BRITISH 2yo RACING - 2014 Season Race Result
	Race 182 : Mon, June 16th Nottingham 6:20, 5.1f Maiden (5)
2014 Season Home 2014 Results	[Est] is the B2yoR Rating. Green indicates a 55+ level, Cream between 30 & 54, Pink less than 30. Wnr = previous/LATER 2yo Winner. Letter is Race Type. Hf = Position at Halfway. Green indicates making places to the finish. GOING TIME RcPc Video VP GFG 60.37 [Compare] 1 None Link

SUMMARY

This one of the transferred Meetings and included the 'Warwickshire' Oaks on the card. GFG as on Decs. 8mm watering Fri & 6mm Sun. Stiff to Medium NNE Wind = Close to 3/4 Tailwind from the Right Stalls Centre of the Outer Course. Field raced Centre then more onto Stands Side for some in the last 2F. 2 versions of the same picture of the positions just after Halfway follow. One with the hanging, green and wide running Gleneely Lady in the shot and one without :- A faster time but that seems to have more to do with the faster going and solid tailwind along with the fee-running pace set. Not the quality of the field. A moderate to weak race on profile and odd to see Dominic Cork at short odds-on favourite having barely shown 60s form so far. The Ryan & Spencer combination presumably being taken as odds shorteners without looking at the horse and the Bluffers Guide not valuing any of the others. To the Paddock Review and one of these unfortunate races where having seen them all you are convinced none of them can win. Able to come up with more negatives that positives and not wanting to chase down the 'Least Worst' path. On of those races where you can almost just dop into thinking what 'usually' happens in this story set-up. The only two likely would be a) DCork proving good enough but probably an ugly win and no value at 1/2fav or number b) Rod Millman's STO will pove good enough and a reliable yet unfashionable trainer for the Market. The other four have all been in the pre-parade for some time and been underwhelming and discountable to varying degrees. You are hoping Dominic Cork is going to be the answer. When he arrives he is physically different from the others. Shorter backed, deeper bodied and bulkier. Just on the 'Powerometer' he is doing ok. But, he is a bit too compact for that bulk and front heavy and tailing away behind. On top of that, and a real problem for the day - he isn't fit. He's looked a bit of a short runner in his first two runs and not looking fit enough to carry his bulk here. In the race than he clearly didn't see the 5f out off the pace set by a small filly but there seemed to be a complication. He was going ok towards 2f out but when Spencer asked for a bit of extra effort nothing happened. Spencer seemed to be part expecting this because he quickly got very busy with the whip and probably 6 strikes before 1f out (no SEnq). Only a brief vague response from DC before he faded or packied it in, or both. A samller one and almost too deep and bulky for his frame. Doesn't see 5f out yet and attitude a quation after Spencer's antics. In hindsight a very bad 4/9 shot. Prob 60s nursery type. Kingsbridge high on the profile based on a reasonable debut in a tough race and Millman's STOs often going much better than FTO in recent years. Prices on offer unrelated to performance. On his GDWD picture he is going to be on the small side but this is a weak race and is he 'big enough'? Against the other males a bit short although ok build. Look a bit more at him and he looks lengthy (cetainly compared to DC) and not that fit. Another 60s one on size lmited despite some power positive? Niggled along to some extent throughout the race and a laboured effort in the last 2f whith his head held stiffly. Not looking comfortable on the ground. That proved enough to see off the 3 he was with at Halfway (who collapsed in various ways) althoug he did lose ground in the last 2F to the clueless filly who spent the whole race running part sideways. 'Least Worst' success in action. Trainer Guest gets regular FTO wins with fillies but even those he does get often show inexperience. He seems to get his horses fit for debut which mean they can trundle into wins by plugging on late into broken races as others collapse. Watch this race to halfway and how and earth did Gleneely Girl finish 2nd? The cluelessness had been well advertised in PRev, Daft and lacking mental sharpness in several ways and then refusing to be saddled in a box. A leggy one in the field and lacking some build and strength. Another who might get into the 60s on range but not good enough to overcome greenery FTO. But this race fell apart so badly she was a closing 2nd having done very little right. Clampdown a bit of a surprise if you were expecting an underpowered rabbit on his two runs where he has run prominently before an early fade. In the context of this field he looks ok and tller than Kingsbridge. A bit light behind and lacking some power compared to that one but he could compete into the 60s in nurseries? He would need to fill out a bit and strengthen and this looking like a 3rd run to get him ready for nurseries and hope he does get a bit bulkier. Seemed to be running ok in 2R and going a bit better than DC to the last 2f. But, when asked to make his effort he veered right and ended up on his own on the Stands' Rail. Another vague response when on the rail but another early fade. Kingsbridge just had to keep going at his pace in a straight line to go clear. Mary Ann Bugg running after a 2 day break from never getting into a LING race. Pressed into the lead here and ran respectably given she is a small filly and poorly made behind. Made enough of a pace for 3f+ to do for DC and have the winner niggled along at times and drop the clueless one. But, in line with her size, a short runner and an early fade and below 50.

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