Good couple of shouts Eddie at Meydan.
Not sure the good thing was ever travelling that well tbh and whilst the ride was abject he didn't have the tactical speed to get competitive.
Longer trip or a straight mile next time would be my call although the Lockinge seems a little optimistic after that effort.
SDS continues to unimpress although tbf the horse never travelled and lacked the pace to enter the race.
He is also currently with the wrong connections to maximise any potential he ever had...past history is a witness to that much.
Bollox Dex, he didnt have a yard to ****ing run, only a mug would judge the horse on that, he was travelling perfectly well, SDS had to drop back to try and pull out, all he found was traffic. He got no run from about 4 furlongs out, just the way the race panned out, in hindsight I dont what to be too hard on SDS, he just didnt get any sort of trip at all. Yet again, absolutely no doubt in my mind, the best horse in the race finished 3rd, and I would bet my ****ing life on it.
At no point in the race did his tactical speed ever come in to question, the fact he won a slowly run race by 4 lengths on the bridle last time suggests he isnt lacking for speed at 1m1f.
He is a serious player in the Duty Free this year, the two horses who finished in front of him today are not. FACT
Just the same way I knew Mala Beach would have pished in the day he got forced through the rail, a fact which apparently evaded most punters considering his sp the other day.
I stated very clearly on this forum that Mala Beach was a jailcase beat that day, I doubt many took notice and most probably considered it pocket talk, not that I gave a ****.
And thats the last time I say anything is a jailcase on here again, because since Long Run, the 3 horses ive said that about have suffered from extraordinarily bad luck.
In the first race, I like the look of Mala Beach, shown nothing on the track until huge improvement last time when staying on well for 3rd in a hot maiden, that form would be more than good enough to win any average maiden, the extra 2 furlongs should suit and if he can take another step forward he will take a bit of beating. Should be a reasonable price as there are some interesting horses in here like Foxrock, Thunder And Roses, Sizing Soloution and Talbot Road, he might just get overlooked a bit in the market, although id be surprised if he wasnt 2nd or 3rd choice. Id be happy with 7/2 but we shall see what the bookies make of it.
Mala Beach would have won half the track there.
5 pages debate about the King George, when it was blatantly clear that Long Run was different class.