............don't you just love them?........loads of mediocre races for mediocre horses, the course management confident that the coach parties will arrive whatever the standard of racing.
Yesterday Epsom and Ripon escaped this criticism with a couple of decent races at each course. One horse at each of those courses caught my eye and the fact that there was no terrestrial coverage might mean that they won't be over-bet in their upcoming races.
The first is SHAVANSKY in the Ripon Rowels Handicap at 3.35, a Class 2 over a mile. Having gone up to a mark of 94 for a win over a mile at Chepstow, he ran a decent sixth to Webbow in a Class 2 Classified race at the Glorious Goodwood meeting. He was off the same mark here and, in my opinion, didn't receive the best of rides from James Millman. Held up early his rider decided to go for a run up the inside, in such a big field, 17 runners, always the optimistic option. The inevitable happened and he didn't get the run when he wanted it and ended up a fast-finishing third.
He may need to drop a pound or two before he can win again and an extra furlong or two wouldn't go amiss.
He has an entry in the Cambridgeshire and even though the distance of nine furlongs would be fine it does seem to be aiming too high.
At Epsom I was taken with the run of RAMONA CHASE in the 4.50, a Class 3 handicap over ten furlongs. The six-year old gelding did himself no favours early by missing the break and then refusing to settle and pulling. Nevertheless he was making ground up the fence inside the last couple of furlongs when he suffered in a way that many have before him, tiring horses leaning towards the rail because of the camber of the course, he had to be pulled back and switched. He then ran on strongly to the line to finish third.
He doesn't have any immediate entries but I did notice that he won a race over this course and distance last September off a mark of 75, 5lbs. less than he ran off yesterday.
Colin
Monday 29 August 2011
Saturday 27 August 2011
I'm back............
..............from being a guest of the National Health Service, just the month this time.
Just had a look at yesterday's racing at Newmarket and one that gave me the impression that she is about to win was SASKIA'S DREAM in the 4.35, a Class 3 handicap over seven furlongs. She travelled well throughout the race and was making her run on the near-side of the field when she received a nudge that pushed her a couple of yards wider but more importantly she just missed a stride or two. She then ran on well to finish third making ground on the front two close home.
Her only win so far was over seven on Lingfield's Polytrack but her dam, Swynford Pleasure, was a winner of nine races from 8 - 12 furlongs. That and the way she was running on here suggests to me that she might appreciate a bit further.
She has no entries at the moment.
Colin
Just had a look at yesterday's racing at Newmarket and one that gave me the impression that she is about to win was SASKIA'S DREAM in the 4.35, a Class 3 handicap over seven furlongs. She travelled well throughout the race and was making her run on the near-side of the field when she received a nudge that pushed her a couple of yards wider but more importantly she just missed a stride or two. She then ran on well to finish third making ground on the front two close home.
Her only win so far was over seven on Lingfield's Polytrack but her dam, Swynford Pleasure, was a winner of nine races from 8 - 12 furlongs. That and the way she was running on here suggests to me that she might appreciate a bit further.
She has no entries at the moment.
Colin
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