Following an excellent June and July on the service I’ve included three eye-catchers from the last week below all of which are worth placing in your trackers as well as a horse that runs today:
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SOLOMON (3.55 Ascot) – A well regarded horse, the Haggas stable expected him to win last time for us, which he did easily, and having escaped a penalty he’s expected to follow up this afternoon. Being the Shergar Cup we do have unusual jockey bookings to contend with which is the only unknown, but he has plenty in hand.
EBT’S GUARD (1st August): EBT’s Guard has progressed well this season and he took his form up another notch when runner-up in the concluding mile handicap at Goodwood on Thursday. EBT’s Guard was arguably unfortunate not to win at Goodwood as he was going well when he had to wait for a gap two furlongs out which meant he was around four lengths adrift of the eventual winner when finally getting into the clear 200 yards out. He couldn’t quite get on terms with the winner but he finished with a real flourish to get to within three-quarters of a length which suggests that he’s still ahead of the handicapper and capable of winning off similar marks when granted better luck.
ARAGON CASTLE (1st August): There are plenty of reasons to mark up the effort of Aragon Castle on Thursday, despite only finishing fifth. He stumbled badly leaving the stalls and gave away ground, but that wasn’t all that went wrong for him. He was held up off a steady early pace as a result, was a touch keen but travelled well into the race. He made his ground during the quickest part of the race though, clocking the quickest sectional in three consecutive furlongs before his effort flattened out in the final furlong, and he hung slightly. He had to do a lot of running to get into contention and I would forgive him for weakening late on as a result. This was also his first start at ten furlongs, but he does seem like he’s well treated.
SMART HERO (8th August): Having been gelded and given a breathing operation since his Kempton 4th, this Tate trained three-year old traded as short as 1.02 in running before being collared late on having hit the front far too soon under an overly-confident ride from Clifford Lee. Compensation surely awaits even if he’s put up a few pounds for that close 2nd.
