David Probert Ebor Festival Day Two rides blog: 'He could improve now he's been gelded'

David Probert shares his latest Coral ambassador blog ahead of Day Two of Ebor Festival at York, previewing his four rides across Thursday.

• Game Striker - York - 2.25 race odds

• Duke's Command - York - 3.00 race odds

• Gold Dawn - York - 4.45 race odds

• Mollie Foster - York - 5.20 race odds

Game Striker is a lovely filly who was a little unlucky at Goodwood. She was drawn high and then left on the wing a little bit. I think she can bounce back to her previous form from a low weight here. I expect her to be competitive, especially if the first-time cheekpieces bring out some improvement.

Duke’s Command is a consistent horse over 1m. He is only 3lb higher than his last winning mark, so if he gets it together, he will have a chance. As he does with all his horses, David O’Meara will have him in good order. Hopefully, we can finish in the frame and pick up a decent amount of prize money.

Gold Dawn has been drawn in stall 10 in the nursery, which hopefully will not hinder us too much.  He's been gelded since his last run, and wears a visor here, and has shown some decent form previously, most notably his unlucky second-place finish on his debut at Haydock.  He should find things easier now that he is in handicap company, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him run well off an opening mark of 76. 

My final ride of the afternoon is on board Mollie Foster from Ed Walker’s yard. She is another one who will need to overcome a wide draw. Things haven’t gone her way on her last two starts, but she has still managed to be there at the finish. It’s a nice ride to pick up.

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