Romford best bets: Hawk can swoop to success in opener as Civility Counts looks confident

The son of Definite Opinion made the semi finals of this year’s Laurels at Cork and went on to win the consolation race for that competition.

He has moved really well in two recent trials at the track, clocking identical splits of 3.88 but finding 2 1/2 lengths in time.

Civility Counts best trial time of 24.17 is better than what his rivals have achieved and he is blessed with plenty of early pace.

If getting turning the first bend in front he could prove a cut-above the opposition.

Rambo ready to rock again in Puppy Cup

T2 Toolmaker Rambo has made a very bright start to his career and rates a solid bet to land the first semi-final of the Romford Puppy Cup (20:50).

Paul Young’s charge has won two of his three starts at the track and is 2-2 when sporting the blue jacket.

He has stacks of early pace when timing it right at the lids, as he showed last week when flashing out to make all and beat Dark Recruit by a length.

The son of Aero Majestic once again looks drawn for action between two dogs which will struggle to match his pace to the bend and this looks a great opportunity for Rambo to register another trap-to-line success.

Dark Recruit fancied to shine

In the third semi-final of the Romford Puppy Cup (21:24), T1 Dark Recruit looks decent value following an eye-catching effort seven days ago.

David Pruh’s youngster was forced to check at a vital stage before running on strongly to go down by diminishing length to Toolmaker Rambo.

It was a cracking effort given how the race panned out and Dark Recruit looks nicely housed on the inside of a slow starter in Trap 2 to turn in a handy pitch of even lead the at the first bend.

His sectional last week was 3/4 of a length quicker than his kennelmate Kooga Klammer who runs tonight from Trap 3 and he can make the benefit of being on the inside of that rival pay.

Romford best bets

19:31 T1 Underground Hawk (NAP)
20:02 T2 Civility Counts (NB)
20:50 T2 Toolmaker Rambo
21:24 T1 Dark Recruit

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