I thought it was going to be a disastrous weekend after we arrived at Doncaster on Saturday only to find that they had none of the forcast rain and how bad a state the ground was in. It would be easy to blame the Clerk of the course for not looking after the ground properly but with the winter we had this year, not even Mr Fothergill could have done any better. There was no grass at all on the track which meant it was in a tacky state and horses either acted on it or they didn't. Sail Home on Saturday clearly didn't and you can forget her run.
I thought it would be a similar story for Sancho Panza the next day as he loves soft going and the Doncaster turf had firmed up after a dry and windy night. To my surprise, he loved the ground and flew home into second after being cut up in the straight. This gives us loads more options for him now as we are not limited by the ground and I'm looking forward to running him over 1m6f next time.
There's no rest for the wicked as I'm off to Folkestone today with Generous Genella. We've always thought a lot of her but she has been a shade disappointing. However, it's not a great race today and with a run under her belt, I hope she can show something.
Far from disappointing is Blackmore who has won three of his last four races. He goes to Pontefract on Tuesday and I'll be surprised if he is beaten. The ground, trip and course should all suit, champion jockey Paul Hanagan has decided to ride him rather than one for his boss Richard Fahey and it all looks promising.
As do Bavarica and Beseech's chances on Wednesday at Lingfield. Both are now finally well handicapped and should pick up some prize money.
We had a really good response to the Three to Follow competition with 33 entries. Many of you picked up five points after Sancho Panza'a 2nd place and I will list the top five in the standings every week in this blog. Good luck with your entries this week.
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