Of the two horses I picked out on Wednesday, Concorde Landed was the one I expected to potentially cost us from having two winners.
Concorde Landed didn't look any better from her debut effort. It was a much better race, but she was impressive on the eye in her debut effort, but was beaten comfortably by her ownermate and stablemate.
Soul Love didn't get the job done in emphatic style, but she did get it done in the end, which is all that matters. At least Karl Burke walked away from Ireland with one winner, and it was a nice win for Pierre-Louis Jammin.
Tawajjah 6/4 (1pt) – Sandown 3.30
I'm not sure on the exact reason why horses don't always run well on the back of a solid effort from a long break, but it happens quite a lot of the time and is known as ‘bouncing' in the game. I am hoping that this is not the case for Tawajjah, as he came back to the track with a huge effort for his new trainer at Newmarket earlier in the month.
On the back of that effort, you've got to say he deserves his spot at the top of the market. The form of that race and the quality of horses he ran against, and was ahead of most of them, is head and shoulders above anything in this race.
It's strange that Shadwell decided to get rid of him. Obviously, he's had problems or injuries, but the form he showed from runs when owned by Shadwell was very solid. He had bumped into many good horses, who have since gone on to much better things. Sardinian Warrior is the one which stands out the most, and he was second to that horse, who has since run well at Group 1 level.
Aperoll 11/8 (1pt) – Sandown 2.55
Seeing a short-priced juvenile bet go up in flames on Wednesday, it would be enough to stop people from trying it again. Usually, I would, but I'm going to do it anyway.
On all known pieces of form, Aperoll is the one they all have to beat, and she probably deserves to be slightly shorter in the market.
She ran a belter against the boys at Royal Ascot in the Chesham. She made the running that day, which is normally a good indicator that they fancied their chances from the get-go. She got caught late home, and probably by two good horses, including one of their debut. That piece of form is miles clear of what the others in this field have shown, so she is a solid bet on Thursday.
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