Epsom’s “packed” race schedule is finished for another year…
And so for one morning only, we can gallop horses away from the Derby start and to the 6 furlong shute above Tattenham Corner. A great opportunity for young legs to feel grass beneath their hooves. We can never replicate the raceday experience, but every little bit helps…
The climb from the Derby start to the top of the hill before the swing down to Tattenham Corner is similar to the height of Nelson’s Column…
Which is 51.6 metres or 169 feet. Thank you, Chat GPT…
A lead horse and a few of the unraced 2-year-olds. Not a piece of work. Just one more step up that steep learning curve…
MARSH BENHAM beaten 2 lengths at Brighton when “beaten 20 lengths” looked more likely at the foot of the hill. But then Marsh hit the rising ground and flew home. Another stride and he would have finished 2nd. Another furlong….
9 furlongs is an option for sure. Marsh is Marsh…
Up at Downtown Dunstall Park, ELSA TAN ran for the 3rd time. Against plenty with lofty aspirations and pedigrees. She qualifies for a mark now and can be steered into calmer waters…
En route to Brighton, I dived into a betting shop to watch an old friend run. Averagely. It was an enlightening experience. The live action is hard to find amongst a myriad of virtual races that went off literally every minute. Greyhound racing from around the world was thrown into the mix. A “Lucky draw” every other minute. “Enlightening” and a little bewildering and scary…
Who is betting on these virtual races that are launched at every moment, often clashing with the real action…?? So much of the virtual stuff to take in. They must need thousands of runners. Maybe we should train a few…
Bath today. FIZZY BEAR an excellent 3rd at Epsom last time out, and here’s hoping that he can back up the encouragement of that outing…
Weather Apps ablaze as Arc weekend approaches. Some rain. But how much…??
Grass to gallop over. Must dash…
