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AGAINST THE WIND
Added on 30 August 2024. Will be well suited by dropping back down to 5f after running well for a long way in the Sales race over 6f. Left on a mark of 86 he can win a good grade nursery where the emphasis is on speed.
AL ANOUD
Added on 6 September 2024. Has a slightly awkward head carriage but travelled up well at York but was a bit close to a solid pace and got beaten by two who came from further back. He looks capable of winning off 91.
ALBUS ANNE
Added on 4 October 2024. A very impressive winner who can strike again while the ground remains soft.
CARGIN BHUI
Added on 10 May 2024. Had a fair bit go wrong and looks capable of a better showing on another day. Held wide and covering extra ground, he then got checked in the straight before keeping on. It is still early days for him in handicaps, and if he is dropped a couple of pounds off the back of this, he will be worth checking out in his next few starts.
CHILLINGHAM
Added on 6 September 2024. Did far too much too soon in the Ebor. A race like the November handicap could suit.
CLOUD COVER
Added on 1 November 2024. Added after getting no run at Southwell recently. He is likely to have plenty of options around 7f this winter.
CYNOSURE
Added on 29 November 2024. Was returning after an absence of 200 days since a poor run at Newmarket in May had seen his steady progress stall. At Southwell, he looked over whatever ailed him that day and has clearly been brought back at this time of year with an All-Weather campaign in mind. He only got raised a single lb and won’t always bump into such a well handicapped horse as Helm Rock.
DUC DE KENT
Added on 11 April 2024. Caught the eye under a quiet ride at Wolverhampton on his debut for the stable and once again had little chance in the Rosebery, where the pace was very much against the hold up horses. Still unexposed for the yard, he is capable of better than his last runs and the handicapper dropping him a healthy 3lbs.will help.
EARL OF ROCHESTER
Added on 19 April 2024. Was not among the principles in the market for the Wood Ditton and from a stable whose turf horses have been coming on for the run, but travelled really well and looks to have plenty of ability. He is home bred out of a dam who ended up rated 110 and whose best form came between 10f and 12f, so he could turn out to be smart.
ENJFAAR
Added on 9 August 2024. Quite an obvious eyecatcher having been caught too far back but still only just failed. Likely to step up to pattern company next time.
EYE OF THE WATER
Added on 8 November 2024. Can win at Wolverhampton on the All-Weather after setting a strong pace at Bath last Thursday. He hasn’t won for a while but has dropped to a good mark.
FORAGER
Added on 19 July 2023. Bumped into an about average debutant at a lowly level at Kempton. He was still a bit keen but travelled strongly through the race and will be competitive in a similar Restricted race.
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Added on 22 November 2023. Was sent off favourite for her second career start at Lingfield but got no sort of run at a crucial stage. She ran well on debut at Goodwood, which I always think is a very tricky track for horses making their first career starts. She is bred to stay well and the 10f maidens are generally less competitive than their shorter counterparts.
HELM ROCK
Added on 29 November 2024. Has dropped a long way but, after signalling he was finding his level the time before, he scored at Southwell with the minimum of fuss. A rise of just 3lb to 86 seems lenient given he has a success to his name off 94 in the past.
I’M RAVENOUS
Added on 8 November 2024. Made a winning chasing debut at Warwick on Tuesday, jumping soundly and looking well ahead of his opening mark over fences. Expect a short-term follow-up before the better horses emerge.
IT’S LIFE
Added on 24 May 2024. Slightly speculative addition after a race where several caught the eye, but only cost £8.5k so is eligible for Restricted D races, which are considerably easier than the level he was pitched in here.
JEWEL OF LONDON
Added on 31 May 2024. Was in the market and travelled well on her debut before being outpointed by two more experienced rivals. She just impressed with the way she went through the race and achieved a level of form good enough to find a similar contest.
JUBILEE ALPHA
Added on 6 December 2024. Caught many people’s eyes when a running on third at Newbury. He was very much given a ride to educate, which may still have paid dividends had he not clattered his way through the final two flights just when the taps had been turned on.
JUVENTUS DE BRION
Added on 2 January 2024. Showed promise on debut at Exeter when ridden very much with an eye to the future. He came from a fair bit further back than the first two and was taken wide to get a good sight at his hurdles. Even average improvement should see him competitive in a novice hurdle next time.
