May 16th: Bath
5f Novice |
Finished 7/1 at Bath on debut after drifting to 10/1 from 7/1. Tracked
the leaders early and 4 lengths off the lead at halfway and faded to a
poor 9th Estimate [20]. That was a very muddling race on soft ground
and was the slowest 5f race at the course for some years. It also appeared
to be draw affected with the centre of the course a possible advantage
and he race towards the stands' side. He finished behind Safari Mischief
who he meets again here.
The ground at Bath on his debut was notably soft and could be a possible
excuse for the poor performance so not one to write off. However, the trainer
tends to identify his better 2yos early in the seasons and that seems to
have happened in 2005. All of the first 5 early debuts have won and gone
on to compete well in better races. None of the later debuts has looked
competitive to win. The trainer has said he had a 'runny nose' so that
was why he made a later debut. Receives weight from the previous winners.
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[63 + 2 = 65]
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