I realise that this blog has been very Arc focused in the past couple of weeks, and maybe I should be more grounded and look at our graded fare. Thus, I thought I'd share with you my one to watch.
To be honest it sort of ties in with the new 'Swindon Special' that will be up in the next week or so. My one to watch this year is Brizzle Blue.
The May'10 son of Droopys Maldini and Sofem really took my eye in his first sprint trial at the track. I was actually hare driving for it, and the pace that he set going round the first couple of bends, for a baby, was very impressive. His subsequent 480m trials made sure that he graded in at A3.
There is something about his running style that I like. He runs hideously wide round the first bend (which admittedly costs him a length or so), but his back-straight pace he's capable of showing, especially when he won his current only win back in December, to me shows he's a future 6 bend star.
Alan and Debbie McDowell have done a fab job with the Sofem litters that have graced their paddocks, and I feel this litter might hit the ground running a bit more than the '08 batch. The mating to Droopys Maldini has certainly worked this time around, and I fully suspect that Brizzle Blue will be competing in open class later on in the year. Obviously, he qualifies for the Produce Stakes (which I'm sure he's entered for), and expect him to be a contender as he's allowed to progress in the coming months.
Blue has most recently trialled back in with an impressive 29.15 trial, again showing some phenomenal back straight pace. Remember, this is only a baby that I'm talking about, he's still got learning to do and natural muscle building and track craft to perfect, however I'm sure that he's a star of the future.
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