KARTOON AND CO
Added on 18 March 2024. Allowed the winner first run at Sandown but did more than enough to make himself look very well treated off his new mark of 112. His second at Market Rasen was behind Givemefive, who is now rated 129. Very much one to look out for next time.
LETMEBETHEBOSS
Added on 24 October 2024. A very impressive winner who can strike again while the ground remains soft.
MADAKET
Added on 6 December 2024. Came third on his reappearance at Newbury. He, like the winner of that race, comes from a very strong line of form from the track back in March which has now thrown up five next-time-out winners. His stable is in good form and he will go well next time.
MIDDLE EARTH
Added on 24 May 2024. Very impressive at Newbury when coming from last to first in a steadily run race. It was a very smart turn of foot for a stayer, clocking 33.68 for the final three furlongs.
ONLY WAY IS UP
Added on 22 November 2024. Added following the gallops morning at Newbury. He caught the eye as one of Dan Skelton’s four horses working that morning.
OSTEND
Added on 19 February 2024. Shaped well for a long way at a big price at Ascot. Alistair Ralph’s horses are going well but the stable are only 7/100 (A/E 0.81) with switchers, and a big price suggested this was just a getting to know you exercise. It could well be different second up.
OUT OF OFFICE
Added on 10 November 2023. Finished second to Colonel Harry in a three-runner novice chase at Chepstow. He jumped soundly and was not knocked about when headed. Hopefully he can reward the kindness with a victory or two in novice handicaps.
POINT OF CONTACT
Added on 26 July 2024. Looked a little burly before his debut at Newbury but ran well for a long way and clearly has plenty of ability. Likely to strip fitter next time, he is one to watch out for.
PROMETHEAN
Added on 13 September 2024. Shaped well at Doncaster after being edgy beforehand and dropped out to get settled. He had an impossible task from where he was, but finished with a flourish and has twice now been undone by steady tempos.
RAVEENA
Added on 31 May 2024. Her mother won the Prestige Stakes at the track as a juvenile and she is a half-sister to the smart Tiber Flow. It may take one more race before her full potential becomes evident, but she showed enough at Goodwood when almost certainly not fully wound up to be on the radar.
REAL GAIN
Added on 9 August 2024. A more hidden good run having been keen early, so restrained to rear which was a very poor position tactically.
RIBENSKA
Added on 13 December 2024. Shaped very well on her debut at Kempton on Wednesday. Sent off at 33/1, she was well back in a steadily run race before staying on strongly to finish a never-nearer fourth, sustaining her effort right to the line.
RIDGEWAY REDWING
Added on 26 July 2024. Looked a likely nursery type after a keeping-on sixth at Windsor. His three runs have all shown promise, and he could get a handy mark.
SIMMERING
Added on 28 June 2024. Got mugged by the flying Fairy Godmother in the Chesham, and that rather masked an excellent turn of foot that she had shown to get into contention. This looks strong form, and she looks an ideal type for races like the Duchess of Cambridge at the July meeting and the Lowther at York.
STOP THE CAVALRY
Added on 9 August 2024. Was fastest for the three of the middle four furlongs having had to cross behind the field from a wide out gate.
SUMMERGHAND
Added on 19 April 2024. Still plenty of life in the old boy as he stormed home from the back at Newmarket – a run style that was not favoured by the tailwind that blew all week. He always needs a bit of luck but has dropped to a very favourable mark and still clearly retains plenty of enthusiasm. He should go well in the Rowley Handicap at the Guineas meeting.
VEYDARI
Added on 13 September 2024. Taking his time to fulfil a lofty breeze-up price tag, but for the second time in a row shaped better than the bare form. His Nottingham maiden third was franked by Hallasan this week and he is competitive in close to hand nurseries.
WE’RE REUNITED
Added on 19 July 2024. Got no run at all at his beloved Bath but is a bit better than his last few runs suggest and there are races back at Bath towards the end of August and mid-September in which he has run well in the past.
WINNING POINT
Added on 21 August 2024. Did best of those close to a strong pace at Pontefract in a race which was set up for the closers. It was only the horse’s third career start, and there looks to be a fair bit more for Sir Michael Stoute to work on.
WISPER
Added on 9 August 2024. Didn’t travel early but was running on strongly when getting his path blocked inside last. A more strongly run race will suit even better.
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