Diary: September 11 2006

The weekend proved fairly productive for our list to follow with 5 winners.

  

Tax Free is coming good after a slightly stuttering start and recorded his second win in a week on Saturday.  He lowered the course record at Leicester in midweek and his win in a listed race at Goodwood confirmed that he is going very much the right way.

  

I have often bemoaned my lack of success in following Sir Michael Stoute runners so I was glad that Rohaani bucked the trend on Saturday.  Our other two winners on Saturday were Iffraaj and Echo of Light both ridden by Frankie Dettori.

  

I am not sure that the Prix Foy on Sunday gave us much of a clue to the likely winner of the Arc.  A slowly run race became a sprint to the line in the straight and Shirrocco held off stable companion Hurricane Run.

  

My best offering for Monday is Emaara in the 2.10 at Redcar.  She is a half sister to numerous winners and her 3rd at Newmarket is looking good as the 2nd and 4th have both won since.

  

Centenary has been running consistently and sets the standard in the 3.10.

  

Miss Thailand has not been one of our more successful horses to follow.  She has a chance to get off the mark in the 4.10 which looks a pretty ordinary race.

  See you tomorrow.

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