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| Michael J M Murphy |
14.35 Goodwood: Swift Bounty @ 5/1 Bet365 - 3pts win
Swift Bounty probably made it into many notebookes two weeks ago on his handicap debut at Ascot. He travelled like a dream in rear, made eye-catching headway from 3f out, but found life difficult having a bunch of horses in front of him. He is short of room around the 2f marker for the first time and has to delay a challenge, he picks up again, but gets racing room denied 1f out again. He has to wait until finally a gap opens up, he quickens again and finishes only hands and heels ridden an impressive 4th. Obviously this was a much better performance than the bare result suggested and he looks way ahead of his opening mark of 79 in my mind. He should really run a huge race tomorrow, if he stays the additional furlong. That is the only slight worry. The jockey/trainer combination works very well though, both have fantastic records at Goodwood as well and Michael J M Murphy is well worth his 5lb claim anyway.
There is later the day another horse I quite fancy, Jan De Heem, in the 20.50 at Salisbury. No prices out yet though and therefore I have to wait. He won really well last time on his handicap debut and could be a good deal better than his new mark. Even though this will be a Classified Stakes race, where they all have to carry the same weight. He could do really well, and I'd be more than happy with the forecast of 7/1...
Swift Bounty probably made it into many notebookes two weeks ago on his handicap debut at Ascot. He travelled like a dream in rear, made eye-catching headway from 3f out, but found life difficult having a bunch of horses in front of him. He is short of room around the 2f marker for the first time and has to delay a challenge, he picks up again, but gets racing room denied 1f out again. He has to wait until finally a gap opens up, he quickens again and finishes only hands and heels ridden an impressive 4th. Obviously this was a much better performance than the bare result suggested and he looks way ahead of his opening mark of 79 in my mind. He should really run a huge race tomorrow, if he stays the additional furlong. That is the only slight worry. The jockey/trainer combination works very well though, both have fantastic records at Goodwood as well and Michael J M Murphy is well worth his 5lb claim anyway.
There is later the day another horse I quite fancy, Jan De Heem, in the 20.50 at Salisbury. No prices out yet though and therefore I have to wait. He won really well last time on his handicap debut and could be a good deal better than his new mark. Even though this will be a Classified Stakes race, where they all have to carry the same weight. He could do really well, and I'd be more than happy with the forecast of 7/1...
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