It's Usually Easier the Day After.Ah hindsight!. A wonderful sense, that.Anyway Growl won, easily as it turned out, from De Fine Lago. So that formline analysis came through, at least for two of the five. The other three?Rathsallagh, the mare which had been racing against mares and had scored one other win in umpteen starts, proved to be out of her depth and ran last. We were right to be very cautious about the class here. Her rider, Glen Boss, had expressed genuine surprise that she'd come up f
It's Usually Easier the Day After.
Ah hindsight!. A wonderful sense, that.
Anyway Growl won, easily as it turned out, from De Fine Lago. So that formline analysis came through, at least for two of the five. The other three?
Rathsallagh, the mare which had been racing against mares and had scored one other win in umpteen starts, proved to be out of her depth and ran last. We were right to be very cautious about the class here. Her rider, Glen Boss, had expressed genuine surprise that she'd come up favourite. Bangerang Quikpic led but he had to do much to get there, and then was given no peace by something that caved in. Playwright ran a big race too but was sooled along early.
The track was never going to be heavy. Ultimately declared a dead 4, even that was playing safe. It's a lovely track and enjoys a marvellous setting.
I guess I'm an old school type, but if the frivolities were passed over in favour of the real reason for being there, I'd be happier. But then those 18,000-odd people would be 8,000, and the coffers and all racing would suffer. Maybe some of those young'uns who flitted around will come back...
What did we learn? That it's often all there for us on paper before we go, and we can at least usually fine a field down. That's a BIG start.