Horses To Follow - Flemington 12 June 2010

Monday, 14 June 2010 22:15

These are the runners which caught the eye at Saturday’s cold and wet Flemington meeting.

Race 1: Birthday Handicap (1000m)

Forget Chilli Delight ever went around.

Seemed to slip and become rattled after a few strides putting it out of any contention and jockey Steven King spent the best part of the race getting the first starter balanced and comfortable.

Didn’t lose much more ground suggesting it would’ve been far from disgraced had it not slipped early.  Have a saver on it in three weeks time.

Race 5: A.R. Creswick Stakes (1200m)

The real Tan Tat Brav was back on course today and pulled his way to the front in the three-year-old sprint.

Doesn’t like the heavy going but his class gets him through it.  When, or if, he finds a dry track get on.

Race 6: Winter Championship Heat 3 (1400m)

Despite all his racing Jungle Ruler is only a six-year-old and certainly not past it!

He is also a winner of his last two in a row and today’s win showed why.  He worked hard early and drifted wide in the straight but was still far too good for a reasonable field of sprinters.

Should you keep following him? Why not, he is doing nothing wrong.

Picture: Fiona Tomlin