So I write to you as the proud father of a little boy born yesterday morning after three days of hell for my poor wife! 9lbs 7oz is a helluva lump to push out but she did it and we couldn’t be happier!
Racing has obviously taken a back seat but there are a couple of races this weekend that I will be looking forward to. The Jaques Le Marios looks a cracker tomorrow, I hope to see CDA resume winning ways today and there is also the next big thing running at Haydock. Apart from that non-event at Ascot, plenty to look forward to.
I want to take on Telescope. I fully appreciate he won his last start by 24 lengths and works like a champion but I think he is up against a smart rival today in
Noble Mission
who looks a big price at 7-1 in what is otherwise a very winnable race. I really think it is too early to be proclaiming Telescope as the next Frankel after just that one eyecatching performance against two very mediocre horses. If he wins by 10 lengths today then fine but until he does I remain doubtful. Noble Mission is very quirky and difficult to win with BUT he does always runs his race and he will certainly give the fav a race and a good benchmark as to how good he actually is. A nice each way bet in other words.
£50ew Noble Mission – 7-1 – Haydock 2.55
Right logic, wrong horse. Though why TQ is missing the break so much at the moment is beyond me. Take a look at the comments in running for the last two months and you will see the words "missed break" or "slowly away" more than half the time! The horse must have lost 5 lengths at the start!
Telescope ran well enough considering he needed a career best to win.
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"