Good afternoon folks
A cracking day, could have been a stunner and yet again, as last week with Makarova bolting up, another old friend in Calling The wind won! Why didn’t I cover him. Still as I said I pick out all the horses for a very good reason.
A selection for Tomorrow is below, possibly more to follow,
3:00 Curragh
MICHAELA’S BOY – 1/2 Pt EW @ 20/1 5 places Coral, 18/1 5 places generally
This horse is seriously fast and pace has held up at the Curragh for a few years now.
British trainers have a fine record in the Curragh sprint handicaps and Mick Appleby’s MICHAELA’S BOY looks underestimated at a big price with extra places available in the Dubai Duty Free Rockingham Handicap.
The Ribchester colt got better with racing as a two-year-old, running 11 times in his juvenile year and winning his last two when his front-running tactics began to pay significant dividends.
This year the signs are that he’s trained on and improved, a good third in a Listed race at York’s Dante Festival the most convincing evidence, while he ran with great credit in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes, too, when eighth at Royal Ascot.
He led the stands’ side until less than a furlong from home and finished fifth in his group nine days ago, so he’s in good nick and this looks a good race for the three-year-olds getting 5lb on the weight-for-age – two 3yos have won this contest in the last five years.
Appleby’s colt looks the most obvious pace angle in the race and he could get them all at it under Jason Hart, while the trainer has unfinished business in this race having gone so close with Caspian Prince.