Two Derby Day winners: well done. If I've left anyone out, I apologise; please leave a message on this thread and I'll update.
Isn't Auguste Rodin a beauty? Ran gun-barrel straight on the camber despite the right hand drive from Moore, who was ultra cool, but entitled to be given how well his mount travelled. How far would he win The Leger, though I doubt they'll go there, and with a soft ground Arc likely I suppose he will miss that too. Very much looking forward to watching him progress to the extent that I might need to give my head a wobble, in case the flat seduces me from the great game of NH.
WP Mullins has this summer jumping lark off to a tee. He's only on a 59% strike rate in the last 14 days - 13 from 22. It's like having Usain Bolt running in the lads and dads race.
Joe, All In Peder won at 13/2 (thought he'd be shorter, drifted a tad)
NAP All In Peder 3.07 Listowel
I'm sure EGS is feeling pretty good this morning as a steady string of relatives come by to visit Chez EGS and hand over 15% of their winnings on AR as a small gesture of gratitude.
Feed The Flame in the 15:05 at Chantilly.
Point lynas 3.45N.
Marshman Chantilly 17.35.
Hatcher 4.30F nap
Anann - 14.37 Listowel
Get Ahead - 17.35 Chantilly
Princess Rajj ew. Listowel 4.07.
Flower of Thunder 16:45 Nott EW Nap
Nap Chantilly 1308 Dorothy Lawrence
Chantilly 3.05 - Feed The Flame
Apologies John, but I’m jinxing your selection. I had a speculative punt on Feed The Flame for the Arc after his easy win at Longchamp. Today should reveal how ground dependent this smart colt really is (I’m hopeful given he won his maiden on good to soft).
3.05 chantilly feed the flame
Yantarni 3.45 Nottingham is the nap,well done yesterday's winners.
Auguste Rodin has won on soft ground last year.
Prix Foy followed by Arc would be my campaign. The ground at Longchamp should be irrelevant but having 2 or 3 major targets between then should be an issue.
Last years winner was set out to win the Race by Sir Mark Prescott probably in Stone Age Times.
There is no messing with Mister-in-Between unless you are Sea The Stars who cowardly avoided the Irish Derby and Triple Crown and mopped up a few G1s before the Arc. Not easy to map out the Arc.
I thought the Calendar changed and the French Derby is no longer the day after Epsom but here is the 15.05 at Chantilly where my nap was meant to be another Sunday Silence crossed with Sadlers Wells/Galileo like yesterday's Derby winner in the shape of Continuous.
My nap is now changed to to American Flag for no reason as his Father Wootton Bassett wants revenge.