If you had an account with Bet365, Ron, you could have had 13/8 Desert Flower – it was their Super Boost horse. I am not sure what the maximum stake is that you could have put on at those odds (probably about £20) but, nonetheless, it was there. Looks like the 1000 Guineas winner to me at the moment, really impressed with the way she picked up after she looked to be under pressure going into The Dip. She put another four lengths between herself and January from the May Hill last time. The current ante post favourite is Lake Victoria, who I think is an intended runner in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Does anyone know if Jason Weaver has had a fall recently? Landing on his head rendering his brain dysfunctional? Watching Newmarket on ITV4 on Friday, he managed to come up with a totally preposterous conclusion after the running of the Cornwallis Stakes, won on the stands’ rail by Coto De Caza. Apparently there was a draw bias that explained how the winner had succeeded from a group of three runners whilst the main field on the far side had only managed to produce the second home. In the world where an appointment at Specsavers was not necessary, those watching the race would have seen that the three on the stands’ side were led much of the way by the rank outsider of the field that the other two runners sat back from saving their horses for the uphill charge to the line. In the meantime, the far side group was being towed along by a couple of reluctant leaders, one Ryan Moore on Treasure Isle. What a surprise then that the winner was able to steal a couple of lengths lead in the final furlong and the runner-up was unable to bridge the gap by the line. The reality of the situation is that Weaver is a lifelong member of the jockey’s union and could not criticise the brain dead jockeys in the far side group who did not realise until too late that they had screwed up. Credit to Harry Davies for correctly assessing the situation on the winner.
