He will win the Met

He will win the Met,” predicted Richard Fourie after nearly winning the thriller that was the Green Point Stakes on Do It Again at Kenilworth on Saturday.

The Vodacom Durban July winner was racing for the first time since his triumph in the historic event five months earlier and Justin Snaith was similarly buoyed with optimism.

“That was a good run, the first time he has had a real blowout this season,” the champion trainer enthused. “It’s Queen’s Plate and Met now and, if he makes that extra improvement, well …”

If Do It Again is a big race hope then Rainbow Bridge is an enigma. So much talent but so much temperament still to be harnessed.

Only Eric Sands knows how and the trainer’s task looks to be somewhere between downright difficult and damn near impossible.

“Rainbow Bridge is getting better with every run,” said jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbe, while his trainer reflected: “He was taking on the best at their trip. I now know the strength of my horse and I’m happy as well as impressed.” – www.goldcircle.co.za

I am in the corner of Rainbow Bridge. He reminds me so much of Pocket Power. His head carry and the way he turns it on , in his own time, and I think he is top class and has so much more to offer . Eric will get him to settle and the 2000m will suit him much better than the mile. Eric deserves a really good horse again and the horse will be spot on come Sunmet day.

cant see Sands or Bernard or any other jock settling this horse. When his in the straight he starts picking them off.Only thing is over 2000m will the pulling dent his chances over 2000m in the met.Ice cold 2 horse race with do it again.Has any horse won July and Met consecutively ? I like rainbow bridge for the Met.

Pilot officer wrote: cant see Sands or Bernard or any other jock settling this horse. When his in the straight he starts picking them off.Only thing is over 2000m will the pulling dent his chances over 2000m in the met.Ice cold 2 horse race with do it again.Has any horse won July and Met consecutively ? I like rainbow bridge for the Met.

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Not just a good horse .....