Morning, all. La Rioja did it very well yesterday and next up, it would appear, will be either a Group 3 at Ayr or the Group 1 Cheveley Park at HQ. That Qatari chap will decide. Don’t get taking quotes as low as 16’s though re her and next term’s 1,000 Guineas as Mr Candy says, ‘she won’t stay a yard over 6 furlongs and is all about speed’. La Rioja is 14/1 for next seasons ‘Commonwealth Cup’ which seems fair.
I say that Swashbuckling is fast becoming a forum favourite and will certainly be looking out to see how he fares later on. The very best to all his backers. Most Bonkers, with a very big capital B, entry today though must be Mr Ponsonby’s Admiral Miller in the same heat (3.10 Ascot). He makes his debut on the Flat, at the backend of his 5YO season, after having had 4 outings in bumper/hurdle heats for Mr Henderson, the forum’s favourite trainer. And he was hopeless in them beaten respectively 29, 151, 70 and 56 lengths! Now with Eve Johnson Houghton, who has a lovely name but is no Mr Henderson, I really can’t understand why they are debuting Admiral Miller in a well above average maiden at a Group 1 track! Currently 50/1 but I would have expected another 0, at the very least, on that quote. Anyone any ideas what Mr Ponsonby is up to here?!?
Good luck all.