Gonna have a bit of top ville Ben the fall last time is a negative but the jockey booking a positive.
And that’s why Charlie Deutsch is one of the best around after a crunching fall in the previous race made it look easy.
For those interested the ocovango has fallen out of bed . We’re looking at a horse who ran at Taunton yesterday in the 3.50 it finished fourth have a look and tell me what you think.
Sorry, can't help you there FP; can't view any of his runs. Interested to know what drew your attention to him though. I notice he's been gradually stepped up in trip and has had 4 different jockeys in 4 runs under Rules. Gelded at 3. 2nd in his point debut after which he was off for 312 days then had 4 runs in the last 2 months, not looking like winning any of them (based on RP race notes). Sire Jet Away was half decent (won G3 Easter Cup) and has a good pedigree (best produce of the dam). His sire Cape Cross was of course sire of Sea The Stars. Jet Away's dam the unraced Kalina has a nice pedigree and her sire Kayasi, of course won the English, Irish and German Derbies. Behind him you have Il de Bourbon (son of the great Nijinsky), who won the G1 Coronation Stakes and KG at Ascot, The dam line of Grass's Jet isn't so illustrious but Emily's Belle's sire Insatiable did come 2nd in the G1 Champion Stakes and also won the G2 Prix Dollar and Brigadier Gerrard Stakes How is he developing in his frame compared to last year and year before? Is he built for chasing and does he look to have scope? Is he injury free? Good engine and attitude? That's about all I can offer but I expect you were already fully aware of the factual element
You’d think he’d make his mark in points, the Irish form suggests so. It’ll be interesting to know why he didn’t run until 5 years old.
Yes it would be interesting but I suspect, if the intention was to go pointing, he's been brought along gently with the future in mind. When we had our Dancing Brave daughter at 5 she had been on a track but was nowhere near mature enough for proper racing, let alone jumping competitively. After a year with us she developed into a beautiful mare. If I'm right, and I hope I am, I'm sure it will pay dividends. Those 4 quick runs may have just been part of his development without pushing him too hard. Understanding the yard he's at, the horse's soundness will be helpful. When you see something you want, it can be difficult to not look for problems but if there are any potential risks (prone to injury for example; check vet history), it's better to be aware before committing Apologies if "teaching granny to suck eggs". Some people call that being negative; I call it being sensible If you go ahead I look forward to the occasional update on here and best wishes
