Kick things off with a 1000m maiden. No's 2,3,5,7 bring pace to the race. ERAJA resumes. Not seen in public since debut 24 weeks ago, was heavily backed that day (good sign), unplaced without any apparent excuse (bad sign). DRAGON LINK trialed very well prior to finding one clearly better when resuming as an odds-on fav. GLACIELE resumes, runner-up in both recent trials. Placed 3rd both starts to date, it too has been a market darling thus far. In summary three horses that have let punters down, which one do you trust? Since jotting all this down I've heard Matthew Hoysted on Sky admitting DRAGON LINK was a bit soft for the debut and will have derived plenty of benefit from the run. Ouch! If you took the red firgues. If MISS MCLAREN remains in when markets open (and is still running in R2 at Ipswich) factor in big deductions or wait until she finally is scratched. Dear oh dear, was scratched too late, once again punters pay the price. If only there was as a rule to eliminate such a scenario. Brutal game, the punt.
