Coral-Eclipse 2012.

It's a very interesting race, So You Think has CD winning form which is a plus, last year beating Work Force by 1/2l on good ground in a 5 runner field.

So You Think has won on good to soft and on soft in his earlier racing days and though no doubt stretched by 12f seems to be perfectly suited to 10f at Sandown.

A few are rated up there with So You Think in this
- Cityscape is rated 125 too, may well not find the 10f out of range, won well at Meydan over 9f on good ground, hard to discount in my opinion and on the official figures is in with a very definite chance if staying on, that's a significant if though. I really like that Meydan form and previous efforts over 8f in very decent races when not quite quick enough close home did suggest a step up in trip would suit. I would be very surprised if Cityscape is not making a very very promising looking attack 2 furlongs out in this, that attack may not be quite enough to take the race but if 3.5 tbp was knocking about on Betfair to accompany a little bit on the win market I think it would be valuesome.

- Monterosso has nice pieces of form, beating So You Think over 10f on the artificial surface at Meydan but I reckon the rating of 127 flatters somewhat, I can't quite see Monterosso being good enough to win this, the market agrees so nothing profound there :pac:

- The 4yo Nathaniel is rated 126 and having beaten Work Force over 12f on GS as a 3 year old has no stamina doubts over this 10f trip, has almost 3 1/2l to find on So You Think over 10f at Ascot though, again that was 2011 so going fresh here as a 4yo after a winter of doing whatever horses though may well be primed to close that gap. The guts of 10/1 seems quite decent all things considered.

- Second fav is Farhh, rated 118 and like Nathanial a 4yo with potential to improve, race fit and beaten by almost 3l by So You Think 3 weeks ago when not getting the run of the race most people will be wondering how close he could have gotten. Aside from that race though there's not much other form to ponder and relying on the "one swallow doesn't make....." ole saying I'm reckoning Farhh is little value and not one to have huge hopes for.


I give Cityscape and Nathaniel decent chances so anything about 5/4 ish on So You Think is poor value for me, I reckon 5/4 won't be hard to find on Saturday.

I reckon the trip is ideal for Cityscape so that's the one for me at the likely odds

mike65 wrote: »

That's opened up the race for punters a bit then (I'm assuming So You Think was very short).

Was 2.1 to lay yesterday mike.