Penworthy

A 12-1 horse to back before the weekend

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Lambourn trainer Dominic Ffrench Davis has started the Flat season in fine form with nine winners from just 37 runners for a winning per cent to races of 24 per cent. This year he has undoubtedly benefitted from an influx of more than 20 horses from high-spending owners, Amo Racing, but he is a trainer I have always liked because he gets the best out of his horses.

I hope he lands his biggest pot of the season to date later today when he runs CALL MY BLUFF in the Tote Chester Cup (3.15pm). This six-year-old gelding has been with Ffrench Davis since he was a two-year-old winning four of his 14 races on turf and creeping up the ratings as a result.

Last season Call My Bluff ran some good races but without winning any of his six contests. However, he made a very promising seasonal debut last month at Newbury when second, albeit well beaten, to a real improver, Novel Legend.

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