Jim Crowley Saturday rides blog: 'He should appreciate this step up to seven furlongs'

Jim Crowley's two rides at Sandown on Saturday are previewed by the jockey himself in his latest Coral ambassador blog.

• Lohoobb - Sandown - 4.45 race odds

• Lil Guff - Sandown - 5.20 race odds

I rode this horse on his debut run at Newbury back in May, a race won by the subsequent Chesham Stakes winner, Humidity, who runs earlier on the card in the Solario Stakes. My fellow pulled too hard that day, and so never got home, but that can happen with a first-time-out 2-y-o, and he’s run much better in two runs since.

His three runs to date have all been over six furlongs, so I think he’ll appreciate this step up an extra furlong to a stiff seven, his style of runs and his breeding suggest that will be the case, and I hope he can be competitive off an opening handicap mark of 76.

This mare is a course and distance winner and always runs well at Sandown, including a second-place finish in this race last year. She’s been in good form this season, I was on her last time at Newbury when we were hampered at a crucial time and that cost us, so I’m happy to put a line through that run.

The only negative here is a draw of stall 12, I do prefer to be drawn low over the minimum trip here, but we’ll make the best of it, and given how well she goes at the track, I’d be hopeful of another big run if we can overcome the draw.