Both ends of the racing spectrum
The two meetings at which Richard Guest has had runners so far this week could hardly be further apart in terms of class, with three runners' participation in a pretty grim jumps card at Sedgefield on Monday followed by a trip to Glorious Goodwood yesterday. I know which of the two I prefer (clue: not Goodwood!)
BEAUGENCY gave Guest his 28th winner of the campaign when, for the second race running, having a strong pace off which to come. He was perhaps a shade fortunate, as Kippour, a runner from Spud Clark's burgeoning permit operation, was well clear when going wrong two out, but William Kennedy had such a lot of horse under him at that point that Beaugency would have at least served up a challenge to that rival if he'd not met with that misfortune. Beaugency has now recorded his first UK wins over fences and hurdles in successive races, and, as this was a Conditional Jockeys race, he will go unpenalised for this. On account of this - and due to the fact Gryffindor's website states the horse is only guaranteed to stay in their ownership until August unless the members decide to keep him on beyond that - Guest is likely to try to find another hurdle for the horse very quickly indeed. A probable next outing will be in a hurdle at Market Rasen on Sunday.
Apart from that, DAN DE LION came home seventh in the Selling Handicap Hurdle, beaten 33l by a horse rated 7lb worse than him. He is entered again at Stratford tomorrow, in a 4-7yo non-handicap seller which looks any number of times worse than this race, but he still doesn't look to me like a potential winner of even that. YORK RITE, meanwhile, blotted his copybook by dislodging Henry Oliver at the first fence of his race.
The heavy rain in Sussex came just in time for OOH AH CAMARA to take her chance in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes at Glorious Goodwood yesterday, and her 3l seventh place was a fine effort considering she was run off her hooves in a blinding pace until one furlong out. She was finishing to really good effect under John Egan at the death, and had this been a 5.5 of 6f race rather than the minimum trip, she would have been nailed on to finish high up the prizemoney. She remains one to keep in mind for autumn 2yo sprints (sprint handicaps if there be any?) as long as there's mud.
Richard Guest is clearly hedging bets where tomorrow's Stratford card is concerned. Seven horses have been declared, although some are unlikely to appear if the going tends to one extreme or the other (it's overcast here in Brum at the moment, but not significantly wet). DURBA, DAN DE LION, ASTRONAUT (novices' handicap chase this time), DONOVAN (timber again), lily-livered old GABLA back from his hols, XAIPETE, and hat-trick seeking COLLEGE CITY are all engaged.
BEAUGENCY gave Guest his 28th winner of the campaign when, for the second race running, having a strong pace off which to come. He was perhaps a shade fortunate, as Kippour, a runner from Spud Clark's burgeoning permit operation, was well clear when going wrong two out, but William Kennedy had such a lot of horse under him at that point that Beaugency would have at least served up a challenge to that rival if he'd not met with that misfortune. Beaugency has now recorded his first UK wins over fences and hurdles in successive races, and, as this was a Conditional Jockeys race, he will go unpenalised for this. On account of this - and due to the fact Gryffindor's website states the horse is only guaranteed to stay in their ownership until August unless the members decide to keep him on beyond that - Guest is likely to try to find another hurdle for the horse very quickly indeed. A probable next outing will be in a hurdle at Market Rasen on Sunday.
Apart from that, DAN DE LION came home seventh in the Selling Handicap Hurdle, beaten 33l by a horse rated 7lb worse than him. He is entered again at Stratford tomorrow, in a 4-7yo non-handicap seller which looks any number of times worse than this race, but he still doesn't look to me like a potential winner of even that. YORK RITE, meanwhile, blotted his copybook by dislodging Henry Oliver at the first fence of his race.
The heavy rain in Sussex came just in time for OOH AH CAMARA to take her chance in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes at Glorious Goodwood yesterday, and her 3l seventh place was a fine effort considering she was run off her hooves in a blinding pace until one furlong out. She was finishing to really good effect under John Egan at the death, and had this been a 5.5 of 6f race rather than the minimum trip, she would have been nailed on to finish high up the prizemoney. She remains one to keep in mind for autumn 2yo sprints (sprint handicaps if there be any?) as long as there's mud.
Richard Guest is clearly hedging bets where tomorrow's Stratford card is concerned. Seven horses have been declared, although some are unlikely to appear if the going tends to one extreme or the other (it's overcast here in Brum at the moment, but not significantly wet). DURBA, DAN DE LION, ASTRONAUT (novices' handicap chase this time), DONOVAN (timber again), lily-livered old GABLA back from his hols, XAIPETE, and hat-trick seeking COLLEGE CITY are all engaged.
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