DISAPPOINTMENT 
After his debut outing, I concluded that it seemed a waste putting Quick Bread in long-distance dirt races - his build is obviously a turf frame, as one would expect of his bloodlines, but a first time experiment doesn't hurt anyone. You can imagine my surprise, though, when the trainer said he was trying another 1800m dirt race - not moving to grass, or even a shorter distance until more training could be put in. Perhaps not surprisingly, 'QB' and Hironobu Tanabe finished eighth today, quite a way back. Given the horse's speed potential, which was shown in training times the other day, I can only say how disappointed I am that this beautiful creature isn't being allowed to strut his stuff in a more suitable arena...

PS. The jockey report states that a good horse is in there somewhere, which is obvious, from times posted in practice, and the trainer's report is still bubbling over with confidence, which is less easy to understand (unless there's a cunning plan in the works). Ummm. Facts: Despite heavier conditions, he improved his race time (same track, same distance) by 1.1 seconds, and cut 1.9 seconds off his 3F time - huge advances. But you wouldn't believe how much I want to see this horse run a turf mile!