Well, it’s reassuring to see that some things don’t change !!
I put up 2 selections today: the first of them, Ray Diamond, was win only and finished second (14 lengths clear of the third) having traded at 1.30 IR.
The second, Near the Water, was put up EW and finished fourth, beaten a head for third place (with the next horse 32 lengths back !).
I’m need to be careful that I don’t start feeling a bit paranoid about all this !!
A few quick comments on how they ran:
In becoming the fifth runner-up in 11 tips (pretty good going, but only half way to my record of 10 runners-up in 20 tips !) Ray Diamond ran the honest, game race I expected.
AP had him close to the pace from the start and whilst he shrugged off the other challengers down the home straight, he couldn’t withstand the late run of First Avenue.
The scenario was always a possibility – and whilst a couple more furlongs or softer ground would have helped – I can have no real complaints about the result (in isolation, that is !!).
Near the Water also ran a perfectly decent race. He was held up out the back, as I expected, and made ground down the back straight. However, he just had too much to do and never really looked like getting there.
That said, third place did look a distinct possibility – and he probably would have secured that with a better jump at the last.
In fairness, it might all have been academic if Wide Receiver, who was a couple of lengths up and still going OK, hadn’t capsized at the third last fence…
On to tomorrow then…
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