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...now for that one to follow from Goodwood...
And I'm sticking with one of my Stewards Cup selections...
BIELSA (K Ryan)
The 6yo tried to plough a lone furrow down the centre of the track from his 11 box, a move that was always going to be hard to successfully pull off, but in fairness he dug in deep and managed to squeeze himself into the money. I'm not sure jockey Oisin Murphy had all that much choice from his draw as the quickest part of the track was almost certainly the near side (high stalls) and he would
possibly have lost too much ground had he decided to swerve over and latch on to that group from the off, possibly also finding himself in a less than ideal racing position as well, so credit to the jockey for taking the quickest route from A to B (a straight line).
On the figures the effort wasn't too far off his best and he still looks like a horse with more to offer from his current mark of OR 99, especially in races such as this, with maybe one of the Ayr Gold or Silver Cups being a suitable target further down the line.
The horse himself seems best off a rest, with his form off breaks of 31 days or more reading... 62501111 – all 4 career wins... so personally I'd like to see him kept fresh for the Ayr flat showpiece next month, albeit he is more than capable off
shorter breaks and I wouldn't be put off by him returner off a shorter time-frame...
There's been enough in his recent efforts to suggest such a hefty pot in these large field handicap sprints is within reach for the 6yo and he's one to keep on the radar...
Glorious Goodwood is often a meeting that is well worth picking the bones out of and sourcing future winners from, the form almost always stacks up well.
We move on from the South Downs action now though and continue to gun it through the 2021 Flat season...
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