Chief Red Cloud finishes down the track
Chief Red Cloud was disappointing today in his first start back from a spell.
He stumbled at the start, losing a bit of ground and was then hussled along to sit up 4th in the run, close to the leaders. He travelled well until the turn, and when they quickened up, he failed to go with them. His rider sat up on him in the closing stages, and he finished last.
I am not sure that being ridden up on the pace is the right place for him. In his previous starts he has performed better, when ridden a bit off the pace. Also, he is a lazy horse and we think he may have had a lend of his rider.
It will be interesting to see how he goes next time around, over a longer distance, and with a stronger rider.
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