Review of the day

There was no joy for Agent Boru this afternoon - and in truth, it all looked a bit much for him…

That’s always a danger when you support a novice against seasoned handicappers - and simply, he didn’t look up to the job.

He started in the back half of the field - and raced out wide.
However he was never travelling particularly well and when jumping errors began to creep in, it was soon all over.

The race was won by Dounikos - a horse I’ve tipped many time in the past (at least 3 !).
I knew he had the ability to win a race like todays - but he’d shown very little this season and you can’t follow them indefinitely…

Earlier in the afternoon, La Sorelita ran a similar race, to her first two starts in Ireland.

She seemed to be travelling well enough approaching the straight - but was quickly beaten, once the pace increased.

She would definitely be worth trying over further - though there is also the possibility that she may have a physical issue.

In the novice chase, Dr Mikey tried to take a few of the fences home with him - and that’s never a good idea !
His jumping was flawless on his debut - but he made mistakes last time - and again this afternoon.
Unsurprisingly, he finished well beaten.

The race was won by Riders inthe Storm, who got the better of favourite, Impact Factor…

Roll on next weekend !

TVB.