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I wasn't amazed as I had him up there near the top and I made a point of re-checking his form after watching Hughes aboard Crius. I felt he had used Crius, which had little chance on this season's form, to check out the going on the far side and learned that it wasn't any faster. However, the leaders in the handicap, with the exception of Pilgrims Rest, seemed to shun the inner and raced towards the centre of the track and Rougemont travelled just on the outer of the chasing pack. I don't think he was at all disadvantaged by the ride but I wonder if Pilgrims Rest might have been.

I also think it was an exceptionally canny ride by Fanning on the winner.

As for the Coronation, if Homecoming Queen runs to her Guineas form she only needs to worry about Elusive Katie being at her best first time up although Buick rides Fallen For You. I was on Irish History last time and I think she should have beaten Cogito and Stipulate but even if she matched the latter's improvement she'd struggle tio get near Homecoming Queen, who might even be backable after her Curragh debacle.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2399064" data-attributes="member: 65242">I wasn&#039;t amazed as I had him up there near the top and I made a point of re-checking his form after watching Hughes aboard Crius. I felt he had used Crius, which had little chance on this season&#039;s form, to check out the going on the far side and learned that it wasn&#039;t any faster. However, the leaders in the handicap, with the exception of Pilgrims Rest, seemed to shun the inner and raced towards the centre of the track and Rougemont travelled just on the outer of the chasing pack. I don&#039;t think he was at all disadvantaged by the ride but I wonder if Pilgrims Rest might have been.&nbsp;I also think it was an exceptionally canny ride by Fanning on the winner.&nbsp;As for the Coronation, if Homecoming Queen runs to her Guineas form she only needs to worry about Elusive Katie being at her best first time up although Buick rides Fallen For You. I was on Irish History last time and I think she should have beaten Cogito and Stipulate but even if she matched the latter&#039;s improvement she&#039;d struggle tio get near Homecoming Queen, who might even be backable after her Curragh debacle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2399064, member: 65242"] I wasn't amazed as I had him up there near the top and I made a point of re-checking his form after watching Hughes aboard Crius. I felt he had used Crius, which had little chance on this season's form, to check out the going on the far side and learned that it wasn't any faster. However, the leaders in the handicap, with the exception of Pilgrims Rest, seemed to shun the inner and raced towards the centre of the track and Rougemont travelled just on the outer of the chasing pack. I don't think he was at all disadvantaged by the ride but I wonder if Pilgrims Rest might have been. I also think it was an exceptionally canny ride by Fanning on the winner. As for the Coronation, if Homecoming Queen runs to her Guineas form she only needs to worry about Elusive Katie being at her best first time up although Buick rides Fallen For You. I was on Irish History last time and I think she should have beaten Cogito and Stipulate but even if she matched the latter's improvement she'd struggle tio get near Homecoming Queen, who might even be backable after her Curragh debacle. [/QUOTE]

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