Sir Michael asks some questions
ADAMANT looks the type to improve significantly with age and a step up in trip, and today at Salisbury we will get some answers.
Sir Michael Stoute’s colt was not given a taxing first season but his two outings indicated potential, starting with a fourth to stable-mate, Elucidation.
Then it was on to an eight-and-a-half-furlong maiden at Windsor and a length-and-a-quarter victory over Munawer, which has worked out well.
The Dalakhani colt led that day and stretched out well when challenged.
From stall 2, he is ideally placed to race prominently again, if needed.
Great And Small has a seriously bad draw to deal with in the stayer’s race.
But jockey David Probert has the length of the Salisbury straight to identify a position for this lightlyraced daughter of Galileo, on her sixth trip to the races.
Ruth Carr’s runners need to enter calculations in every race where she is represented, and Bogsnog is no different, trying seven furlongs for the first time today.
A Wolverhampton winner two runs ago, the sevenyear-old was constantly stopped in his run over six furlongs at Catterick last time and should stay.