Racing

Well that was a pretty poor week wasn't it?! Some cracking racing though, and the unique 10-race Thursday, more than made up for the depleted wallet, but its time to start replenishing those funds. And lets cheer up - England won the rugby and cricket and Hamilton kicked off the F1 season in style. Not much to pick at today with a relegation dogfight at St Andrews, Lingfield going to the weather, and small fields at Taunton, so the all weather at Wolverhampton it is. And even that isn't great fayre.

3.30 Wolverhampton Hurricane Hen 7/4 (WON -19.25 - took a good ride, but once inside the final furlong always looked the stronger beast)
The Racing Post calls this horse soft, but I think that's harsh. The 4 horses that have beaten him in his last three races have subsequently recorded 2 wins, 2 seconds and 2 unplaced, and he was only a cumulative distance of 6.5 lengths down on them. He has been dropped 9lbs by the handicapper since the first of those three runs, and at these weights is 3lbs better than his nearest rival, Swallow Forest, and 10lbs better than the next best.