Oh my word. Words cannot describe how poorly Hot Snap run. When she beat Sky Lantern last time out, Winning express was in 3rd. This time around, Hot Snap is nowhere to be seen and Sky Lantern wins, with Winning Express in 4th. If she’d run any sort of race we’d of been bang there. No problem with the horse has been reported so i guess she just didn’t fancy it. So disappointing.
Let’s try to get back on track today with a horse that has already been getting backed off the boards as if defeat isn’t an option.
Moonstone Magic – Curragh 16:50 11/4 Bet365
This was 4-1 about an hour before writing this article, it’s now 9/4 in places. The race isnt for 18 hours! Moonstone Magic put up two really good performances, especially the victory in the group 3 Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury last year. She then went into the 1000 guineas as the 13/2 2nd favourite and was put in her place by Homecoming Queen.
I am more than happy to forgive her that run, Homecoming Queen absolutely dominated that race (and hasn’t done anything since), although it seemed a bit of a fluke.
The fact this was 2nd favourite for the 1000 guineas shows the public support and the connections thoughts on where the horse would go. Now, since then, she’s been off the track for over a year. But if she’s fit and ready to go, this significant drop from a group 1 to group 3(a grade she’s won at before) should see the best of her.
Now, Viztoria. Won a listed race then came 2nd in a group 2 at Masions-Laffitte. It’s hard to really know how good that race was, there were some decent types in the race, but also some suprising overachievers, like Boomshackelacker, who came 11th of 11 in a Kempton Group 3 before heading off to France for the race. At evens, i’m more than happy to take it on.
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