Marine Boy goes today in a listed race at Newbury. It’s been frustrating but I still believe in him - clearly the market is losing faith and his price gets ever longer. The overnight rain (assuming it came) is a positive for him - he doesn’t mind how soft it gets.
He’s been disappointing lately but there are no indications to suggest he has gone backwards - he’s just a bit of a tricky ride. His last run won’t have helped - Richard will probably be a bit nervy in the stalls. If he gets away ok and manages to find cover he should go extremely well, and he has plenty of front runners near to him.
I still believe - maybe this is the day.
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Bert
ya rose tinted glasses have got to come off, ya costing me fortunes.
Winker
Max
Marine
etc etc
ya not opjective imo
you think they are all swans, alas running like yaks
and no word on Prince of Dance…….
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
* objective
and dont even mention Maxwell………………..
Was all of that really necessary, hello? There are few owners who take the time to offer the general public a little more information than they would ordinarily be exposed to, so Bert can only be commended for maintaining what is an excellent blog.
Hello,
I’m sorry if I’ve spurred you on with my confidence. It’s true that I’m an optimist on the whole - I think I’ve been unlucky though. I seem to have ended up with horses that start out incredibly well and then don’t train on. The likes of Winker, Max and Marine Boy all showed loads of talent early and they’re still doing it on the gallops, but none of them are doing it on the course.
Ultimately you are responsible for your own decisions though. You can see the form and I generally report the feedback I have from the stables - I try to publish my thinking as clearly as I can and you can agree or disagree with it as you please.