successful, Tuesday. Four were won by the clear top rated horse, one of which became joint top rated after the overnight top rated was a declared non runner; three were won by the by the 2nd top rated - one of them joint. Two races were unsuccessful.

Todber was declared a non runner after her trainer decided the track was too firm for her. I have to say that when Brighton becomes very firm it looks a very dangerous course to ride with the undulations and the banking.

York's Dante meeting begins with four hugely competitive handicaps, a tricky 2-Y-O race, a big field of good and potentially good sprinters and a wide open looking Musidora Stakes. It is not a card for the faint-hearted.

Photographic (2-10) is choicely bred and looks certain to make listed grade very soon. But first she can pick up this handicap before stepping up the ladder. She won very cosily last time on her handicap debut over Newmarket's mile, but her breeding suggests she can be just as effective over 7f.

At current overnight prices Barwell Bridge (4-55) looks a viable each way shot and shouldn't be that far from the front when the race ends. He has a better chance than first glance would indicate. He's been improving almost every run and he never gives up - which is a plus in a field of this class.

Have a good day.