Rakaan A Prime Purchase For Jamie Osborne
May 9th, 2010 | by admin |Smart two-year-old for Brian Meehan finishing third of 13, beaten around six lengths, by Canford Cliffs in group two at Royal Ascot. Rated 102 on that and second twice in lesser grade before disappointing in sales race then winning modest Bath maiden in September when rated 90. Cost of 26,000gns and yet to race for present yard.
“Looked regressive last year and was lame at the sales which is why he was cheap. We’ve done a few things including cutting him, and put him in the garage for a while. He’s a horse racing tip now and I nearly entered him for the end of April but now we’re getting close to a run I think there were times last year when he looked less than genuine. So, despite his speed, he might just prefer seven and sit on him a bit longer.”