Mias Boy my bet of the week

Another warm breezy day with bright sunshine will have considerably dried out the Rowley Mile Racecourse.

We have had little or no rain in the area for several weeks now and the course officials should commence watering to maintain at least good to firm ground shortly.

The drying out conditions over the last few years, connected to Global Warming, certainly makes a solid case for the all weather surface - I believe we need more of these installations, particularly at major venues, to ensure adequate runners participate. It must now be a most difficult task for trainers to find suitable going on the traditional grass surface. We have to move with the times, a move not particularly liked by the traditionalist.

Modern day flat summer racing will have to come to terms with these changes in future years unless we adapt our tracks.

Newmarket has an excellent watering system and good storage of rainwater but rain is badly needed here after our dry and warm April.

Fortunately our all weather gallops serve us in good stead and The Cambridge Road, Warren Hill,and Al Bahathri are all in good use. It costs an owner around a hundred quid a month to use the Newmarket surfaces, money well spent on a quality racehorse whose career can be ruined by firm ground.

Trainers cannot, in most cases, run good horses on firm or hard ground -a real case for the all weather surface.

Sir Michael Stoute's Jeremy did us a good turn last weekend and my bet for this week will be Peter Chapple's Mias Boy either at Lingfield on Friday or Goodwood Saturday. This colt likes to feel a bit of cut in the ground but won't be a maiden for too long judged by recent homework, he'll probably go to Lingfield.

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