Other horses prepare for a Chinese burn!

It’s odd when you look at the stats for China, on the face of it it’s form looks average but when you dig a little deeper you see how unlucky the 2 year old colt has been not to have picked up another 3 placed finishes at least. In 12 runs since the end of September he has won twice and been placed 3 times. Had a good run out last time in England when he finished third out of a full field of 14 on yielding going. The Carp trained colt has never run out on muddy before so it will be a voyage of discovery for the owner.

Odds stand at a tasty 15/2 and in this field he can do enough to pass that finishing post first. The distance won’t be a problem either but crucially the same cannot be said for some of the other horses in the line up. An each way flutter is advisable but China is more likely to pick up a place than win in the 9:48 encounter.

Massive odds for ‘Serpent Warrior’ who can handle the pressure when running at his best!
November 29th, 2005
Yes this is a strong field with many excellent contenders but odds of 56/1 for Gayle’s ‘Serpent Warrior’ doesn’t make a hell of a lot of sense to me. This 3 year old colt out of the Mcewan stable won his last race in awesome style on firm going in England and the celebrations went well into the night we believe! However that race was yesterday so hopefully both the horse and owner have recovered! Serpent Warrior has won on 6 out of his 38 runs, with two of those coming on muddy going. He was bought from Boyle1972 after beginning his virtual career in the pink silks of Dallas1. The task ahead of him tonight in the 8:57 race is big but I believe a placed finish is well within his capabilities. By the way hard luck to ‘Gorgeous Graham’, also from the Mcewan stable who finished outside the places yesterday! For the name alone he should have been given something!

Keep an eye out for the Great Dane in the first televised race of the evening at 8:12
November 29th, 2005
If you were wondering as I was why Lord Jinxy calls so many of his horses by Danish names you’ll be glad to hear it’s because he lived there for a number of years. I don’t know what Den Guldpige translates into in English but do know it’s a mighty fine fillie. In 12 races she’s delivered for the stable almost on every occasion. Two wins and seven placed finishes show this is a racehorse to be feared though the bookies are offering a price of 17/2 for her in the 8:12 race tonight. Has fared well on trips out on muddy so far with 3 places out of 3 runs. Last time out she finished second on muddy, narrowly beaten by Cautivadora on the line in Dubai. Adores the 2 mile distance and would make a tidy each way punt this evening.