May 24th: Lingfield
5f AW Maiden Div I |
5/1 second favourite at Beverley. Race was run in a rainstorm on softening
ground and with a too fast pace. Three of the first four cam from well
off the pace and finished up the centre of the track. Broke well and pressed
the pacemaker and a legth second at halfway. Slightly outpaced at 2F out
and then faded from there to 7th. The other pacemakers, who had all run
previously, were 3rd, 6th & 9th in line with their ability. Estimate
[31]
A poor level of form on debut but the race was not run in an efficient
manner. On the positive side he showed good professionalism and reasonable
early pace. That race looks ok quality now with a number of the outpaced
runners who plugged on late running well or acceptably since. The 2nd has
won a similarly stiff 5f race with another staying on run; the notably
outpaced 5th has stepped up to 6f to win a moderate race on a stiff course.
Trainer's 2yos have shown solid improvement STO. Profile [66]
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