Smart Flat stayer Seamour has big potential as a hurdler

HAYDOCK, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Seamour ridden by B.A Curtis (white and red striped cap R) wins the Betfred Membership Play Your Way Stakes at Haydock racecourse on May 23, 2015 in Haydock, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Seamour (right) is an interesting type for hurdlesCredit: Jan Kruger

Keep In Line
Second, 2m handicap hurdle, Wetherby, Wednesday, October 18
Keep In Line made lots of late progress in a strong race having lost his place on the far side.

Alan King’s talented five-year-old began to make inroads before the second-last, but Master Of Irony had gained first run and held on by
three-quarters of a length.

I’m keeping with Keep In Line, who was having only his second run in a handicap – he had fallen in the first when last seen in March over 2m5f – and a step back up in trip or a stiffer track might help him.

Seamour
Third, 2m handicap hurdle, Wetherby, Wednesday, October 18
Seamour was third in the same race and, similarly to Keep In Line, a stiffer track or a longer distance should bring about improvement in him.

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Peter Naughton

Published on 25 October 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 18:32, 25 October 2017

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