Daily Thread 12th May 2012

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OddDog said:
Is there no longer a turf flat track at Lingfield? I'm surprised to see the Oaks and Derby trials on Polytrack. Major Dick Hearn would never have had it.
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I am Glad it's on the Polytrack. The straight course at Lingfield is a Joke. So Horses drawn low in that Chartwell race would have had no chance. The 'Golden Highway' just spoils the racing
 
DID mike cat just say " lets see whats it like on top with emma" i think it would be very nice Mike but you of all people should know (and jamie of course)
 
sparkymarky said:
I am Glad it's on the Polytrack. The straight course at Lingfield is a Joke. So Horses drawn low in that Chartwell race would have had no chance. The 'Golden Highway' just spoils the racing
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Sparky I was talking more about the fact that the characteristics of the turf course at Lingfield are about as close as you can get to Epsom - left handed, downhill turn into the finishing straight. Gives connections a good chance to gauge whether the horse may handle Epsom.
 
Interesting 5 minutes of top fiddling there by McCain and SBS...AO'B has serious competition..<whistle><laugh>
 
Nothing more cringeworthy than hearing forty year old jockeys referring to trainers as "Mr" this and that...
 
woolcombe-folly007 said:
It looks like the sun maybe coming out to play; The ground in most places will probably still be soft. It comes from Ascot, Haydock, Lingfield, Nottingham, Thirsk & Warwick.

15.40 Haydock- Red Merlin 8/1

trained by Donald McCain and the mount of Jason Maguire. He's been in very good form over hurdles, both last season and this, before finishing fourth last time out in the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr. That was a slightly messy finish; he travelled very strongly and came there with every chance but wasn't beaten far and finished in front of Charm School and Petit Robin who reoppose. Most of his winning form has been on top of the ground but he does have form on soft as well and the course is apparently in very good condition, so I've every hope he'll act. This is a track, after all, that he won the Old Newton Cup on when racing on the flat and Red Merlin has got a touch of class, so off his weight he looks quite attractive here. It is unsurprisingly a wide-open race. Nicky Henderson and his team are represented by Lifestyle, Petit Robin and All The Aces. Lifestyle came good last time when winning at Aintree, beating Conquisto with Dream Esteem in fourth, and after a light winter campaign she's in good form and is one to be wary of. All The Aces is another horse further down the weights who was smart on the flat. He's disappointed on his last two stars but was always a soft ground horse on the level and with those conditions in place he could be set for a big run off a pretty light weight. Others that would have a chance include Arab League, who ran well behind Gibb River at Sandown, while on his best form Ubi Ace, the mount of Tony McCoy, is another to bear in mind. Wide-open, but I'm going to take a chance on Red Merlin for the very much in-form Donald McCain.
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Nice call Woolly <applause>
 
Well done Wooley.

Danbo you are the second nicest guy in your hospital....the nicest is the Utrasound man.....<taxi for Dexter><laugh>
 
Dex how are you mate? Bit of La Liga with a cheeky rioja this evening? German cup final here, sould be a decent game - Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund <ok>
 
Nice call too by Simon Holt with Red Merlin. Not only is he a damn good commentator, he's no mean journalist/tipster either! <ok>
 
Alright gentleman

Just back from a day out- and just watched the Red Merlins race- very easy winner, well ridden by maguire! motionless till the last!

Cheers everyone <ok> I see tom segal took my advice <laugh>
 
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