14 Apr
| Hannon has run 90 of his juveniles at Windsor on debut
in 2002-7 for 8 wins and a larger loss to level stakes. 3 of the 8 wins
have been in April but with know better types. He has used this race for
a variety of abilities and the quality of the pair today - Bonnie Charlie
& Rich Red - a good indicator of how much depth he has with
his early runners. In 2005 he started the useful pair of Green Park (2nd
at 12/1) and Green Pride (6th at 4/1 after a tour of the course). By comparison
in 2006 he ran the poor runner Chip Leader as the sole rep.
On profile they both look likely winners with Bonnie Charlie the likely
better one. He's a relatively expensive purchase by the sire Intikhab who
has been a good source of better 5f types and out of a mare who won at
2yo over 5f at average levels. In a field with this experience and strength
he's an unlikely winner unless he's very good and that ought to be obvious
from the market. Hughes working to get him involved at some point to test
him for his next run would be a good sign.
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