On the face of it the horses on our list to follow had a pretty miserable day of it with only Imperial Commander winning and that at odds on. In reality though most of them ran well and some were unlucky. At Newmarket Eagle Mountain was a game runner up in the Champion Stakes and had the rest of the field well beaten and Al Qasi was also second after not getting a clear run. Up at Catterick How’s She Cuttin (3rd) and Bo McGinty (4th) ran absolute stormers racing together on the “wrong” side of the track. Over the jumps Smart Street, Bob Hall and Khasab were all promising 3rds while Private Be was brought down while in contention.
There is racing a several venues tomorrow. The ex French Otage de Brion looked a bright prospect when winning at Plumpton in May and looks the likely winner of the 3.00 at Hereford.
Another horse that has come over from France is Tinagoodnight. She won at Clairfontine in July and is the sort that trainer Nicky Henderson normally does well with. She runs in the 2.20 at Kempton.
In the 3.25 at Kempton Ben De Haan puts Classic Gold out again just 2 days after his defeat at Cheltenham, while in the same race Paul Nicholls run former decent flat handicapper Another Bottle.
The 4.00 looks quite competitive but may go to the front running Lennon whose style should be suited by this track.
At Wolverhampton Sir Mark Prescott seems to have found a winning opportunity for Tonnante in the 2.40.
The only runner from our flat list to follow in Ireland is Attercliffe in the listed race at 4.30. He is 14/1 in the RP and that about represents his chance.
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