Hello muckers,
I've been in Newmarket for the Craven meeting and also at the horse sales at Tattersalls. Unsurprisingly, I have a few points to make.
Firstly, I thought Twice Over's victory in the Craven Stakes was very impressive and he will be a tough nut to crack if he goes for the Derby in June.
Secondly, at Tattersalls I was amazed by the prices the horses were selling for. With over £11 million being traded over the two days of the sale, it is hard to believe that the country is under a 'credit crunch'. The average price for each horse at the sale was £102000 and this is incredible when you think that the horses being sold were unraced two year olds. What could the buyers be hoping for? Yes, their steed could become a champion and go on to earn millions of pounds as a stallion, but out of the 180 horses that were sold, there could probably be one (if any) of this calibre. Some of the horses will just be moderate performers who will never justify what the owners paid for them while many will not even be good enough to make the racecourse and will later be sold for £1000 as a riding horse. That only makes a loss of £101000, good work.

Anyway, Great Leighs becomes the first English racetrack in 80 years to be built and it will be interesting to see if there are any draw bias and what type of running style is most successful. But to make it a profitable opening for you, I suggest backing RAPID CITY(3.50). He looked like a machine when notching a series of wins until he was injured last spring. Reports say he was unlucky last time at Kempton and everything is in position for a big run.