Slick Sarah set for more Harlow success after fast heat victory
HEADFORD SARAH was easily the fastest heat winner in the SIS Sprint over 238m at Harlow a week ago and can follow up in the opening semi-final of the Category One competition at the Essex track tonight (6.11).
Maxine Locke's bitch was participating in her first two-bend race but looked made for the discipline as she won easily in a rapid 14.88sec (10) and she should beat fellow heat winner Croydon Bucko plus prolific duo Newinn Souly and Yahoo Megan to the punch this evening.
Michelle Brown's Roanna Mamba registered a fourth win five - the sole reverse coming in the Scurry final at Dunstall Park - when winning his heat and he can continue the good work in the second semi at 6.46 where he is just preferred to Bretons Girl.
Gemma Evans' Nightingale Crew fluffed his lines at the start when beaten seven days ago but showed plenty of speed in defeat and gets the vote in the third semi at 7.24.
Evans can also take the 415m Maiden Monkey final at 7.42 courtesy of Alien Tiger even though he has time to find on the clock with Swift Opel, while one-off open fancies at Harlow are Jean Liles' Trapstyle Happy (5.34), Nathan Hunt's Whisky Man (6.29), Dave Lee's Ontherun Jamie (7.04) and Locke's Finally Matched (7.58).
Harlow also has an early meeting at which Debbie Hurlock's Rains Bono (11.21) makes most appeal.
Youghal returns to action after work on the track with a seven-race morning fixture where the picks are John Hickey's Trixs Delight (11.13), the Derek Kehoe duo of Slaneyside Jen (11.45) and Slaneyside Cloud (12.21) plus Liam Twomey's Witches Town (12.54).
The afternoon racing is at Doncaster where Enid Gowler's ultra-consistent Keady Cashout (4.37) can make it five wins in seven having finished second in the other two.
Headford Sarah (nap)
T2 Harlow 6.11
Harlow SIS Sprint semi-final betting
bet365 - first semi (6.11) - T1 Mustang Razor 40/1, T2 Headford Sarah 8/11, T3 Yahoo Megan 9/2, T4 Croydon Bucko 5/1, T5 Newinn Souly 9/2, T6 Blackburnybullet 14/1.
Second semi (6.46): T1 Roanna Mamba 6/4, T2 Duffin Dermy 14/1, T3 Boiledcabbage 66/1, T4 Bretons Girl 2/1, T5 Headford Fiona 10/3, T6 Sunnyside Ted 11/2.
Third semi (7.24): T1 Venetian Ricky 25/1, T2 Lesleys Buddy evens, T3 Strideaway Baby 20/1, T4 Nightingale Crew evens, T5 Rosstemple Vivo 12/1, T6 Mahoonagh Hoffa 18/1.
Jonathan Kay
