Henrythenavigator

my miss storm cat · #1 05-03-2008, 10:46 AM

Wow, shocked!

Good for him and cheers to AOB.

Did NOT see this one coming!

_ed_ · #2 05-03-2008, 06:15 PM

Wow, good for him.

Sounds like a great race.

NoChanceToDance · #3 05-05-2008, 05:49 AM

With the warm, dry weather we've had over the last few days, this one did slightly worry me (not enough to back him to win, though

). I think the ride Johnny gave him made all the difference, too. Timed to perfection.

brockguy · #4 05-05-2008, 03:38 PM

No Chance, this could be clutching a bit at straws but how bad was the wind at Newmarket on Saturday. Im pretty sure that there was a pretty strong head wind (that wasnt there Sunday!) and obviously that would affect a front runner like New Approach more than Henry who got alot of cover. Murtagh rode an absolute corker of a race.. Im dont like Manning at all, but he didnt do much wrong, the only thing i would note, is that he seems to go into Frankie Dettori "Im just gonna absolutely whack the bejaysus out of the horse in the last 2 furlongs and not actually ride it properly" mode quite often..

brockguy · #5 05-06-2008, 01:34 PM

how are coolmore seriously thinking about the derby with this one.. i think he has absolutely zero chance of staying the derby trip... he looks the complete miler.. a derby could wreck him..

NoChanceToDance · #6 05-07-2008, 01:25 PM

There was a head wind, but it was nothing major, not in my opinion anyway.

Regarding your other point, yes, it would seem a very stupid decision to run him in the Derby, he surely has zero chance of staying that trip. I couldn't honestly see him staying any further than a mile.