My parents were going to call me Wilfred until my sister intervened and I went to St Wilfred’s primary school but neither fact helped me to find the winner of the big sprint at Ripon this afternoon. The expected draw bias didn’t really go as everyone expected. There were solid runs from a couple of our list horses with Fullandby and Ice Planet filling the minor placings.
I love the greys race at Newmarket – I just think it’s a marvellous spectacle although this year’s winner was unfindable (By me at any rate!) The 3 greys put forward in my preview, Certain Justice, Middleton Grey and Further Outlook would have given you a run for your money had you backed them.
Burning Incense and Peppertree Lane kept things ticking over for the list to follow. Burning Incense came from last to first under Steve Drowne and clearly the first time blinkers made some difference. Peppertree Lane showed once again that he likes the soft ground. Both can add to their winning tally.
The opener at Newbury always looked like being a good maiden and the first two home, Prince Forever and Thabaat, both mentioned in my preview, showed considerable promise. There are no runners from our list to follow on Sunday.
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