I spent the whole morning deliberating about Bouguereau and whether we should have a tilt at the Italian Derby. Pete didn’t want to go unless we flew as it’s a long way to box a horse and they invariably run badly after a long trip like that. We thought there was a flight to Rome, but then we found it …
Ho Hum
Max performed poorly, trailing in eleventh of fifteen 11 lengths behind Natagora. It was a messy race and Natagora was a lucky winner in the end with a few hard luck stories in behind. Max was very tricky going down, and Richard had to dismount twice. At one point she nearly took out Aiden O’Brien who brushed past her at an awkward …
Max bet
The big day arrives for Max and everything has gone as well as it could have. The ground is probably about right. She seems to be spot on and ready to run her race. Her draw (10) looks pretty good – she’ll need a bit of cover and wouldn’t want to be stuck out left or right. No excuses. One …
Guineas thoughts
The 2,000 comes around, and it’s not as strong a race as it might have been. Several leading fancies, Winker included, have fallen away and no surprise packages have emerged. The ground will probably be genuine good ground, which will suit most but not Raven’s Pass. The big question for me is whether I can get away from New Approach. Everything …
Not what I was looking for
Sill no luck with the horses. Effingham was last in his race and Skid Solo was last but one – not the results I was looking for. It’s all small fry compared to Max’s run on Sunday, and I haven’t wasted any luck. Effingham was truly awful and we couldn’t find any obvious excuses. He’s destined for the July sale at …
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