Alan Morris

Alan Morris heads to Beverley for his best bets this Thursday. 14.52 BEVERLEY Despite I’m Next’s excellent but apparently unexpected second here eight days ago he looks a short price from a wider draw in eight here, against two strong course and distance winners in Ventura Express and Tees Aggregates with the inside draws. Ventura Express is flexible in regards to tactics and has been ridden prominently to exploit a low draw here at Beverley before and may be able to just sit off the...

Alan Morris pinpoints a pair of prospects that are set to enter the stalls at Ripon this Thursday. 14:35 RIPON Quite a test on debut for some of these unraced 3yos over nearly 11f around Ripon’s undulations. Sea and Sun, Sun Lord and Picaro could be good prospects but today the street-smart course form and potential of Urchin should rule. Karl Burke has made his customary good start to the season and his Ulysses gelding has plenty of stamina in the pedigree to progress from his third over a...

Alan Morris looks back at the past weeks recent runners and pinpoints a duo you need to pay close attention to. MEHMAS ENGINE (J TATE) 3yo filly Mehmas Engine has had two promising thirds in her two runs this season after being unraced at two and can improve further as she learns on the job. She was made favourite on debut over 5f at Southwell and it was a pleasing educational introduction for a keen horse. This week’s third at Kempton was a similar positive experience, running on into a...