Discussiontofollow will need some luck and it is a minor concern that his jockey,Shane Kelly, is on a losing flee but the horse has the talent to land a major sprint handicap in the Stewards’ Cup at Glorious GoodwoodOne of these days I may have to give up on the conviction that Discussiontofollow (3.45) has the talent to land a major sprint handicap but I am not there yet. He ran a fine race in final years Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood and might have been placed whether the winner had not hung across him in the final furlong. As it was, and he finished only half a length behind Muthmir at level weights.
For this year’s renewal he is 2lb higher in the weights but not in quite the same form as he was 12 months ago. Well fancied for his reappearance,he pulled too tough behind a steady pace. Stepped back to five furlongs for two runs since then, he has given the impression that that distance is on the sharp side for him these days.
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Source: theguardian.com