Check out our columnist's thoughts on his runner at Doncaster on Thursday.
I was thrilled to see Absolute Dream win the Leger Legends race for Sammy Jo Bell on Wednesday.
She’s ridden two horses in it for us – both owned by Steve and Glen Clayton – and both have won.
She said to me beforehand that she could only push for a furlong and a half so I told her to hang on to him as long as she could! Sammy timed it to perfection and gave Absolute Dream a very cool ride.
I was pleased with Umm Kulthum too who was touched off by Bounce The Blues in the Sceptre Stakes.
She showed she gets the seven furlongs and knuckled down really well under Oisin Orr. We’re trying to win a Group Two with her so, as pleased as I was, there was a level of frustration too at having gone so close.
Thursday
15:45 Admiral D
The more rain we get the better for him, he loves testing ground and hasn’t had it all season. It would be great to win this and pick up a penalty for the Ayr Gold Cup next week as he might just sneak into it with one.
I don’t know what happened at Thirsk last time, he ever really got going. Maybe going round the bend didn’t help and back on a straight track and with hopefully some ease underfoot, we should see more in what is a very competitive heat.
Friday
14.35 THE PLATINUM QUEEN
She's in great order, we’re very happy with her. She bounced out of York which was great and is doing well physically at the moment.
I’m looking forward to running her but wouldn’t want a deluge of rain and the ground to turn heavy – as it was on Wednesday would be great for her. She’s very quick and this was the obvious place to come after the Nunthorpe.
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