Quixall Crossett
Amateur Rider
Well, Saturday actually.
I am guilty of spending too much time on a race in the hope that a horse would be declared and it hasnt. It is the Hexham 5.00 and trainer Simon Waugh had Coolmoyne entered in that race and also the 5.35. The first was over two and a half miles and the 5.35 over three miles.
Coolmoyne is a bit of a proverbial loser and his record stands at 0-20. I know it doesnt fill you with much confidence but if the trainer could actually determine what his best trip actually is, it might start winning a race or two. Two miles is too short for it and he was outstayed over 3m 3f so i think it is fair to assume that it is somewhere in between. His best ever effort was when beaten only a neck at Sedgefield last October over two and a half miles. He raced off a mark of 85 that day but courtesy of some too-ing and fro-ing with the trips, he now finds himself down to a mark of 79 which is his lowest ever.
I am of the opinion that the 5.00 race with the shorter trip would have been the better option but then what does Simon Waugh care about what i think. If he had opted for the 5.00 race i probably would have got involved but as it is, i will just be an interested spectator of the 5.35.
If he wins that race, so be it. It wont be the first one that has got away and it certainly wont be the last.
Just for interest in the 5.00, i will be keeping a sharp eye on a couple for the future.
The first is Follow Your Arrow who was second in the race last year off a mark of 101. He races off 93 on Saturday and it is only a matter of time before he starts finding his form again. His only win came over this C/D off a mark of 100 and it is this track where he will probably strike again. He has been second twice, third twice and fourth twice round here so its fair to assume that he knows his way round. His last three form figures (letters actually
) wont instil confidence in many but he has had a break and it is worth bearing in mind that he disappointed twice last year before finishing second in this corresponding race.
The second one is The Paddy Pie who i am certain will bounce back to form one day, its just a matter of watching closely and timing it right. He has shown nothing for over a year but prior to that he had been very consistent and had made the frame on eleven occasions out of fourteen runs. This is his trip and he seems to go on any ground. He has won round Hexham but he has also won and been placed a few times round Wetherby and that is Sue Smiths neck of the woods and i can see him been aimed there once jumping starts again down that way. But there is plenty of time to go before that happens and he is well worth keeping an eye on. He is eleven years old now so hasnt got too long to go but he is still capable of winning a race or three. He is another who has dropped down to his lowest ever mark and races on Saturday off just 92. He did reach the dizzy heights of 126 at his peak and was still rated 117 this time last year.
Plenty to watch in those two races and it is actually a decent card with some each way opportunities in most of the races.
Good luck if you get involved in any of them.
I am guilty of spending too much time on a race in the hope that a horse would be declared and it hasnt. It is the Hexham 5.00 and trainer Simon Waugh had Coolmoyne entered in that race and also the 5.35. The first was over two and a half miles and the 5.35 over three miles.
Coolmoyne is a bit of a proverbial loser and his record stands at 0-20. I know it doesnt fill you with much confidence but if the trainer could actually determine what his best trip actually is, it might start winning a race or two. Two miles is too short for it and he was outstayed over 3m 3f so i think it is fair to assume that it is somewhere in between. His best ever effort was when beaten only a neck at Sedgefield last October over two and a half miles. He raced off a mark of 85 that day but courtesy of some too-ing and fro-ing with the trips, he now finds himself down to a mark of 79 which is his lowest ever.
I am of the opinion that the 5.00 race with the shorter trip would have been the better option but then what does Simon Waugh care about what i think. If he had opted for the 5.00 race i probably would have got involved but as it is, i will just be an interested spectator of the 5.35.
If he wins that race, so be it. It wont be the first one that has got away and it certainly wont be the last.
Just for interest in the 5.00, i will be keeping a sharp eye on a couple for the future.
The first is Follow Your Arrow who was second in the race last year off a mark of 101. He races off 93 on Saturday and it is only a matter of time before he starts finding his form again. His only win came over this C/D off a mark of 100 and it is this track where he will probably strike again. He has been second twice, third twice and fourth twice round here so its fair to assume that he knows his way round. His last three form figures (letters actually
) wont instil confidence in many but he has had a break and it is worth bearing in mind that he disappointed twice last year before finishing second in this corresponding race.The second one is The Paddy Pie who i am certain will bounce back to form one day, its just a matter of watching closely and timing it right. He has shown nothing for over a year but prior to that he had been very consistent and had made the frame on eleven occasions out of fourteen runs. This is his trip and he seems to go on any ground. He has won round Hexham but he has also won and been placed a few times round Wetherby and that is Sue Smiths neck of the woods and i can see him been aimed there once jumping starts again down that way. But there is plenty of time to go before that happens and he is well worth keeping an eye on. He is eleven years old now so hasnt got too long to go but he is still capable of winning a race or three. He is another who has dropped down to his lowest ever mark and races on Saturday off just 92. He did reach the dizzy heights of 126 at his peak and was still rated 117 this time last year.
Plenty to watch in those two races and it is actually a decent card with some each way opportunities in most of the races.
Good luck if you get involved in any of them.
