Friday Racing Thread 24th May

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6.45 Musselburgh

Rural Celebration 11/8

I've had a hefty bet on David O'Meara's 2 year old as I think she'll win this comfortably and I'm shocked to see such a big price available for her. Given a very favourable mention by her trainer in his recent stable tour, Rural Celebration made her debut at Wolves earlier this month where she really should have won but went down by a short head to the more experienced Blockade who went into the contest with a good level of form. Rural Celebration was slowly away over the 5f trip under David Bergin and lost a good few lengths as she was settled at the rear of the field. Going around the bend, Bergin attempted to go for a non existent gap on the fence which slightly checked Rural Celebration's momentum and she was about 5L behind the front running Blockade turning into the home straight but she stayed on really, really strongly to nearly snatch victory late on and she definitely would have gotten up with another stride. That was an extremely promising debut and I think she'll have learnt an awful lot from that experience. She makes her turf debut today on her 2nd start and in this 4 contest I think she's going to take an awful lot of beating. Stable jockey Danny Tudhope takes over in the plate for the in form O'Meara yard and I'll be very disappointed if Rural Celebration can't dispose of this field comfortably.
 
Did Richard Hughes think it was a mile race? got to be more pro active than that surely, got to feel Moore or Fallon would have forced through that gap with the horse clearly going so well.

I feel Wentworth will go on this season and contest some big races, but the form book will say beaten by Piscean bizarrely.
 
smokethedeadbadger said:
2:35 Goodwood - Magic City 16/1
7:10 Cork - Jamesie Hall 7/1
4:20 Goodwood - Miss Lahar 14/1
2:45 Yarmouth - Relentless Harry 8/1

These lot in a lucky 15 EW
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Bloody hell badger. Magic City wins at 16/1 and Relentless Harry wins at 9/2. Excellent. Good luck with the other two.

PS How unlucky was that 20/1 4th
 
not sure how he got that beat. could of turned round and gone past the others he had so much horse under him. never got to see the head on, but im sure he had more room to work with. Didn't exactly throw the kitchen sink at it either when he got out.
 
ROTO said:
4.30 Yarmouth

Eshtiaal 4/1

Brian Meehan's Eshtiaal makes his handicap debut here off a mark of 85 having scored at the 3rd time of asking and this pretty nicely well bred 3 year old seems held in high regard by his trainer with a favourable mention in a recent stable tour being backed up by his entry in the King Edward VIII Stakes next month. Eshtiaal made a highly promising debut on his sole 2 year old outing over 1m at Newmarket last October when a staying on 2nd and he was put away for the winter after that start. He seems to have developed into a nice 3 year old and he put in another highly promising effort when a staying on 4th over the straight 10f last month when never nearer than at the finish and that race has worked out well with the 2nd and 5th scoring on their only subsequent starts. Eshtiaal deservedly shed his maiden tag at the 3rd time of asking 2 weeks ago when winning by a short head despite not looking the finished product in a Maiden that I think will turn out to be very strong form. Upped to 12f at Goodwood, Eshtiaal was posted wide for most of the journey and just about got up late on to score by a narrow margin under today's jockey Dane O'Neill. Going into that race, several of the horses in behind had some very useful form in Maidens and given that the 3rd and 4th also hold King Edward VIII Stakes entries I am sure it will turn out to be very useful form in time and I think a mark of 85 certainly looks a winnable one. Since that victory a couple of weeks ago, At The Races have visited the Meehan yard and Eshtiaal received a favourable mention by his trainer who stated "he's come on again for his Goodwood win and he's really going the right way" and that he thinks he "has the potential to make it at pattern level" which certainly buoys optimism for todays race. A horse who is sure to appreciate a strong gallop, front runners Salutation and Debdebdeb should hopefully set a good tempo and I think Eshtiaal looks primed for a big challenge in this 7 runner contest. Dane O'Neill, who has been on board the last twice, takes the ride and is riding out of his skin at present whilst Brian Meehan has his horses in really good order at the moment. The only horse in the field with any big race entries, I think 4/1 looks a more than fair price about Eshtiaal and hopefully he can land this before going on to bigger and better things.
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Really nice performance that. Rotten 35p Rule 4 but still paid a little bigger than 5/2. I think the race pretty much fell apart but can't do much more than win like that.
 
Keep an eye on whispering lady NTO... just blew the start by 10 - 15l and although finished last was barely 2-3l down
 
beeforsalmon said:
Flat racing is so unappealing...roll on November for the Morigana Hurdle with the Champ up against the young pretender Our Conor...now that's what I call a race! Only another 6 months of this flat drivel to put up with <laugh>
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Erm, should we presume, then, that you have lost honourable ass betting on the flat? Sounds like it, BoS..............Have to agree though, NH racing is much more interesting, You know, I don't think bookies like it that much 'cos it takes them longer to win some money. Well remember one of them grumbling away about a race taking so long. Poor fellow, felt very sorry for him....<laugh>
 
Badger: Great tipping, well done; you weren't far out with Miss Lahar either (ns, nk, 3/4). Good luck with your final pick at Cork. <ok>
 
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