Another long week. The endurance test of updating all the horse trainer stats is both revealing and distracting. I will be pleased when all have been completed. I image it will take a couple more weeks. I'm just thankful the two-year-old racing is slow to get started.
I don't know about you, but I find it difficult to focus on too many things at once. I would much rather complete one lot of work before moving onto the next. That just isn't possible with the horse trainer stats.
Anyway, it isn't a longterm problem.
Looking at the sole two-year-old race (2:00 Newbury). It will be a watching brief for me. There is just one horse running that holds a Brocklesby Stakes entry. Barry Magoo, trained by Adam West. I noticed this horse was entered to race at Leicester but withdrawn. It would be a major surprise if he won this race.
From a statistical point of view, Clive Cox's Klopp Of The Kop could go well.
I will be watching and assessing. Debutantes can be very hard work. So I am not in any rush to put my money down.
Interesting to note that one of the horses on last year's 10 Dark Horse Mailing is finally making her debut as a three-year-old. Roger Varian's Farnham was given by us as a horse of interest. There may have been a few issues along the way which meant connections kept her for this new season.
It proves a point we know what we are talking about as she is priced 6/4 in the 5:50 Newbury.
Very busy, so not a great deal of time to give a conclusive report. However, all the information is here for those who wish to find it.
6:00 Kempton -
7f starsports.bet/British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Class 5) (2yo)
Eleven two-year-olds take part on the standard to slow going.
Let's take a quick look at those with significant entries:
*Farnham is interesting. This bay daughter of Farhh is trained by Roger Varian and cost 110,000 guineas at the yearling sales. The mare was unraced but Farnham is related to three winning sprinters. Clipper Logistics is no stranger to good horses and it is interesting to note that this May foal held an entry for the Lowther Stakes (Group 2). It may be a negative that she has been withdrawn from that contest although it isn't too far from taking place so, perhaps, connections feel it will come too quickly.
2:10 Salisbury -
Tin Hat
Crantock Bay
Dirty Rascal
* NR