I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry after watching Milrow
run a storming race at Cheltenham. I thought Sean Houlihan had given him an
absolute beaut of a ride and as they turned in to face the final two hurdles
there was nothing travelling better. Milrow jumped slickly throughout, pinged the last
and when Houlihan gave him the office he stormed up the hill. Houlihan’s route
to victory up the inner was blocked off by the winner though, and when he
snatched up and switched Milrow to the outer all momentum was lost. Still, we
got our each way money at odds of 66/1 and I fancy another one at a monster price
at Wexford tomorrow.
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| Rachael Blackmore was on board for Glens DD's best run. |
Garrett Power is a trainer that is far from a household
name but his record with his jumpers at Wexford is second to none. He has had
15 runners there down through the years and 6 of those have won. A further 5
top 4 finishes means he has an astonishing frame hitting strike rate of 73% and
I think Glen’s DD looks a very interesting contender for him in the 3 mile handicap
hurdle at 14.35. This 5yo daughter of Dubai Destination has yet to get her head
in front after 6 hurdle runs but her best effort came on her only outing over hurdles on soft
and Rachael Blackmore is back on board for the first time since.
That maiden run at Roscommon came over 2 miles and Glen’s DD
was doing all her best work at the finish. She was held up and as they
approached the 3rd last flight it looked as though she would finish 6th at
best. However, she finished the race off really well and managed to get up for 4th,
closing on the first three all the way to the line. Her four subsequent runs,
three handicap hurdles and one on the level, all came on good ground and she was
well beaten every time, pulling up in two of the hurdle runs.
Every cloud has a silver lining though and her opening
handicap mark of 95 has been slashed to 85 after those poor efforts. On
the form of her Roscommon run she should be well capable of being competitive
off that rating. The winner of that maiden has won 5 races in both codes since
and is now rated 119. The 3rd home has since won a maiden, the 6th also won a
maiden and a handicap off 98 and the 7th also won a maiden and is now rated
112. That would suggest that Glen’s DD is well treated off 85 now returning to soft
ground.
This mare has a lovely pedigree and her dam Glen’s Magic is
very well related. Her half sister Glens Music won multiple races but she has
made a big mark as a broodmare, producing Cheltenham Grade 1 winner Glens
Melody as well as a host of other black type jumpers. Glens Melody and some of
her half siblings stayed 3 miles with no problems at all and I am hoping that
Glen's DD has inherited some of that stamina. On the evidence of her good run at
Roscommon she looks well worth persisting with at this trip and back on an easy
surface I think she is worth chancing each way for small stakes at 40/1.
STEVOS’ SELECTION:
14.35 WEXFORD-GLEN'S DD E/W @ 40/1
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