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Mugs IMO , stayed every yard.
What a superb training performance
The connections deserve every credit for not packing him off to stud.
Well done to all concernedDerby knockers? What about the Harbinger knockers?
FTR, I never knocked the Derby form per se, just that a good horse beat average horses. That still stands true for me.I think they’ll keep him in training.
He would be a top drawer, lightly-raced 4yo trained by Sir Michael Stoute after all.
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Epic result in the Arc, and the greatest gap in Michael Stoute’s CV filled to boot. Workforce was going so sweetly two furlongs out that I was praying that he’d find a way through, which he just about did. The Aga Khan may feel his filly was unlucky, but in my opinion the best horse in the race won.
I fear the only reason they’d keep Workforce in training would be to capture a 10F Group 1. He looks as if there’s scope for more to come, too.
Against that, he’s had two very hard races now (the reason he bombed in the King George was in my opinion the rousting he needed in the Derby) and connections may feel that he’s little left to prove.
In any event, another heartwarming race on a
real
Championship day!
Good prep for the Breeders Cup? Hope he goes for it, although another hard race obviously means there’s a danger he won’t recover in time. Is he entered? 3 BC Turfs in a row for Stoute?
We see a lot of people knocking the form of any horse after a poor run. Shame, as things like that put connections off keeping them in training.
Agree with Pinza, Workforce’s size and trainer make it likely he’ll improve at four. But the risk may not be "worth it".Value Is EverythingWhat a fantastic ride by Moore wasn’t it?
At the turn into the false straight he looked buried behind a wall of horses in every direction (four deep in front, three deep to the side) and I thought ‘he’ll be lucky to get out of there’ but get out of it he did. Helps when you have the horse of course but plenty of jockeys have made a mess when in that situation.
Top jockey who could really stamp his name in history if he keeps healthy and hungry.
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