Hughes reckons he was coming through to win but I felt Sky Lantern was not quite travelling at her best today. Just The Judge was beaten after a furlong to my eyes, never travelling with any fluency and I couldn’t back her again on that evidence.
Hot Snap put up a good show and may yet do something this season. As I had expected, Integral was out of her depth today and I nearly choked on my cornflakes when I saw her at 5/1 yesterday!
A messy sort of race and the position of the previously tailed off Thistle Bird behind a Ribblesdale non-stayer doesn’t give the feeling of a vintage renewal.
Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.