Apologies for the rather laconic post last night but the good news is all the selections came in (and it's a long time since I've been able to say that...) My Petra opened 15/8 on course and was backed in to 5/4 favourite. In a race that lacked pace for much of the trip I was concerned My Petra would be done for toe up the home straight but the selection asserted just before the last and had four lengths in hand over market-rival Blaeberry (2/1) at the line. In the 3.00 7/2 was freely available about the selection ten minutes before the off. Pettifour and Mobaasher were eventually sent off 3/1 joint favourites and the two fought out a thrilling finish. Although Pettifour had travelled well throughout the race, he looked something of a sitting duck as Mobaasher loomed up large on the bridle coming to the last. A quick jump helped Pettifour and in the run to the line the Twiston-Davies trained horse won the day by a neck. This loooked a good performance by a horse who will surely jump a fence one day. 5/2 favourite State Of Play won the Charlie Hall a length from last year's winner Ollie Magern. He was entitled to do so, with a 16lbs pull in the weights, but it was a tough battle, with the ultra-game Ollie Magern (6/1) leading from the start to within the shadow of the post. It was interesting to hear connections say afterwards that former Hennessy winner State Of Play doesn't take a lot of racing ( - he certainly didn't last year). I'll monitor plans but I'm left with the feeling that today was the plan and I won't be too easily tempted to play up the winnings on this horse.
Apologies for the rather laconic post last night but the good news is all the selections came in (and it's a long time since I've been able to say that...)
ReplyDeleteMy Petra opened 15/8 on course and was backed in to 5/4 favourite. In a race that lacked pace for much of the trip I was concerned My Petra would be done for toe up the home straight but the selection asserted just before the last and had four lengths in hand over market-rival Blaeberry (2/1) at the line.
In the 3.00 7/2 was freely available about the selection ten minutes before the off. Pettifour and Mobaasher were eventually sent off 3/1 joint favourites and the two fought out a thrilling finish. Although Pettifour had travelled well throughout the race, he looked something of a sitting duck as Mobaasher loomed up large on the bridle coming to the last. A quick jump helped Pettifour and in the run to the line the Twiston-Davies trained horse won the day by a neck. This loooked a good performance by a horse who will surely jump a fence one day.
5/2 favourite State Of Play won the Charlie Hall a length from last year's winner Ollie Magern. He was entitled to do so, with a 16lbs pull in the weights, but it was a tough battle, with the ultra-game Ollie Magern (6/1) leading from the start to within the shadow of the post. It was interesting to hear connections say afterwards that former Hennessy winner State Of Play doesn't take a lot of racing ( - he certainly didn't last year). I'll monitor plans but I'm left with the feeling that today was the plan and I won't be too easily tempted to play up the winnings on this horse.