7th-May-2011

Hawkeyethenoo has a big chance, and he is worth backing at 10/1. He is a high class sprinter over six furlongs, and he was unlucky in-running at Newmarket last time. With a clearer run, he would have got close to beating Pastoral Player.

He will always be a hostage to fortune, such is his running style, but there is every chance that the step up to seven furlongs today will bring about further improvement. He hasn’t been beyond six furlongs since July 2009, but he always finishes well over six, and he is a winner over a mile. Useful 3lb claimer Gary Bartley is back on board (he has won three times on the horse from just five tries), and he should run a big race.

HAWKEYETHENOO WON (ADV 10/1, SP 15/2)