2.30 Royal Ascot (Day 3, Race 1)
Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2YO only)
Winner £45,368
Advice: 1 pt win Coach House (11/4 general)
Ambiance: Never able to land a proper blow on Newbury maiden
debut, but clearly liked to go off just 3/1 and learned a lot from that to win
Ripon maiden in good style; Will find the pace even hotter here though and
others preferred. 
Coach House: Trainer having plenty of successes with
juveniles this year and this one looked to be near the top of the bunch when
landing Tipperary maiden by 6 & ½ lengths and then Listed event in good
style at Curragh latest, with solid yardstick in second (since won maiden after
Listed third); Should take the beating here. 
Coulsty: Bolted up by five lengths after being backed into
favouritism last month at Leicester, a maiden which is working out well with
the second and fourth having won since; Will be involved today and obvious
contender. 
Eccleston: Justified heavy market support at Doncaster (5f,
good to soft) when quickening very nicely to get himself out of trouble and win
decisively in the end; Exciting prospect after that and deserves close
attention for all this is a step up in class. 
Emirates Flyer: Landed a big gamble in 5f Bath maiden when
always in control despite hanging right, and subsequent wins of second and
fourth gives boost to form; Interesting for all this is much harder. 
Extreme Supreme: This too much on debut despite fairly
promising pedigree.
Green Door: Bought by Qatar racing after promising fourth on
debut in strong Newbury maiden (fourth despite hanging badly) and made all in
good style at Newmarket when Wind Fire
(same ownership, eyecatcher, winner since) was well behind; Can go on
from that and hard to dismiss here. 
Ifwecan: Made amends for disappointing debut (7/4 favourite,
only fifth), when landing C&D maiden and improved again when he had too
much to do in Listed event last time, but this a bigger ask and others
preffered. 
Legnd Rising: Turned over on debut when 5 length second at
8/11 but won his next two, impressive last time as price suggested that he
should do at Chepstow over 6; No surprise to see Hughes preferring Coulsty to
him and others preferred. 
No Nay Never: Thought to be best chance of two time winner
here and Juvenile specialist Wesley Ward, having impressed when clocking a
solid time in professional fashion at Keenland on debut; Will be aiming to lead
them all a merry dance from the front and will take good deal of catching, for
all that he wouldn’t want any rain. 
Oriental Relation: Sure to improve for his debut third at
Leicester, but didn’t hint at being group class there and looks out of his
depth. 
Royal Meezan: Looks sure to win sooner rather than later
following fourth to Ifwecan and then second at York in decent maiden as
favourite; This looks too tough for him off face value and others make more
appeal.
Saayer: Defeat of Sascha Park on debut in good style says
much for him, and to be fair to him did well to land odds at Winsdor in
conditions race, but looked for all the word there as if he’d be more
comfortable over 6 furlongs when nosing out previous and subsequent winner;
This course should suit down to the ground but worry that he might do best work
too late.
Wind Fire: Eyecather behind Green Door (who has since been
purchased by Qatar Racing) on debut before putting away three next time out
winners in style at Sailsbury, suggesting that this level wasn’t beyond him;
Clsoely matched with oither from same ownership and interesting.
VERDICT: The ground was rattling fast yesterday but at the
time of writing there was plenty of rain forecast to fall from the early
morning until the start of racing. Plenty of intrigue in this renewal, with
maiden winners Eccleston and Coulsty high on the list, but COACH HOUSE looked
to be developing into a crack sprinter at the Curragh and will take the beating
for an on fire Ballydoyle yard if in the same form as he was at the Curragh
when winning a Listed event in style
when last seen. No Nay Never, commonly thought to be the best of the
Wesley Ward challengers this week, will take some catching but needs the ground
as fast as possible.
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