The Hopeful – Grade I
7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $350.000 Open 2 Year Olds.

1st = Sail Away Mb Stables Velazquez J R

But for a poor draw this horse could be sitting here unbeaten after dead heating for this race in a thrilling battle to the line. As it is he stands after four races having never won or lost a race by more than a length and will head to the BC one of the many chances from the powerful Mb Stable. By Decima he should go further than this seven furlongs and at only 15.1hh he has a lot more improvement in him.

1st= Dragster D J C Racing Stables Wilson E J

The draw may have denied this one the win on his own but that is the chance you take with wide draws at HRP and at least he didnt suffer the same fate as his hard closing run from a similar wide draw in the SAR Special last time. This colt has ability to burn and with a decent draw i would put him on top if this feild ever meets again.

3rd Fancy This Mb Stables Franco M

There was never a more obvious advert for the affects of the draw at HRP than this result. Last time out this one had nearly a length to spare over Dragster but with a smaller field today that one was at less of a
dis-advantage and the form was turned around. Another advert for how close racing is as like the winner he has never won or lost by more than a length and was only a head behind today. I think the sprint may be his best option in the BC as he once again got run down when looking like the winner.

4th Hollywood Pinnacle Estero Farms Van Dyke D

Ran a nice race but couldnt find the finish to win this race. He still has time to make the grade and was only beaten a length today so the future is all ahead of him and it wouldnt take much improvement to see him a contender in the big ones gong forward.

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