JC / Railbird

Doubts Dispelled

Reports of Colonel John’s disdain for dirt may have been exaggerated. The Tiznow colt worked five furlongs in :57.61 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:10.99 over the fast Churchill track. “At the moment it doesn’t look like the work took a lot out of him,” said trainer Eoin Harty. “He got a good blow but he appears to be well back to himself” (DRF). Also on the worktab were Adriano (five furlongs in 1:00.80), Court Vision, Z Humor, and Eight Belles. I’ll leave it to Ed to report from the scene on how everyone looked.


3 Comments

that’s pretty impressive!

Posted by dana on April 27, 2008 @ 4:48 pm

Well looks like the Colonel is on my list. My doubt was how he would take to the dirt – I got my answer. Now I need the post positions to help me draw down my five favs.

Posted by BigSoda on April 27, 2008 @ 6:06 pm

Very impressive … I had been wavering in my support of Colonel John, but with this work he remains firmly in my top five.

Posted by Jessica on April 27, 2008 @ 8:32 pm