I
felt much happier with the tips that I issued today, than I had done with the
ones I issued yesterday - so it’s
a bit ironic that they yielded nothing !
In
fairness, they all ran well - as is suggested by a second and three third
placings - but you get nothing in this game for running well.
You
generally need things to drop in your favour, if you are going to win - and that
didn’t quite happen this afternoon…
I
think the situation with the Lever de Soleil typified this…
He
was the first tip to run - and he ran creditably to finish third.
However,
I’m sure he could have done better.
As
expected, he took up a front running role - but I don’t think his jockey got his
fractions quite right.
The
horse’s main asset is stamina, but Ger Fox set a relatively pedestrian pace on
him.
As
a consequence, he was there be shot at up the home straight - and 3 of his
rivals just quickened past him.
You
could tell that he still had plenty to give.
He
was passed by 3 horses after jumping the second last - but battled his way back
to regain third on the run in.
A
more aggressive ride would have played to his strengths of stamina and jumping -
ridden as he was, he was always going to be vulnerable to quicker
horses…
To
rub slat into the wound, we were on the wrong side of a sublime front running
ride in the very next race.
Ruby
produced a master class on Quick Grabim - and well as Triplicate ran, he had no
answer to it.
Quick
Grabim wasn’t an obvious front runner (I expected Commander of Fleet to take on
that role), as he’d prove difficult to settle in the past.
However,
Ruby took him to the front and horse just lobbed along, at the head of
affairs.
It
was a very similar ride to the one Ger Fox had given Lever de Soleil - but the
difference this time was that Ruby knew he was on the fastest horse in the
race.
Therefore
when he was challenged entering the home straight, he just used the horses
acceleration to quicken away from his toiling rivals.
Triplicate
ran on stoically to finish second - and in a different scenario, I reckon he
could reverse the form - but that will have to wait for another day…
What
was already a frustrating day, became even more so, when Jetz just wouldn’t
settle in the Drinmore.
He
was stepping up in trip - which I guess didn’t help - but he pulled Robbie
Powers arms out.
Eventually
he let him have his head - but the increase in pace played into the hands of
Delta Work.
He
was challenged over the last by Le Richebourg - but his stamina reserves won the
day.
Jetz
did very well to hang on for third place - with Discorama a few lengths behind,
in a slightly disappointing fifth.
There
were no excuses for him - he just didn’t look up to the grade….
Limini
was the final tip to run - and there were no excuses for her,
either.
I
feared that Apples Jade might have improved for her seasonal debut - and boy had
she !
Rarely
will you see a grade 1 event won with such authority.
In
that kind of form, Apples Jade is just about unbeatable.
Again,
to her credit, Limini stayed on well for third.
If
I’d done everything EW, it would have been a decent day !
Undressed
was the only Mention on the day - and having looked likely to win, turning for
home, he then either ran out of stamina - or was let down by his
fitness.
Which
ever, he couldn’t get to Dinnies Vinnie, who was a very welcome winner for
Chris’s System bets.
Finally,
I wasn’t sure whether Wonder Laish was still well handicapped on a mark 17lb
higher than for his recent win - but the late money suggest he was - and it was
right !
He
may only have got home by half a length - but the acceleration he showed to get
to the front, was most impressive.
He
might struggle to cope with another 17lb hike - but he’s probably still got at
least 10lb in hand of his current mark…
TVB.
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