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L'astronome goes in the 4.07 at Ascot tomorrow. Been waiting all week for early prices, but only just gone up on WH at 40-1. Don't think the others are up yet but there's a chance B3 in particular might open 50 or 66.

If you take the view that L'astronome had every chance of running a race at Haydock last Saturday (if it had been soft), then it's a fair call that he'll have an equal - if not better- chance tomorrow.

But soft enough??

Earlier in the week it was reportedly soft/heavy. Been watching the weather and haven't seen any sign of significant rain in the last few days, plus little in the forecasts. The question will be 'how much will it have dried up by tomorrow afternoon?' Hopefully, there's some rain around before then, but if Hugo Palmer let's him go then we can make a fairly safe assumption the ground's OK (has been pulled twice now while they were waiting for ground)

Edit** Probably worth holding. Horse's mouth is suggesting it's reportedly borderline G/S and, if that's right, and/or it's on the good side, he won't run. Very likely needs a downpour I think.

<blockquote data-quote="chaumi" data-source="post: 2682070" data-attributes="member: 66064">L&#039;astronome goes in the 4.07 at Ascot tomorrow. Been waiting all week for early prices, but only just gone up on WH at 40-1. Don&#039;t think the others are up yet but there&#039;s a chance B3 in particular might open 50 or 66.If you take the view that L&#039;astronome had every chance of running a race at Haydock last Saturday (if it had been soft), then it&#039;s a fair call that he&#039;ll have an equal - if not better- chance tomorrow.But soft enough??Earlier in the week it was reportedly soft/heavy. Been watching the weather and haven&#039;t seen any sign of significant rain in the last few days, plus little in the forecasts. The question will be &#039;how much will it have dried up by tomorrow afternoon?&#039; Hopefully, there&#039;s some rain around before then, but if Hugo Palmer let&#039;s him go then we can make a fairly safe assumption the ground&#039;s OK (has been pulled twice now while they were waiting for ground)Edit** Probably worth holding. Horse&#039;s mouth is suggesting it&#039;s reportedly borderline G/S and, if that&#039;s right, and/or it&#039;s on the good side, he won&#039;t run. Very likely needs a downpour I think.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chaumi, post: 2682070, member: 66064"] L'astronome goes in the 4.07 at Ascot tomorrow. Been waiting all week for early prices, but only just gone up on WH at 40-1. Don't think the others are up yet but there's a chance B3 in particular might open 50 or 66. If you take the view that L'astronome had every chance of running a race at Haydock last Saturday (if it had been soft), then it's a fair call that he'll have an equal - if not better- chance tomorrow. But soft enough?? Earlier in the week it was reportedly soft/heavy. Been watching the weather and haven't seen any sign of significant rain in the last few days, plus little in the forecasts. The question will be 'how much will it have dried up by tomorrow afternoon?' Hopefully, there's some rain around before then, but if Hugo Palmer let's him go then we can make a fairly safe assumption the ground's OK (has been pulled twice now while they were waiting for ground) Edit** Probably worth holding. Horse's mouth is suggesting it's reportedly borderline G/S and, if that's right, and/or it's on the good side, he won't run. Very likely needs a downpour I think. [/QUOTE]

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