Juliette 'S Weekly Frolic
The seasonal sports of ' Leger-bashing ' is with us once more. The glorious culmination of the triple crown or the dumping ground of a ' B ' stream who failed to win their ticket to the 'Arc '; Close the race later, bring in the four-year-olds, run it over two miles — reform is in the air, but as yet a long way off, and in the meantime, interesting things are afoot at Doncaster this Saturday.
In 1882 history was made when fillies filled the first three places on the Townmoor, but in the equine world at any rate, ladies are not the force they were and only Meld and Cantelo have been successful since the war. Few in fact, give it a try nowadays and to be fair they have a remarkable record of success, endorsed by the recent placings of Patti and Cold Storage, which explains why Oaks heroine, Ginevra, will be receiving more than her fair share of attention this weekend. However, as even Ryan Price feared for her nervous disposition during the Oaks' preliminaries she may be pushed to retain her composure when faced with seven menacing mem bers of the opposite sex, and I cannot support her cause.
Edward Hide's mount Cara Cara looks the safest each way solution, while Boucher has been heavily backed to give Lester Piggott his seventh success in the race. The maestro still has some way to go before equalling the nine nineteenth century wins of a Mr W. Scott but his mount's three ten furlong victories in Ireland hardly match up to the record of Irish Derby winner, Steel Pulse. The latter was, after all, a mere 41b below Crowned Prince in the two-year old Free Handicap, and had his Irish rival 21 lengths behind at their only meeting last October.
The conditions of the Scarborough Stakes the day before appear to favour Red Power. Apart from a lack-lustre display when favourite for Royal Ascot's Jersey Stakes, he has scooted home in all his races this season.
Assets: £101.58. Outlay: £3 to win Steel Pulse and Red Power.
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