Daily Racing Thread Friday 4th. March 2022

15:40 Doncaster - Joke Dancer

(Authorized gelding has a decent chance in this Class-3 Handicap Chase. Should have no trouble with distance and going. Excellent NH jockey, Ryan Mania, takes the ride for the Mrs. S. J. Smith stable. 4/1 best price, freely-available, at time of writing. If field stays at current 5-runners then E/W might be a good option, just in case he gets nabbed! )

 

In the penultimate race at Newbury, a Class-3 Handicap Chase, (16:35), the French-bred Monsieur Lecoq has a squeak. Ciaran Gethings on board for the Jane Williams (Devon) yard. 11/4 best price at time of writing, available in most places.

 

Mixed bag today, first selection a real 'joke', finished stone last and tailed-off to add insult to injury! Second one a bit better methinks.

 

Thank you, slowly but surely. Hope you are on the mend too.

 

Thank you Swanny. It's been a long long road, but hopefully at the end now.

 

Can anyone shed light on the 3.55 and why it was cancelled?

 

Went off at 6-5 but tailed off and obviously not suited by the very soft ground

 

Horse broke down on the track on the first circuit

 

The favourite got injured early in the race and was still on the course when the others came back round so they were stopped about 3 furlongs from home

 

Thanks Nass and Badger. That's awful and no amount of bet or return is considerable to a horse breaking down in running.

 

Touchy Feely didn't oblige, on her debut, but I feel that connections will be more than satisfied with that second place finish. Also displayed signs of greenness which you would envisage being eradicated, next time, as the old girl should have learned plenty from today. On Touchy Feely's next outing I would expect victory to be a formality unless she is stepped up to Listed / Graded level (always a possibility as black type would greatly increase her already considerable worth).

I did, this morn, touch on Lieutenant Henderson's form and Touchy Feely apart it was another disappointing day, for the forum's favourite trainer, with his other 3 runners, at Newbury, beaten 65 lengths, 66 lengths and a whopping 105 lengths!!! Should we have Festival fears, team?!?

 

Yes, we should have fears. Mainly that Henderson seems to think a 5 day festival is a good thing. Perhaps if they make the Saturday UK only then he will be truly happy. Or perhaps they could make it a schooling day instead. He likes those.