Bedlam narrowly failed to land a gamble for us last time out and looks value at 10/1 to make amends in the 2.10 at Pontefract.
Tim Easterby's filly went down by only half a length to Fiction Or Fact at Redcar and may well have won had she not hung badly left at the furlong marker.
She wore first time blinkers that day, and if they have the same effect this afternoon then she must go close having shown enough in previous runs to suggest she was capable of landing a handicap like this.
The daughter of Auction House was a massive eye-catcher on her debut her over 6f ay York back in June where she went badly left at the start and ran very green before the penny began to drop.
She finished with a real rattle without being knocked about to finish third to Swiss Spirit, and again showed promise when a staying on fifth to Loyal Master three starts back at Beverley.
That race was over 7f and she was never put into the contest at any stage before keeping on steadily from the rear in the final two furlongs to be beaten just under six lengths.
Her connections know the time of day when it comes to getting horses on marks to plunder handicaps, and although she has gone up 3lb for her latest effort to a mark of 65 she still looks well treated having started life off on 70.
Recommended bet: 2pts each-way Bedlam (10/1 generally available - BOG firms)
