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I’ve just bought a 2 year old horse called Destruction Derby. should I enter him for 2016?
Karaktar very disappointing, I didn’t see the race, but the form obviously didn’t stand up from his previous races. Any horse can look a great traveller against lesser opponents.
Fair play to Muthmir though, I couldn’t back him today, there was something nagging. Although, that should of been the same excuse for Karaktar.Damn these group 1’s that have to be punted on!
Yeah I’m on him, he has travelled so well in his races and has a good kick. The only downfall would be the wide draw, but the danger New Bay is also out wide, so that should help.
Alain de Royer-Dupre has started 2015 really well with group 1 winners in particular.
Dolniya at Meydan, Ervedya in the French 1000 and hopefully this one can make his mark.
3/1 is an enticing price, any shorter and I would have left the race alone.Yes, I note that he is expressing his opinion on such events like the Brigadier Gerard stakes being moved to a Saturday. That shouldn’t happen as it is fantastic having meetings like that during the week.
I guess there is a lot of saturation of meetings on a Saturday as it is, but you wont hear many of the minor jockeys complaining as they try to make their way to the top.
The midweek races should stay as they are, but it must be the racecourses that are unhappy with the lack of spectators for those meets. If they think they can guarantee more people and more money then they will no doubt think of business first.Hannon & Hughsie both expressed before peacock’s victory that the only concern they had was handling the undulations of Newmarket as he also did the same thing when running behind Golden Horn.
So I would say he looks potentially brilliant on a course like Ascot or even Sandown for future big races.Hmmm… I’ve got 8 on tomorrow, so much racing to choose from. I just couldn’t help myself.
Haydock 235 – Cable Bay (NAP)
York 255 – Bogart
Newmarket 320 – Dashing StarRES:
York 220 – Elidor
Newmarket 245 – Peacock
Haydock 345 – LimatoYou have pretty much pinpointed why they aren’t so open on what the horse is there for. A trainer cant always tell what a horse will do come race time even if there for a prep run and also has to take account of the opposition on the day.
Yesterday was a slight bit different because Western Hymn was also there, but it can be frustrating if a trainer says a horse needs the run and then proceeds to bolt in.
There’s plenty of racing to go round, so its really up to the punter how they want to play it.I’ve got myself in a right muddle with what Gosden was saying as he was talking about both horses pretty much at the same time. He indeed said Eagle Top will run over 12f and that he will enjoy a bigger field where he can drop in and get cover. As for Western Hymn, he is around 14’s for the POW stakes, its the obvious next step for him and he is deserving of that chance.
The way Consort finished that race was excellent and Ryan Moore did a great job there. Met trouble in running, looked fairly green at times and I can see him progressing a tonne from that run. Not sure what class he belongs in come Ascot time, but that was promising.
I might have misheard his previous quoteage as he has just now stated that the Prince Of Wales is definitely on the agenda for Eagle Top.
Nice race there, Western Hymn was well overpriced at 9/2 earlier, a horse that won previously at Sandown beating a horse who finished next time a very close 3rd in a good group 1 race.
Also, just before the race Mr Gosden gave his view that Eagle Top will be needing the race and that he chose Frankie to ride him to get him perfect for Royal Ascot.
He intimated that he was in fact a 12f horse, but didn’t go as far as saying he wouldn’t run over 10f again.Jack Naylor, trained by Jessica Harrington being aimed at the Oaks after finishing strongly for 4th in the Irish 1000 guineas. I had her each way for the guineas and me being the smart alec I am, put her on my account paying 3 places when plenty were paying 4.
Currently around 14/1 for the Oaks, she is of particular interest after I remember a short interview after Jack Naylor ran a good third behind Found over in Longchamp.
Mrs Harrington stated that JN would be put into the guineas (she said in England, plans changed) for a big test and would be racing over further for definite throughout the season as she will no doubt get the distance.
The Oaks this year is really exciting and so open to debate.I cannot wait for this race and have been super impressed with Solow this year, but I will need to take a look at Able Friend, he isn’t just a hype horse, he has been trashing the opposition in group 1’s and I hope everything is sound for him to run.
Personally, I wouldn’t be confident in splitting the two at the moment, but I think there has to be question marks for Solow over a strong 8f.
The Hannon horses offer better value, but I’m not sure that the Lockinge was actually that strong a race, so I will probably oppose them. (NOT did win fairly comfortably though)
John Moore has trained many horses and has publicly stated that Able Friend is the best he has ever handled and he doesn’t just throw comments around like that.
The one thing that will sway it for me is the weather. If its good to firm then I think I’ll be backing Able Friend. No rush though, the prices aren’t going to change much in the next few weeks.Thanks Nathan and Triptych. I have been playing football most of my life and have never received a yellow card, so I’ll keep on my toes here to keep that record an unblemished one.
Hi Guys, I hope its ok for me to start from week 6, I am new to the site and looking to get more involved. Here are my selections.
Haydock 200 – Nearly Caught (NAP)
Haydock 310 – Gathering Power
Goodwood 255 – Mister UniverseReserves:
Goodwood 145 – Grandeur
Haydock 235 – Billy Slater
Haydock 345 – DanzenoGood luck everybody!!
Very nice performance and plenty of cruising speed before hitting the button. That was after more than 200 days off the track, so will come on again for that. I’m interested.
I think people are right with the opinion that it doesn’t look a very strong derby and that was a semi-important reason why GH has been entered. I’m not saying its a weak race as its too early for that assumption, but does anyone think that if the like of Australia was in it this year, GH would have been supplemented?
