Interesting field at Sandown on Friday...
 

Red Rocks isn't definite, but it's a nice little field regardless.....

Friday April 27 2007
Sandown 13:45

Betfred Gordon Richards Stakes (group 3)
£50000.00 added, 4yo plus, 1m 2f 7y, Class 1, £28390.00 penalty
6 runners
Going: Flat: Good-Good to Firm in plcs; Jumps: Good to Firm-Good in plcs.

1 (5) 115218- Notnowcato 195 5 9-7 Sir Michael Stoute J P Spencer 122
2 (2) 22231-9 Red Rocks (IRE) 27 4 9-7 B J Meehan L Dettori 121
3 (3) 6316-16 Kandidate 27 5 9-3 t C E Brittain S Sanders 114
4 (1) 12/145- Art Deco (IRE) 287 4 9-0 C R Egerton J F Egan 113
5 (6) 315134- Mashaahed 195 4 9-0 B W Hills R Hills 110
6 (4) 40/1222- Mountain High (IRE) 288 5 9-0 Sir Michael Stoute J Fortune 119

apparantly, Red Rocks' connections wanted to enter the Ganay on Sunday but then found out that Dylan Thomas would be there!!

I think bout Sir M. Stoute horses will finish 1th and 2th. Notnowcato is to much for this field:o

I love Cato too, but I like almost all of them here.....

Since Gallant still isn't around, i'll be kind and go ahead and post her Kandidate pick.

... or ArlJim can.:D

No I won't be picking Kandidate. The comment line from his WC try? "never able to challenge". The horse looks like a true poly specialist.

Like someone else said, Notnowcato looks strong here.

Rocks win well..

I meant that would be Gallant's pick!

Like Cato too...

Results...

http://guardian.sportinglife.com/GU_...228480,00.html

Red Rocks
Mashaahed
Kandidate
Notnowcato
Mountain high
Art Deco


http://www.skysports.com/skysports/a...263113,00.html

wow! i'm more surprised where Kandidate finished than I am that Red Rocks won.

I haven't had enough coffee..... surprised in a good way? :D

Confused.

Please be advised that when Ms. Bloom returns she WILL be reading any and all Kandidate / The Duke / Supreme Gains / Able One comments so TAKE COVER!:p

neither good or bad, just surprised.

i'm providing Gallant a service. she needs something to read and respond to when she returns. something that will stimulate a response, and let her know she was thought of in her absensce.

of course there is a good chance that i will live to regret saying anything about her horses.:p

"PUM" , "SOCK", "SPLASH" who that realy surprise me and hit me like a ROCK:eek:

Winning trainer Brian Meehan said: "His season is all about working back to the Breeders' Cup. I'm relieved to get him back on a winning note and I suppose the likes of the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh and the Prince of Wales's at Royal Ascot would be likely top races for him, although I have to talk to the owner and Frankie."

At the mo, he's 5-1 to win the BC Turf - shocking odds, I doubt he would be much lower if he made it on the day..It'll be interesting to see how he gets in during the summer or if he takes a break after Royal Ascot.. There's about 5 horses I see better than him over 10-12f in Europe this year!

Not sure if anyone got to see the race yesterday. The ground was much slower than the official description and stamina came into play, something which Red Rocks has an abbundance of.

Notnowcato slipped right at the start and was never able to get into contention from there, but he was disappointing no matter what.

Didn't see it so thanks for the visual.....

Poor Cato.