Nick Mordin

Still been doing his daily tips.

prob taking a break for world cup

u get wot u pay 4 init ?

Yeah, odd nothing from Royal Ascot

Updated now, dated 5 July.

Before you hammer Da Re Mi on Mordin's say-so, note Harbinger is a stronger tip for the King George a couple of paragraphs later.

kevbet probably kidnapped him and he is in his cupboard with a gimp mask and gag on.

BEHKABAD HAS BIG SHOT IN GRAND PRIX DE PARIS

BEHKABAD PROBABLY THE BEST MIDDLE DISTANCE 3YO IN EUROPE

Nice one Nick 

I thought he liked Jan Vermeer?

He tipped Bekhabad.

After watching the race several times I've come to the conclusion that third placed JAN VERMEER (40) may well prove to be slightly better than his two stablemates.

Jamie Heffernan allowed Jan Vermeer to come out of the stalls a couple of lengths behind the rest of the field so that he could switch him to the running rail. He lobbed along at the back with just one horse behind him for most of the race, at one point being about twenty lengths off the leader.

Approaching the straight Jan Vermeer was eight lengths off Midas Touch and Cape Blanco who soon joined battle up front. He had to be switched off the rail as he began his run to find room. Then he had to be switched to the rail, to the outside and back again as Midas Touch ran around a bit in front of him. The manouverings didn't cost him more than a length or so but he only lost by two lengths. And in the last half furlong he was only ridden along hands and heels to keep third place once Heffernan saw he wasn't going to get back at the first two. In addition Midas Touch had rolled back again towards the rail, closing the gap on him.

What I liked most about this run was the way Jan Vermeer so readily made up a lot of ground on high class rivals who were not tiring at that point. That tells me he has a fair bit more pace than either Cape Blanco or Midas Touch and doesn't need a pacemaker to produce his best form.

It should be remembered that Jan Vermeer had a delayed start to the season and may very will improve for this run. If he were mine I'd be running him rather than Cape Blanco in the King George as he seems more likely to recover from this run in time. But wherever Jan Vermeer runs next, even if it's against Behkabad and co in the Grand Prix de Paris, I'll be very interested in his chances.

weekender column tipped behkabad and those headlines are from many weeks ago.

credit when due etc...

In fact doesn't 'even if it's against Behkabad' kind of tell you he rates the horse?

any fule knows jan vermeer's a 10f horse anyway [;)]

he rated alot of horses in the race yesterday but did tip behkabad along with lawspeaker

Mordin's a nutty prof with some of the battiest ideas I've ever heard.  His latest 'system' (Weekender column) is to follow small horses in small fields because they are  not sturdy enough to take the bumps in big fields and therefore cannot go for gaps.  By the time he reaches the end of his article it begins to dawn on him that smaller horses have a better chance of fitting through gaps so he sets off on the opposite tack.  His writing should come with a wealth warning.

he has a cult following. keyboard pnaying up again sry.

ben i think its looking like jan vermeer is a 10 furlong horse .
he may well turn out to be the best .whats the next big 10 f race anyone.

Juddmonte York.

I think he should be put away and given time. If they play their cards right JV will do the Business at 4 or even 5 if they want. He looks top class sire with another winter behind him

nick said - detroit city as got the fastest times for years for a novice hurdler,he will win at chelt

and the french race prior to the arc is the best guide for the arc and rail link as got best creditentials,plus all his national winners mom mone included