In this game, as in life, it is inevitable that there are periods when a few things go wrong. In any stable, there are going to be days when things don't go as you'd wish, and I'm afraid that we've had a couple of those days recently. However, in racing as in life, it's as well to look forward instead of back, so we'll look forward - to Huntingdon tomorrow and (the eliminator permitting) to Sandown on Friday. Douchkirk has a couple of entries this week but won't be taking them up (for no serious reason, simply that he had a session with Carol, our invaluable 'back lady', on Tuesday, and following that he is best having a few easy days - so hopefully he'll run in approximately two weeks) but our other entrants are intended runners. So that's Dr Darcey tomorrow and Kadouchski on Friday. They're both in good nick, and are seen here galloping up the Al Bahathri earlier this week, Dr Darcey's rear view and Kadouchski's ears being visible. They both ought to run well, although Dr Darcey's very feeble performance last time and the competitiveness of Kadouchski's race means that, while we might be able to head off to the races with hope, it would be impossible to set off confident of victory.
The connections of Exeter Road's hero (ie Don Cantillon - Don being the connection, not the hero, lest there be any misunderstanding) must have headed out full of confidence, though, yesterday, as the redoubtable La Estrella (who is a gelding, despite the fillyish impression given by his name) took his Southwell record to 11 wins from 11 starts when winning there yesterday as easily as the form book suggested that he would. He's a good horse elsewhere too as his record of something like 18 victories would suggest, but at Southwell - well, it would be wrong to say that he's unbeatable, but he is at least unbeaten, and to be unbeaten after 11 starts is extremely good going whatever the location. Being a 'character', Don Cantillon isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the one thing about which everyone ought to agree is that he is an extremely good trainer, and La Estrella can be regarded as Exhibit A in the presentation of that particular case. He's shown here on a previous visit to Southwell (led by Don and ridden by Dane O'Neill) on an occasion when Ethics Girl was one of those into whose face he kicked the Southwell sand. And you don't put her in her place very easily. Let's hope that La Estrella's latest achievement can inspire the Dr tomorrow.
In this game, as in life, it is inevitable that there are periods when a few things go wrong. In any stable, there are going to be days when things don't go as you'd wish, and I'm afraid that we've had a couple of those days recently. However, in racing as in life, it's as well to look forward instead of back, so we'll look forward - to Huntingdon tomorrow and (the eliminator permitting) to Sandown on Friday. Douchkirk has a couple of entries this week but won't be taking them up (for no serious reason, simply that he had a session with Carol, our invaluable 'back lady', on Tuesday, and following that he is best having a few easy days - so hopefully he'll run in approximately two weeks) but our other entrants are intended runners. So that's Dr Darcey tomorrow and Kadouchski on Friday. They're both in good nick, and are seen here galloping up the Al Bahathri earlier this week, Dr Darcey's rear view and Kadouchski's ears being visible. They both ought to run well, although Dr Darcey's very feeble performance last time and the competitiveness of Kadouchski's race means that, while we might be able to head off to the races with hope, it would be impossible to set off confident of victory.
The connections of Exeter Road's hero (ie Don Cantillon - Don being the connection, not the hero, lest there be any misunderstanding) must have headed out full of confidence, though, yesterday, as the redoubtable La Estrella (who is a gelding, despite the fillyish impression given by his name) took his Southwell record to 11 wins from 11 starts when winning there yesterday as easily as the form book suggested that he would. He's a good horse elsewhere too as his record of something like 18 victories would suggest, but at Southwell - well, it would be wrong to say that he's unbeatable, but he is at least unbeaten, and to be unbeaten after 11 starts is extremely good going whatever the location. Being a 'character', Don Cantillon isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the one thing about which everyone ought to agree is that he is an extremely good trainer, and La Estrella can be regarded as Exhibit A in the presentation of that particular case. He's shown here on a previous visit to Southwell (led by Don and ridden by Dane O'Neill) on an occasion when Ethics Girl was one of those into whose face he kicked the Southwell sand. And you don't put her in her place very easily. Let's hope that La Estrella's latest achievement can inspire the Dr tomorrow.
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