A solid effort from SIR RODERIC saw him narrowly denied from returning him and the yard to the winners enclosure as he finished second at Leicester. Given a good ride by Freddie Tylicki from a bad draw, he was chasing the early leader and was in the right place to attack entering the final two furlongs. However, he probably did not quicken as well as he can on the quicker surface and just could not get on top of the opposition. Another decent effort from a promising individual.
We bid to get back on the winning trail with APACHE SONG (8:35 Sandown) and COTTON CLUB (2:55 Goodwood) on Thursday. Apache Song has the better chance, she did not seem to stay 1m4f at Bath last time and should be suited by racing against her own sex on handicap debut at Sandown. However, Danilovna is a highly touted maiden winner from the Lanigan yard with multiple group entries yet has only been given a handicap mark of 74 and looks very hard to beat. Cotton Club did very well on the AW but is too high in the handicap back on turf, especially against some well handicapped individuals that have shown useful form over hurdles. However, he is extremely honest and the likely strong pace will suit him so might still stay on for a place.