Hannon To Unleash The Power (5th October)

A catch up on a few of my selections of late.

In my post last Thursday I mentioned a few horses which disappointed but yes we all have losers even me haha. I did expect better of the William Haggas Frankel colt Mohaafeth on his second outing and took 3/1 the night before. 

Mohaafeth was up with the pace and took the lead a furlong out but looked a little one paced and could only manage third, I’m not sure what to think of that run but I guess we will see next timeout if something was wrong or just average. 

The Attorney was a late decision really and probably a bad one on my part. The money was down for the Charlie Hills Kodiac colt and I managed to get swept into the gamble, I looked at his last race when slowly away before making up ground but faded to finish out the places and thought I would give it a go. The Attorney was at least in with a chance but again faded to finish fifth. 

Last chance saloon and my last selection was the John Gosden Kingman filly TAWAHUB who didn't disappoint at Chelmsford. Tawahub was smartly away and always in the right place before taking it up and staying on gamely to win by half-a-length from Jacinth. I had a few quid on Tawahub each way at 11/2 and 5/1 so turned from a bad day to a good day. 

Saturday's selections were a bit of a wash out really as the rain came and Ascot was abandoned plus a few non runners to add to my disappointment. 

The only selection that ran was EMPEROR SUPREME who managed to finish third so no damage was done. 

One winner I gave on Twitter was CARLISLE BAY who I thought would come on for the run but managed to win at 7/1 on debut, the drift put me off so no bet for me. 

All caught up and no 2-year-old racing Sunday, so I will look ahead to a few trackers running Monday. 

14:05 Killarney (IRE) 05 Oct 2020

One tracker that came through was the John Gosden trained 3-year-old gelding ON GUARD, well I say John Gosden but actually with Gordon Elliott now and tries his hands at the jumping game. Even though I won’t be having a bet it will be interesting to see how the Invincible Spirit gelding takes to hurdles. 

14:30 Pontefract 05 Oct 2020 

Yes, I know a hurdler and a 3-year-old what’s going on. SKY POWER is a tracker from last season and could still be worth keeping an eye on even at this late stage of the season. Sky Power cost 450,000 gns at the 2018 October Yearling Sales and is owned of course by the King Power Racing Team and trained by Richard Hannon. The Fastnet Rock colt is a full brother to Fastnet Tempest who was trained by William Haggas till 2018 and ran at a pretty decent level. Sky Powers debut was last November when staying on well to finish third, he was pretty keen at the start but warmed up to the task late on. I do worry why he hasn't been out since but I’m sure if still retaining his ability he will put up a good show against another nice looking colt in the name of Hydros who runs for Michael Stoute. 

12:00 Pontefract 05 Oct 2020 

A 2-year-old race at last but my tracker is a newcomer which as you know i'm always a bit wary of. Mark Johnston has had a couple of 2yo debut winners of late so that gives me a bit more confidence here. The Frankel colt HARLEM SOUL cost 130,000 gns and is a half-brother to the Charlie Appleby gelding Ispolini who has ran to a decent level throughout his career. This looks a nice race to start and not even sure about the betting as I have written this early but I will have a small each way bet if prices allow. Good luck and stay safe.

13:10 Redcar (03 October, 2020)

I can’t be accused of selecting short price favourites all the time in my blog as I will be taking one on again here, I feel like I say this a lot but I do like this odds on shot to be honest. *Baradar looks a decent colt for the Roger Varian team and comes with a nice price tag of 260,000 gns and owned by Amo Racing Limited who seem to have plenty 2yo amo this year(alright not my best joke) including a few nice types for Roger already in the name of Sardinia Sunset and Setarhe. Baradar sets a good standard here and looks difficult to beat even with the extra weight. It could be worth looking for some each way value as a few of these could be making up the numbers here. 

EMPEROR SUPREME will be my each way selection here and I will be disappointed if I don’t get a run for my money here at Redcar. The Holy Roman Emperor bay colt is owned and trained by Adrian Nicholls (pictured) and was picked up for 30,000 euros at the 2020 Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale. Adrian already has one star in his yard in the name of Mamba Wamba who has run some excellent races this year. Emperor Supreme made his debut at Pontefract a few weeks ago and showed plenty of promise when finishing third behind the Beckett winner Sir Maxi. Emperor Supreme looked pretty professional for his debut and despite being drawn wide was settled in behind the leaders until jockey Barry McHugh got a bit trapped and despite running on couldn't land a blow. The extra furlong should suit and as I say hopefully I can get a run for my money. (8/1 at time of writing 23.24) 

17:55 Wolverhampton 03 Oct 2020 

Another favourite to be shot at here, this time it's the nice looking Godolphin colt Rich Waters who beat a few nice types at Kempton last timeout. I will be looking at another each way bet here with the Roger Varian trained BATRAAN who is an 85,000 gns Camacho colt and made his debut at York last month, some late support on debut was a good sign when backed into 5s from 13/2. Batraan was half asleep coming out the stalls but looked to be staying on at the end and wasn't given a hard time when the race was nearly over. Takes a significant step up in trip and hopefully that will see him in a better light. (5/1 at the time of writing 23.50) any drift over 15/2 would be a negative and worth keeping in mind. 

13:20 Ascot 03 Oct 2020 

A late selection here as I only just noticed it in my trackers. *LEAFHOPPER on the face of it looks like she has it all to do against some experienced rivals. The twice raced John Gosden Dark Angel grey filly was only seen once as a 2-year-old when making a winning debut at Newmarket last August. The 480,000 gns purchases made her appearance at Catterick two weeks ago and showed she could still play a hand here. John Gosden rated this filly last year giving her entries for the Rockfel and the fillies Mile, yes she lacks the experience but hopefully another who could give me a run for my money. (10/1 at the time of writing 00.02) another each way for me. 

Good luck and stay safe.

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