Posted in Horse Racing on May 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
Tight for time today. I haven’t got any runners today, and not much later in the week. I was very impressed with Achilles of Troy yesterday - Winker Watson may go head to head with him in the Coventry which looks like a decent challenge.
I’ve gone through the cards, and hard to find anything compelling [...]
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Posted in Horse Racing on May 5th, 2007 No Comments »
No luck in the 2,000, in fact quite an annoying result. I backed Cockney Rebel twice last year, losing out both times - it’s one of those occasions where I often have a saver for sanity’s sake, but this time I didn’t. It’s the 1,000 today, but I won’t be having a bet. I think [...]
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Posted in Horse Racing on May 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Captain Hurricane only beat a couple home, but I was happy with the run. He didn’t settle for the first couple of furlongs and he was well out the back. He showed he still retains ability and maybe one day he’ll win another race.
It’s the 2,000 Guineas today and I think it’s a strong renewal. [...]
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Major Eazy finished fourth after Jamie Spencer found trouble in running. We were pretty happy after the race - when the Major saw daylight he shot through, and if he had had a clear run earlier we think he would have won. He’ll probably go for the National stakes now.
Captain Hurricane runs on Friday - [...]
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Posted in Horse Racing on May 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Three runs down and a mix of results. Master of the Race ran poorly €“ we were expecting a strong showing but he was never in the hunt. He finished lame but it looks fairly minor. I€™m disappointed but not entirely surprised €“ he€™s looks to be a bit of a rogue and I shouldn€™t [...]
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