I'm reminded of a classic post-race report from Lord Ilsley, which consisted of a single eight-letter word starting with 'b' and ending with 'ocks'. After all the excitement at TCK yesterday, Raining Dollars was a bit disappointing with Kat Aho in Australia today, as the pair finished fourth in a race that should really have been possible to win - an unusually bad start sealed their fate in such a short sprint, and blew our chances of putting a few quid in the pot along the way. More disappointment with Irish Harp, too - a major disappointment this time that, which, being totally frank, should signal retirement if that's the best she can do. It certainly wasn't the jockey's fault from what I saw. We've had our money's worth with 20 races out of her anyway...
PS. Make that ropy weekend, for even though little was expected of Kalliopeia, the result was still a joke. The jockey says she has race sense, her form is fine, and she's not afraid of dirt being kicked up in her face - good job really, as being at the back, you tend to get a lot of sand flying your way. The jockey is suggesting one more chance on dirt, but I didn't see any future in this horse, even in a donkey derby. Personally I wouldn't bother, unless you can get her tension down by getting her back out on the track quickly - and not much chance of that given JRA's love of unwarranted and overly-long R&R sessions. If dirt is OK, perhaps a race like Perfumer's is a final option?
PPS. Make that ropy week, for although Million Ways started as a hot favourite, fourth was the best we could do on the day. In reality, all of the other horses in the race had finished second before, with only Million Ways having a third place as its best result. The poor start sealed its fate, and maybe 1400m or 1500m would suit it better. Struggling with this one, even though the trainer thinks it has what it takes. However, at least we have Beat The Boarder on the 27th (TCK 3R) and Trovao on the 9th September to look forward to, as well as some English racing and a couple of JRA runners in-between.
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