Only 6 now in tomorrows King George, still, suppose its better than the three or four that turned up for last years International Stakes.
I can't wait to go and pick up my Racing Post on a cold, dreary winter morning able to look forward to seeing the top NH horses. Flat racing is too much about 'racing politics' and money.
Bit of caution for me with Workforce....
Workforce is far from the banker people are suggesting. He may win handsomely, but I'd rather see what Stoute has to say first. Look at the Oaks and Derby races, lots of horses will have came away from Epsom very sore after running on that ground, with many going on to run lacklustre races since - although Snow Fairy has already shown some are fine on it. But it was the sort of ground that could see a horse hit the wall next time out and possibly even taking months to recover from. Gallop reports are well and good, but we will only truly know if Workforce is A1 when Ryan Moore pulls the trigger tomorrow.
As much as I really do like Harbinger, stepping up to the top level for the first time and giving nearly a stone to Cape Blanco and Workforce may prove too much. Its a real poser of a race.
Interestingly... the forgotten horse...
Courtesy of Sporting Life website...
A decision on where St Nicholas Abbey returns to the track is expected in the next few weeks.
O'Brien reports last season's champion two-year-old to be well on the way to having his first race since finishing sixth in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May.
"St Nicholas Abbey is back cantering five days now and everything looks great with him," the Ballydoyle handler went on.
"He's doing very well and has had a good break. We won't run him until we see what happens in the next two to three weeks and then we will decide where he is going to start again."
, I always back Hull if I think they are good value but drafting in Burnett, Nicklas, Kent and Green into their depleted ranks, must make that a value bet.
