WETHERBY – Saturday November 12th
THE DUTCHMAN made
a pleasing chasing debut in winning the novice chase. In a race run at a decent
pace he made some good leaps, fiddled a fence or two and found a leg when
needed, finding a bit more under pressure from the last. Another one to add to
a decent roll call of chasers in Sandy Thomson’s yard.
RUNSWICK DAYS
struggled upped in class having been moved up 14lbs for his Kelso win, quite a
fair amount for a 7 length win with a well exposed opponent 13 lengths back in
third on that occasion. However, he can still get into Class 5 and can be noted
when dropped back to the lowest grade.
CHELTENHAM – Sunday November 13th
MIRSAALE ran a
decent second behind exciting prospect Moon
Racer at Cheltenham, staying on grittily once passed to hold a group of
decent novices. There should be a Graded company win to be had from Keith Dalgleish’s
novice. Don’t be surprised if this talented trainer starts making his mark in
top level contests on a regular basis.
MUSSELBURGH – Monday November 14th
George Bewley has fashioned some improvement out of a number
of performers in recent times and MITCD won the opening 2 mile handicap hurdle
in good style. It does depend how the handicapper see this (see comments above)
but there should be another win to be had from this mare. What ever happened
during a year off the track seems to have worked with mare.
Taking time out to watch the novices’ chase at PLUMPTON it
was disappointing to see Wishing And Hoping
come down when seemingly half-lengthened by an extravagant jump from main
opponent Baron Alco who went on to beat
the other two by a couple of fences. Both had jumped well together until Wishing And Hoping went and are decent
chasing prospects. Gary Moore has churned out a succession of decent performers
in recent times and must be excited about BARON
ALCO.
Thankyou Very Much
won a moderate 2m 1f novices’ handicap chase jumping significantly better than
the previous winner Halcyon Days who
was comfortably held from two out. The other four were comfortably seen off and
there’s nothing to recommend going forward on the basis the winner will
presumably be shunted up a fair bit.
Exposed Mondlicht won
the 2m 6f novices’ hurdle comfortably but is an exposed animal beating a winner
but ordinary sort in Bassarabad.
Pointing winner Ryalex didn’t jump
at all well and was beaten heading for home, while Killone probably has ability
but is too keen at present and jumping left something to be desired.
Sandy Thomson’s stable is in fine form and BLUE KASKADE stayed on strongly down
the straight to win a competitive Class 3 staying handicap chase. He made it
four wins from the first four contests on the card for Brian Hughes. Formidable
Opponent lost nothing in defeat, sticking on to hold on to second and has done Willie
Young Junior really proud a fine run this autumn. Mister Don stuck to his task but could never get a blow in at the
winner.
The fillies’ juvenile hurdle was contender for worst race of
the season and the runners went a dawdle for the first mile. Becky The Thatcher, who tended to
balloon her hurdles, accelerated from two out to win from Royal Pearl, but the latter hasn’t shown much on two runs and the
form means very little against anything of ability.
Quick Decisson
can be considered job done for your correspondent, see recent Kelso notes, as
he obliged dropped in class at surprisingly decent odds of 15/2. He just saw
off Amuse Me who is exposed and John Williams gave way approaching the
last and may need to dominate.
The closing contest was contested by a bunch of largely exposed
performers. Brian Hughes was in superb form and drove out Smart Ruler to beat the
consistent Stoneham who has been
finding one or two too good over hurdles but could find a soft contest round
here this winter.
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