First Eleven and
Giuseppe Garibaldi were both well beaten in the Bahrain Trophy as
Wells Farhh Go suddenly found form making all. They all finished strung out like washing but I am not convinced that makes this great form with half the octet 16/1 or more in the market and filling four of the last five spaces.
Advertise won the July Stakes relatively comfortably. Frankie never really had to get serious with him as the two leaders conspired to get in each other’s way and ran out of steam on the rise to the winning line while Martin Meade’s charge lengthened under hands and heels to collect by a couple of lengths. Could be worth following.
When I did
Foxtrot Lady at York, she never got involved. Today the winner that day
Encrypted never got involved whilst Andrew Balding’s filly collected on the other side of the track. I really should give up on these sprint handicaps when there are more than a dozen as they always split in groups.
Mirage Dancer got very warm before the big race, whilst a couple of his rivals also struggled to keep cool. A great effort trying to make all by Ryan on the runner-up but
Best Solution picked him off.
The theory about Abdullah’s chances at HQ has gone totally pear-shaped – watch
Purser win the 4:45!
Clearly there are plenty of mug punters in Ireland. Dundalk 3:05 – the winner
Indianapolis 7/2, the second
Would Be King 1/4f. The first two in a twelve horse race represented 102 per cent of the book so ten ran for the bookies. The book came to 131 per cent – no wonder the bookies love sand rats.
