Crowley calls it: ”I’m sure Okool will run a big race.”

York – Wednesday

3.30 – Tasleet

(subsequently declared a non runner)

It’s a small field which I imagine is because not too many people want to take on Harry Angel. He’s obviously the horse to beat. He has to carry the penalty but he is the class horse.  

Tasleet won the race last year, but it was soft ground that day. He always seems to run his best races with cut in the ground but he has also run okay on good to firm.

He has a nice draw. He likes to come through them a bit. He’s drawn behinjd Harry Angel so I’ll probably get a tow off him. Hopefully the race could set up for him.

Tasleet is a good horse and while on paper Harry Angel should be hard to beat it is a horse race, and Brando is no mug either. It’s going to be a great race.

It’s a Group 2 in name but a Group 1 in practice.

5.05 – Delft Dancer

I won on her last time out at Nottingham. The ground was on the slow side that day and being by Pivotal you’d think she’d want cut in the ground and she clearly handled it well.

However I remember coming back in and saying that she wouldn’t mind the ground being a bit quicker. She was a tough, hardy sort, and she improved a huge amount from her first to her second run. I would expect her to come forward again.

It’s a smart race and there are some unraced horses in there that are obviously well thought of, so you could see a surprise. I’m sure lots of good horses and winners will come out of this race.

5.35 – Okool

Okool has been working really well at home. We were going to run him over 1m 6f first time out but we just thought that as he’s such a strong traveller, and having his first run of the year, it made sense to start over a mile and a half.

He’s well drawn in 2 and is a forward runner which is a good thing at York. His last run at Newbury has worked out very well.

He wasn’t far behind Withold that went on to win the Cesarewitch so impressively. I’m sure Okool will run a big race.

Jim