Titus Oates
Colt
Last week:
Peace And Co duly won with something in hand but it was a rather unsatisfactory race that turned into little more than a sprint from the downhill run. It at least showed that Peace And Co has a turn of foot the others couldn’t cope with so he needn’t fear a slow-run race for the Triumph.
I left the novice chase alone but I’m taking a positive view of the form, as has the handicapper. The first five all seem on the up.
The stream on which I watched De Boitron wasn’t good but he appeared to drop away tamely so that was a big disappointment. Royal Regatta, the nominated danger, duly won but I’m not sure the form is anything special.
I actually thought Theatre Guide ran well despite some sketchy jumps in the big race but he faded badly from two out. I thought he would improve for the trip but we’ll see. It was great to see Many Clouds frank the Hennessy yet again. The time was slow and it was all in all a false-run affair. I have both Dynaste (unexpectedly) and The Giant Bolster (expectedly) below their best. The 165 I’ve awarded Many Clouds (I’ve a ‘+?’ above the race just in case) would put him alongside last year’s Gold Cup principals so we’ll need to see if he can reproduce it off a more searching gallop.
Princess Leya provided a sharp reminder of why I don’t like mares-only races. She will win when the mood takes her but was very poor here.
Big Fella Thanks looked all over a brilliant 25/1 winner for us but did a Wayward Lad up the hill. He’s gone up 3lbs for this narrow defeat so might remain competitive on a more suitable course. I was screaming at Brennan to let him go before the home turn. Maybe if he’d opened up a big lead Annacotty wouldn’t have got to him but maybe that’s just my pocket talking. Maybe he still went too soon! I still thought he’d won 25y from the finish.
The Caracci Apache-Blaklion and Ordo Ab Chao-Value At Risk races were good to watch. I just wonder if the placed horses went a flight too early in the first one but I have a very fast time for the latter.
With BFT having got second at the big price I was hoping for a good run from Yes Tom (20/1) in the big one at Doncaster since I had the each-way double but he managed to lose his rider at the second. He fairly skipped along after that, working his way to the front before running wide turning for home but was still overhauling the principals on the run-in. He’ll have had a good workout here and can go in off this sort of mark but I’m not sure he would have beaten If In Doubt. The place portion of the double would have paid over 42/1.
Saphir Du Rheu didn’t have to be at his best to win the Cleeve but will need to if he is to have a say in the World Hurdle.
Kiama Bay weakened badly, which Geraghty didn’t seem to expect according to his blog, but they’d taken out three flights and it was a long run for home. He maybe did too much out in front.
Another day ended in the red but not by too much since a lot of the races weren’t really betting media and it could have been a lot rosier in other circumstances.
Peace And Co duly won with something in hand but it was a rather unsatisfactory race that turned into little more than a sprint from the downhill run. It at least showed that Peace And Co has a turn of foot the others couldn’t cope with so he needn’t fear a slow-run race for the Triumph.
I left the novice chase alone but I’m taking a positive view of the form, as has the handicapper. The first five all seem on the up.
The stream on which I watched De Boitron wasn’t good but he appeared to drop away tamely so that was a big disappointment. Royal Regatta, the nominated danger, duly won but I’m not sure the form is anything special.
I actually thought Theatre Guide ran well despite some sketchy jumps in the big race but he faded badly from two out. I thought he would improve for the trip but we’ll see. It was great to see Many Clouds frank the Hennessy yet again. The time was slow and it was all in all a false-run affair. I have both Dynaste (unexpectedly) and The Giant Bolster (expectedly) below their best. The 165 I’ve awarded Many Clouds (I’ve a ‘+?’ above the race just in case) would put him alongside last year’s Gold Cup principals so we’ll need to see if he can reproduce it off a more searching gallop.
Princess Leya provided a sharp reminder of why I don’t like mares-only races. She will win when the mood takes her but was very poor here.
Big Fella Thanks looked all over a brilliant 25/1 winner for us but did a Wayward Lad up the hill. He’s gone up 3lbs for this narrow defeat so might remain competitive on a more suitable course. I was screaming at Brennan to let him go before the home turn. Maybe if he’d opened up a big lead Annacotty wouldn’t have got to him but maybe that’s just my pocket talking. Maybe he still went too soon! I still thought he’d won 25y from the finish.
The Caracci Apache-Blaklion and Ordo Ab Chao-Value At Risk races were good to watch. I just wonder if the placed horses went a flight too early in the first one but I have a very fast time for the latter.
With BFT having got second at the big price I was hoping for a good run from Yes Tom (20/1) in the big one at Doncaster since I had the each-way double but he managed to lose his rider at the second. He fairly skipped along after that, working his way to the front before running wide turning for home but was still overhauling the principals on the run-in. He’ll have had a good workout here and can go in off this sort of mark but I’m not sure he would have beaten If In Doubt. The place portion of the double would have paid over 42/1.
Saphir Du Rheu didn’t have to be at his best to win the Cleeve but will need to if he is to have a say in the World Hurdle.
Kiama Bay weakened badly, which Geraghty didn’t seem to expect according to his blog, but they’d taken out three flights and it was a long run for home. He maybe did too much out in front.
Another day ended in the red but not by too much since a lot of the races weren’t really betting media and it could have been a lot rosier in other circumstances.