Hugh Taylor

Published 9.07 - all selections online

There’s been no end product to the performances of ARCADIAN DAYS in her three starts to date, but she might be a different proposition tackling a nursery for the first time at Catterick today (2.30) following a short break.

She has shown early speed before fading on all three starts to date and wasn’t given anything like a hard time on her latest run at Windsor.

Her trainer Jack Morland saddled his first runner only around 20 months ago but the stable is already established as being of more interest for punters in handicaps than elsewhere - indeed, the yard’s last 63 runners in non-handicaps have all been beaten compared with a steady stream of winners in handicaps.

This is the stable’s first nursery runner of the year, but Morland saddled five winners from 24 runners in that sphere last year, and although her draw isn’t ideal, it’s possible Arcadian Days will last a lot longer now she tackles a class 6 nursery off a lowly opening mark of 53.

HUGH'S BEST BETS (scale 1-5 points)

2.30 CATTERICK

1pt win ARCADIAN DAYS (8-1 bet365, 15-2 & 7-1 general)

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