Saturday 20th Januaury 2018

We were pleased with Broughtons Admiral who finished 5^th on his first start over hurdles earlier this week. Our juvenile hurdler stumbled upon landing at the 2^nd and lost a bit of confidence. Sam Twiston Davies gave him a lovely ride and allowed BA to find his feet and didn’t rush him.

Broughtons Admiral finished the race very strongly and would have been 3^rd in another few strides. He beat all the other un-raced horses home. He’s a nice horse for the future that will require middle distance trips.

Last week plenty of bets stood out, today I’m struggling to find anything. It’s a wet miserable day and the going is heavy at most meetings.

I’m looking forward to watching Santini again in the 4:05 at Ascot but won’t be playing at odds of 4-5. Santini looked very useful when beating Chef Des Obeaux on debut. That form couldn’t have worked out any stronger. I think Santini could be smart and a top class chaser down the line.

It’s a watching brief for me today.