The race to focus on at Digiturf for January 13th’s claiming action is the $15 2yo Claimer (Grade 2) which takes place over 2850m on the dirt at 17.25 GMT where there are two interesting prospective purchases.
The second selection from the same race is a little more speculative in nature. Cheeseuscrymonie, hailing from the Onestinger Stables yard has failed to hit the board so far in each of his six attempts at the track. Two placed efforts are the best results the two year old has achieved to date. One of those efforts was a fourth of fourteen under Jack Ford is not the type of result that would usually inspire confidence. However, this horse has not yet been gelded and so any placed effort under these circumstances reads very well indeed. A third of five under Zarina Al-Omani doesn’t look too bad in this context either. In fact, it is unusual to find any horse running ungelded that does not finish stone last. In two races this horse has also run shoeless and still performed to a reasonable standard. Gelding and shoes don’t always produce the desired result but at just $15 this one looks worth taking the risk.
There is likely to be plenty of claiming interest in this race, as there often is with unexposed and lightly raced juveniles so get your claims in and keep your fingers crossed. Good luck!