dunlaying

Benvenuto Cellini 0
Action +5
Oxagon +6
Hawk Mountain +8+
Rochfortbridge +8
Item +13+

The only interest for me is the running of Rochfortbridge . The horse that beat him at Pontefract has been forgotten , mainly because of the fuss made of Bow Echo . If the form is taken at face value Shayem would be right up there with Gewan .
Harking back to Champion's Day , for which the post has disappeared , I note that some people are stating that Rosallion is not the horse he was or even that he never was good . The Hannon yard has had a terrible season . Off the top of my head I could only think of two from that stable that have made an impact ; King Of Cities and Rosallion . Orions Belt is their only entry in the Irish Guineas and I can not think of one 2 y o of Hannon's that is any good . A return to form could see some of those babies particularly well handicapped .


A word of explanation about Dorset . I have two perfectly valid figures for him , +6+ would be ideal but as I back the top horse I have left him on top . Benvenuto Cellini is odds on and looks to be lay material . His latest form looks good on paper but it has taken knocks already . What did he beat ?


There are plenty entered that fall into the " could be anything " category e g Item and Hawk Mountain .
We need a Champion . At present I have Gewan just ahead of Zavateri and then Gstaad and the rest . I find it hard to believe that they are future Classic winners .
We might have a Champion in yesterday's Kempton winner . I can find two figures for the race and they are 1lb apart . I have taken the lower figure . Barring accidents he should improve by at least 7 lb . So , if I am correct , we have a potential star .