4th place for Clear Praise. Ran very well and did well to get as close as he did considering the shocking ride Haley Turner gave him. Threw away the good draw, got the horse locked on the inside when the race really unfolded, and ended up to being forced to switch and finish wide on the outside where Clear Praise stayed on extremely well in all fairness. Not saying the horse would have won with a clear run, but would have gone quite close I think. Shame on you Hayley. Tactically as dumb as it gets and if she wouldn't own two certain arguments I imagine she wouldn't get enough rides to make a living out of it.
16.45 Lingfield: Stonefield Flyer @ 14/1 VC - 2pt win
Stonefield Flyer ran extremely well in recent weeks but he was particularly good last time out at Kempton when he tackled 7f for the first time. He did see out the distance without any problem and it was impressive how he took over the lead early on and then set a good pace, when the question had to be answered if he can keep that up over the longer trip - and he did it, really well. He kept finding and finding in front, even when put heavily under pressure. In fact he was going away in the end. Nice win, he's up a couple of pounds for it, but over this new trip there might be still a bit more improvement to come, particularly in a small field like this where not not much pace will be on. Only the favourite seems to be a danger for the lead, so whatever happens, I could imagine Stonefield Flyer will be right up with the pace, if not even setting it, and probably it won't be a too strong one, which will give him every chance.
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