Silent Assassin and Valley Of Fire among best bets for Yarmouth

David Metcalf | September 15, 2016

Silent Assassin has a big shout at Yarmouth

Silent Assassin can cash-in on what looks a lenient handicap mark to land the 6f nursery on today’s card at Yarmouth (15:15).

The Ed Walker trained colt shaped with plenty of promise on debut when runner-up to subsequent Group 2 winner Tis Marvellous at Windsor, after getting loose in the paddock beforehand.

Although no match for the easy eight-length winner, Silent Assassin showed plenty of pace to chase the leader and stuck to the task well.

The two-year-old them showed the benefit of that experience to open his account at Thirsk last month when staying on strongly to beat Humbert by a head.

Humbert has since come out and finished a fine sixth of 30 to Orewa in a valuable class 1 sales race at The Curragh to give the form a strong look.

It suggests and opening mark of 76 may underestimate Silent Assassin’s ability, especially as he looks the type who should have plenty more to offer.

The stable also has a 20 per cent strike rate with its runners at the track in the past 12 months, and another plus is that Silent Assassin has the services of title-chasing jockey Jim Crowley in the saddle.

Valley Of Fire fancied to follow-up