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I keep coming back to Finjaan but haven't been able to bring myself to back him yet. Richard Hills obviously doesn't believe in lightning striking twice as he rode Oquba in a maiden in Hamdans first colours only for Martin Dwyer to beat him on Finjaan (on debut - Oquba had, had a run). I'm not too upset to see Hills dessert Finjaan, and given that he's listed as being about 6Ibs heavier than O'Shea I'd have thought this has to help his chances of getting home a bit too. He was headed in the Dewhurst but earned the comment "rallied strongly" which doesn't sound like a horse that was running out of gas at 7F's at least. He's effectievly had another 6 months to strengthen up and isn't burdened by Richard Hills either. In fact, its tempting to wonder that given he went down by two noses in the Dewhurst, whether O'Shea's lack of a few Ibs might have made the difference, and we could thus assess him as a de facto winner? If they do go a bit slow early on then the trip should come back to the likes of Finjaan which suddenly brings his sprinting background into play (but he wouldn't be the only beneficiary I believe for this) . At the back of my mind though, I'm conscious of the fact that he's not always settled and half wonder if he won't run away with O'Shea and set the bloody pace himself!!! Supplementing Oquba has to be an indication that Finjaan can't carry too much confidence though.

 

I'm coming round to the idea of betting this race with a combo forecast, or simply leaving it alone even