Saturday 29th July
Sorry for being a touch quiet yesterday, was travelled back from Yarmouth and very busy.
1:25 Newcastle -
Micheal Bell has Highlight Reel going here after being out classed at Ascot.
2:00 Chester -
The idiosyncratic Chester. Interesting to see how Buridan progresses from his winning debut at Windsor. Richard Hannon rated this colt. Well entered with a couple of listed races and earmarked for the Gimcrack. He has blinkers applied to concentrate the mind on this turning 5f. Can he defy a winner's penalty? That is probably the crux of the question. A number in opposition have something to prove. Connections will be expecting a bold show.
2:15 Newmarket -
Groveman needed the race on debut after a slow start he did well to run on and just missed out on a place. Hills gave this son of Holy Roman Emperor and entry for the National Stakes Group 1. That looks a touch ambitious but he should progress for that first start. Looks a tough contest.
6:45 Salisbury -
Harry Dunlop doesn't have many juveniles but Fighting Irish has ability. This son of Camelot ran well on debut and fancied to go well second time out at Ascot. That was a muddling race with the two leaders going a stride too fast. Not the easiest horse to assess but this is an easier task.
7:00 Lingfield -
Body Builder is one of the lesser lights from Hannon's stable. This is an easier task.
A Maiden Auction Stakes over 6f 212y on good to soft going. Ten two-year-olds take part. I have always said knowledge is power. It is exactly that. How much do you know? It's an interesting question. So many times on websites we read about the tip, a touch of analysis, but how often do you really understand the mind of the gambler? All those years of working and polishing the stone. Confidence. How confident do you feel about the information you forward or follow?
I know a lot about each and every horse trainer of two-year-olds. It's my job. I have my eye on James Fanshawe's Narjes. This bay daughter of Sepoy is a relatively cheap yearling purchase at 20,000G, actually bought by David Lanigan. This filly has very good win chances and especially to be placed. At the odds of 7/4 there isn't too much meat on the bone for the place aspect. But if drifting a touch is a decent bet.
A maiden race for three-year-olds and older. A 6f race with ten runners. A mix of trainers with form horses and debutantes. Have my eye on one of those making their racecourse bow. The Invisible Dog is an Irish-bred son of Canford Cliffs owned by Potentsis Bloodstock Limited. This bay colt was quite well thought of a two but must have had a problem along the way and makes his debut today. This doesn't look the strongest of races with only a handful in the betting and, fingers crossed, Richard Hannon's charge can hit the frame.
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