It was the quarter finals of the Blue Square English Derby tonight. What should have been a great nights racing and something to excite has left me with a very sour taste in my mouth. The bad injury suffered by Phoenix Paddy at the first bend has left a shadow over the remainder of the competition for me. My immediate thought when it happened was Premier Fantasy, although its very early to speculate it looked like a hock injury to me. My other fancy, Droopys Robinho, suffered no luck in running after a tardy start and that ended his derby hopes.
People talk about tradition and how three runs in a week sorts the men from the boys but from my perspective it is outdated and unnecessary. Wimbledon is an awkward track and that often sees the best Irish dogs stay at home, what happened tonight wont encourage them to come. I thought the track looked very poor with the sand very loose. Hopefully Paddy's injury isn't as bad as it looked and my thoughts are with the Reillys tonight
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