The Pall Mall gets underway at Oxford tonight and it looks to be a wide open renewal. The layers go 8/1 the field highlighting the competitveness the event.
Nothing stands out as great value and on this occassion I'm going to split the stakes between a couple of dogs.
First up is Carol Grasso's youngster Blink De Bookies. This dog is unbeaten in three races since coming over from Ireland and took the Ladbrokes Spring Festival 416 last time showing good speed from the boxes. He goes in heat two tonight and can get off to a winning start. The 25/1 available with Betfred and Blue Square looks worth taking.
Another 25/1 shot to consider is Farloe Rio. This son of Honcho Classic won the Reading Masters in 2006 and although coming into the twilight of his career he still has plenty of early zip as demonstrated when taking his heat of the aforementioned Ladbrokes 416. He can qualify from heat one.
Bet - 1.5 points each way Blink De Bookies at 25/1 (Betfred, Blue Square)
1.5 points each way Farloe Rio at 25/1 (Betfred, VC Bet, Stan James, Paddy Power)