After a week of no runners, it's nice to be back on the racecourse at Sandown this evening with two runners, both have chances but high draws on the sprint course makes life hard.
Gladiatrix made a surprise winning return at Southwell, showing enough speed to avoid the kickback at Southwell and we hoped for big things this season. However, she hasn't progressed as hoped, been intimidated in a competitive sprint at Windsor before a disappointing third on the polytrack at Kempton a month ago. She was always a bit hesitant last season and blinkers were going to be used before the penny dropped in the autumn. However, now she is running in more competitive events, we feel the blinkers could help her concentrate on the job in hand and hopefully it will see a return to form. Unfortunately a wide draw in thirteen (now ten of twelve with non-runners) against such experienced sprinters makes life hard, although at least she should get a clear run on the outside and we would be happy if she was in the prize money.
Urban Dreamer runs in the opener and once again he has a bad draw, something that probably denied him victory when he had to come across from a wide draw to grab the favoured stands rail at Lingfield. He only got caught yards from the line and holds the Mick Channon trained Sartori on that form. We then stepped him up to the National Stakes at Sandown last week and although last of five, he wasn't disgraced and ran up to form and should enjoy dropping back in grade tonight. He has the form in the book to win but there are some interesting newcomers from the Hannon/Jarvis yards and stall nine won't be easy to overcome. Hopefully he won't need to but may make a quick reappearance at Bath on Friday.
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