Wealth Tax
We look like we will have dry weather here for the rest of the week and the ground at HQ is starting to dry out. Given the rain York had before racing yesterday the ground did not look too bad there and Ulysses made day one of the Ebor meeting a memorable one with a superb display in the Juddmonte International.
Zamjar ran satisfactorily at Brighton on Tuesday, he was tightened for room at a vital stage and looks like he needs to try 7f whilst Titan was trapped out wide around Kempton and did not enjoy the surface.
We have three runners today at Chepstow and Hamilton. Qaaraat is our first runner in the 2:05 at Chepstow. He has shown ability and travels through his races well, we felt that the blinkers may sharpen him up. Time For Wine is slowly improving and Bath And Tennis showed plenty of promise before disappointing last time. Campion is also closely matched with us at the weights and this race represents a big class drop for her. It is a tricky race but I hope our horse runs his race and if he does he will be there or thereabouts. We run Sparte Quercus in a competitive looking affair at 5:15. Star Of The East was a little unlucky to get disqualified at Newmarket and is well in here, he is a little inconsistent. Seafarer ran into a subsequent winner last time and although he has been second on his last three starts, he does not look to be ungenuine. Panko normally runs his race but he is exposed and Canyon City is returning from a long layoff. I hope the drop back to 1m4f will suit and a drying day should mean that the ground moves towards good which should suit him.
Wealth Tax has headed up to Hamilton on the back of two victories. We would not mind if a shower hit before racing as both of his last two wins have been on soft ground. To Dibba holds solid claims and his Newmarket third looks like rock solid form. Whatsthemessage also seeks a hat-trick like us and she is well drawn to attack from stall one. Company Asset is a course and distance winner that cannot be ignored. It is a competitive affair and I hope our horse can continue his progression and run well.