Back with a whimper
No joy for Ciaran Eddery on his first ride back for Richard Guest as stable conditional, as PRINCE ADJAL finished well down the field in thirteenth place at Worcester yesterday. His recent win over fences had been on soft / heavy ground, but as a go-on-anything sort of horse (judging by his winning a Juvenile Hurdle on firm two years ago, at least), this has to rank as a disappointing run. DURBA came 12th of 13 in his Maiden Hurdle race, his fourth stinker from as many starts in this country, and he is beginning to look something of an expensive flop. Bad or selling handicaps really do look the only immediate hope for him.
The ground ended up riding really fast at Worcester, and PEQUENITA was duly withdrawn from the Handicap Chase. She is due to run at Bangor back over hurdles tomorrow instead, and the unsettled forecast offers encouragement for her chances of running.
Four animals are due to take their chances at Perth this afternoon, as Richard Guest tries once more to break a losing run at the Highlands track now stretching back two years. Poignantly, the Claiming Hurdle run yesterday was both the last race a Guest horse won at Perth, and was also the last race the late, much lamented XAIPETE landed. Good ground would aid the cause of at least three of the yard's runners. ASTRONAUT is scheduled to run in the CJ Handicap Hurdle with Ciaran on board, but don't hold your breath if the ground has dried up too much overnight. After one alright run back over hurdles and one bad one in the last few weeks, GABLA returns to chasing in the 2m Handicap Chase. Giving weight all round to all bar a Tony Martin dark horse, he doesn't leap out as an obvious winner. BILL'S ECHO was run off his socks around Bangor's sharp 17.5f last time out, despite the ground being alright for him; and over a similarly sharp track (and 1f less) today, with a fast improver in RAJAM lining up against him (Rajam, of course, being briefly a Guest horse when owned by AA Bloodstock 18 months ago), a place looks the best for which he can hope.
Selling Handicap Hurdle entrant PRIVATE JESSICA, meanwhile, would probably prefer a bit more give, but in any event the prime point of interest will be to see whether she can stay 2m 4.5f at the first time of asking, something which seemed unfeasible in her early runs for the yard.
The ground ended up riding really fast at Worcester, and PEQUENITA was duly withdrawn from the Handicap Chase. She is due to run at Bangor back over hurdles tomorrow instead, and the unsettled forecast offers encouragement for her chances of running.
Four animals are due to take their chances at Perth this afternoon, as Richard Guest tries once more to break a losing run at the Highlands track now stretching back two years. Poignantly, the Claiming Hurdle run yesterday was both the last race a Guest horse won at Perth, and was also the last race the late, much lamented XAIPETE landed. Good ground would aid the cause of at least three of the yard's runners. ASTRONAUT is scheduled to run in the CJ Handicap Hurdle with Ciaran on board, but don't hold your breath if the ground has dried up too much overnight. After one alright run back over hurdles and one bad one in the last few weeks, GABLA returns to chasing in the 2m Handicap Chase. Giving weight all round to all bar a Tony Martin dark horse, he doesn't leap out as an obvious winner. BILL'S ECHO was run off his socks around Bangor's sharp 17.5f last time out, despite the ground being alright for him; and over a similarly sharp track (and 1f less) today, with a fast improver in RAJAM lining up against him (Rajam, of course, being briefly a Guest horse when owned by AA Bloodstock 18 months ago), a place looks the best for which he can hope.
Selling Handicap Hurdle entrant PRIVATE JESSICA, meanwhile, would probably prefer a bit more give, but in any event the prime point of interest will be to see whether she can stay 2m 4.5f at the first time of asking, something which seemed unfeasible in her early runs for the yard.
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