17th July 2010 - Explorator Wins at Ripon

 

Explorator: Racing Post Analysis

 

EXPLORATOR had won his last two starts on firm ground but his pedigree suggested this easier surface wouldn´t inconvenience him, and in fact he put up his most impressive performance to date.  He is a very progressive 3yo and it´ll be a surprise if he can´t add to his tally.

 

 

14th July 2010

 

EXPLORATOR & STEFANKI DOUBLE AT LINGFIELD!!!

 

Stefanki: Racing Post Analysis

 

They went a strong pace and the really well-backed STEFANKI showed himself better than this level with a most decisive success on his first start for a new yard.

The winner failed to progress when with Roger Curtis last year, but still looked potentially fairly treated off a mark of 69 on this switch to handicap company seeing as he recorded an RPR of 75 on debut, and so it proved.  Returning from 228 days off, he was being pushed along out wide around the turn into the straight, and still had quite a bit to do once in line for the finish, but he ultimately ran on really strongly to draw clear late on. Provided he takes this race okay, he would be extremely hard to beat should connections turn him out under a penalty, and he should stay at least 7f.

 

 

Explorator: Racing Post Analysis

 

EXPLORATOR, 4lb well in under the penalty picked up for his handicap debut success over 1m1f around here, had to be briefly pushed along over the undulations before the straight, and then took a while to pick up for more vigorous pressure in the straight, but he found enough once Culhane went for the whip.  This was workmanlike, and things will be harder off his new mark, but it wouldn´t surprise to see him go on improving.  Apparently he could be turned out again soon, when a claiming rider might be employed.

 

 

 

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