Cecil's decision looks likes a sound one; RACING PREVIEW.Byline: NAOMI Naomi (nāō`mē, –mī, nā`ō–), in the Bible, Ruth's mother-in-law. MATTHEW HENRY Cecil's decision to skip the St Leger with Manifest can pay dividends in tomorrow's Directa Signs Noel Murless Stakes at Newmarket. The lightly-raced Rainbow Quest colt only made his debut at Headquarters in July when going down narrowly to lesser-fancied stablemate Noun 1. stablemate - a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person stable companion Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times Blizzard Blues. Nevertheless it was a performance full of promise as he stayed on relentlessly through the field in the closing stages under relatively tender handling. Cecil waited a month before unleashing him again and stepped him up to a mile and a half, a fair ask for a young horse having only his second run. Related to top-class sorts such as Reams REAMS Resource Evaluation And Management System Of Verse and Elmaamul though, stamina was never going to be an issue. He was a warm order for his second start but could not have been more impressive as he drew further and further clear to win by an astonishing 19 lengths. This represents a big step up in class for him but it will be disappointing to see him beaten. |
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