Captain Winters is one to keep on the right side of. Surefire future winner
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downsman (9th June 2022)
Moon Watch caught my eye in the 14.30 at Nottingham today.
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He caught the judges eye too which was a bit of a shock to all concerned.
Agree he's worth noting could be anything
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Sir Henry Cotton
Won at Lingfield today, his sharp turn of foot getting the jockey out of trouble. Due a rise for his previous win, but can't see much more of a rise for today.
Hat trick on the cards,probably on a sharp track.
Re-running the St James’s Palace to see how Mighty Ulysses ran (very well) I thought the really unlucky horse was Maljoom who wasn’t quickly away and was at the back. He tried to come up the rail, but couldn’t find a way through and couldn’t get a run until it was too late. He finished like a rocket, though, and may well have won what turned out be be a close finish.
Bay Bridge - Eclipse (5/I currrently)
Only beaten by the joke pace yesterday, and it's a miilion against it happening again at Sndown.
Britannia - Saga. Gosden's almost throwaway remark today the it should have won had me hunting down the replay and I have to say he is right. The replay I saw doesn't show how slowly into stride it was but Frankie had to stop riding for a few strides just as he was trying find a gap two out. After that the horse flew like Inspiral and was in front a couple of strides after the line.
The world and his dog will be aware of it next time but it definitely should have won. While I like to look for 'winners without a penalty' I have to say this one looks like a loser with a penalty. It will go up at least 5lbs for this but hasn't won. Might not stop it, mind.
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Outsider (17th June 2022)
Two that caught my eye today were
TENEBRISM nowhere near the winner but wasnt given an all out R.Moore finish.
TIPPY TOES 610. I backed this just before the off and it never got any sort of luck in running.once in the clear it started to fly and finished 12th.
Off 98 it can win a hcap.
Desert Orchid (17th June 2022)
Hebrides Chester last Saturday - lost at the start when knocked off balance and out of the box seat, but finished very strongly.
An enquiry was held to consider interference shortly after the start involving the winner EVOCATIVE SPARK (IRE), ridden by Pat Cosgrave, HEBRIDES (IRE), placed second, ridden by Franny Norton and GIEWONT (IRE), placed fourth, ridden by John Egan. Egan was cautioned for careless riding as he had edged left-handed towards the rail without being fully clear of the two runners on his inside, before ultimately correcting his mount which resulted in EVOCATIVE SPARK (IRE) being hampered and making slight contact with HEBRIDES (IRE) which became unbalanced.
Desert Orchid (29th June 2022), reet hard (27th June 2022)
Maruco put up a good winner in Soulcombe today who hosed up.
It looked to me like it will take something special to stop him following up so I'll be watching and waiting.
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HMS Seahorse.
Former Ballydoyle inmate hosed up off 82 at The Curragh Sunday.
Ratings up 19 to 101 for future handicaps so Ebor and Irish Cesarewitch on the agenda.
More interesting is his 128 Hurdles rating which has to be a gift ; already Boodles Hurdle and Gr1 placed he just needs more luck getting a run in rather than winning a decent hurdle .
Colin (1st July 2022), Desert Orchid (30th June 2022)
Despite going for a non-existent gap and bashing into the rail so losing all momentum well over a furlong out Free Wind then ran on strongly as the first two weakened to win the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock going away like a really top class mare (much to my chagrin). She’ll feature in some top races, I think.
An enquiry was held to consider interference approximately 2 furlongs out involving ESHAADA, placed third, ridden by Jim Crowley, the winner, FREE WIND (IRE), ridden by Robert Havlin and KAWIDA, unplaced, ridden by Neil Callan. Havlin was suspended for 5 days for careless riding as he persisted and committed for his run into an insufficient gap which was only briefly viable between the running rail and ESHAADA, causing considerable interference to ESHAADA and KAWIDA, and resulting in FREE WIND (IRE) turning ESHAADA's hind quarters, which in turn caused both fillies to become severely unbalanced.
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