In the Hambleton Stakes
(3.45) at York on Thursday, David O’Meara doesn’t make life easy
by saddling three runners, all of whom have some sort of a chance,
but Lord Of The Land is the choice of Daniel Tudhope and there
appears no obvious reason to argue with the stable jockey. Formerly
trained by André Fabre in France, the son of Shamardal finished out
with the washing, when second favourite, in the Lincoln at Doncaster
early last month, but ran much better when fifth of 13, beaten 3¼
lengths, behind Predominance in a 0-105 contest over 7 furlongs at
Haydock three weeks later.
Four of his five career
wins have come over a mile or further and, while the prevailing good
to firm going is slightly faster than he’s encountered so far, he
has winning form on good going. The horse he beat in a small race at
Fontainebleau last September, Don Bosco, subsequently finished third
in a Group 3 contest and won a Listed race in the French provinces,
so he looks well up to this standard, especially now that he’s had
time to acclimatise to his new surroundings.
Selections: York
3.45 Lord Of The Land to win
0 comments:
Post a Comment