A Learning Experience

As predicted previously neither of tonight's two runners troubled the judge. However, both showed enough in their running to please me.

Snake Barn came out with the pack and was a clear third going into the bend about 3.5 lengths behind the leader. He adjusted his stride as he met the corner and lost his action completely, this cost him a good couple of lengths. He turned for home around 7/8 lengths off the pace and was eventually beaten 5 lengths in 19.20, leaving him doing an estimated 19.53. He chased home very hard which was encouraging and he will definitely stay 4 bends.

Blue Vixen got a very harsh introduction to the world of racing in his race tonight. He was very slowly away and was getting a peach of a run up the rail going into the first bend. He went for an opening up the inside of the dog in second and the door was very firmly closed in his face! This caused a domino effect with the rest of the pack and gave the winner a solo. Just after he had righted himself and went into the second bend he had to check again. What impressed me then was the way he came home to only be beaten 5.5lengths, he could very easily have knocked off and coasted around. He will definitely stay and if he had got any sort of run tonight he might have sneaked a debut victory.

To be on the safe side a trip to Declan McCambridge on Monday for a quick check over will probably do these two no harm. I'm not sure why Snake Barn lost his action, it may have been greenness and Blue Vixen took quite a battering.