Whatever it is, thats what was achieved by Seek The Fair Land this evening.
Unlike the muddling pace last time out, there seemed no apparent excuses for tonights 4th place showing.
An alarming drift from 11/8 to 5/2 15 minutes prior to the off was not a good sign and the writing was on the wall on the home turn as the pace quickened and Carsons mount was left decidely flat footed.
The pace scenario I envisaged was on the button as Seek The Fair Land stalked a decent clip set by Simple Rhythm and Bravo Echo. Although 16/1 shot Indian Skipper had obviously not read the script as he flew 'Pegasus like' down the outside to pip Bravo Echo right on the bob.
Vintage was disappointing, racing keenly throughout the opening stages and was a spent force in the closing stages.
All in all, not a great outcome for the blog, or perhaps more importantly, my pocket!
I'm of the opinion that the handicapper may now have a grip on Seek The Fair Land, although will reserve full judgement until I have calculated todays speed figures for the Kempton meeting. My gut feeling however, is that the figure will be well below the level of his December 100+ performances.
Hollywood_G
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