The flat season concludes it major series of races in the next few weeks with the Breeders Cup in America seen as the traditional curtain raiser, along with the Melbourne Cup in Australia. However eyes are on 'Gods Country' Saturday as the domestic season finishes with The Racing Post Trophy, a Group One race for two year old colts, over the straight mile at Doncaster.
The race is seen as a point towards classic success the year after, with glory on the horizon. This years favourite comes once more from the Aidan O' Brien Ballydoyle stable through CAMELOT, who was massively impressive, winning a Leopardstown maiden on the bridle. Son Joseph is booked for the son of Montjeu, which personally is a negative, and may give away a few pounds overweight. I like the look of the outsider TALWAR for Jeremy Noseda, who is a massive price. He went to The Curragh with a massive reputation after winning the Solario Stakes at Sandown, a race where the form has worked out extremely well. He was clearly wrong in Ireland, finishing stone last. He ran with credit in the big sales race at Newmarket, and providing he runs to a similar standard, given the question marks surrounding the Irish raiders, he is a great each way price.
EXCELT BOLT looks a very interesting runner in the 2.00, a highly competitive handicap. The Bryan Smart Exceed and Excel Colt has some very smart form to his name and is still highly unexposed. Finishing third in the Norfolk Stakes last year, he finished ahead of smart horses such as Zebedee, Dubawi Gold and Dinkum Diamond. Providing he is race fit and raring to go, he should run very close.
In the same vain as looking for value, I was pleased to see recent tip GUSTO running well and winning at Kempton recently. After finishing fourth of four in a Conditions Race at Salisbury, where he got no luck in running, he showed he is in good heart, travelling and winning well. It is another step up in trip, but has been in good form, as has the yard, and could be another tasty price.
Roger Varian has had a few 'handicap good things' that have been around this year, including John Smiths Cup favourite Pekan Star, and although disappointing there, SUHAILI looks to have bags more improvement to come from his four starts. The form of some of his earlier runs is tremendous. Finishing seventh behind World Domination on his second run, with group horses Fiorente, Wayward Glance and Solar Sky all ahead of him that day. He has since won a maiden and on his comeback run this year was last of 9, losing by 50 lengths. The manner of defeat highlights that he was practically pulled up after being dramatically eased down, so can put a line through that race. He looks class on pedigree, and the trainer has shown he can bring horses back, seen with Nahrain giving him his first group one win at Longchamp on Arc Day.
2.00 Doncaster Excel Bolt (Ew)
2.30 Doncaster Gusto (Ew)
3.00 Doncaster Talwar (Ew)
4.10 Doncaster Suhaili
The Yorkshireman - Jack Milner
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