Crayford best bets: Gubu has plenty going for her in Gold Collar final

She is blessed with early pace as well as packing a strong finish and ran a cracker on her penultimate outing when staying on third to Dashing Star in the East Anglian Derby Marathon at Yarmouth.

This is far easier and, if breaking in her best fashion, Ribble Atom is going to be very hard to contain.

Racenight Jenny drawn to collect in Cesarewitch final

Racenight Jenny has a good record at the track and can further enhance it with victory in the final of the Kent Cesarewitch (20:33).

June Harvey’s veteran bitch has a 50 per cent strike rate at the venue, having won four of her eight starts.

She looked as good as ever in the heats when showing plenty of early pace from the red jacket and overcoming a couple of bumps before surging clear to score by 7 1/2 lengths.

Judged on that performance Racenight Jenny has nothing to fear from the opposing T2 Mowem Down, who was beaten 8 1/4 lengths into third, and the daughter of Duke Special again looks nicely housed to turn the first bend in front and prove too strong for her rivals.

In-form Merlot can prove too Swift for rivals

T1 Swift Merlot is in the form of his life at present and rates a solid bet in the Guys and Dolls final (20:51).

John Campbell’s charge has taken to the venue like a duck to water and is unbeaten in three runs at the track.

On each occasion the son of Kilcoh Brae has shown show bags of early pace and clocked rapid sectionals.

His best split of 3.52 is far superior to anything that T2 Swift Thruxton has produced, and with that rival traditionally slow from the lids Merlot should have little difficulty leading on the inside.

That will put him in pole position and once on the bunny Swift Merlot is an extremely tough nut to peg back and pass.

Crayford best bets

19:59 T3 Ribble Atom
20:33 T1 Racenight Jenny (NAP)
20:51 T1 Swift Merlot (NB)
21:08 T3 Gubu

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