a war eagle

 One bad run made this horse very buyable.

He had a terrible passage from a wide draw at Beverley and his jockey decided that he wasn't going to feature and made the right call to pull him up having not showed his usual spark on ground that was far softer than ideal.

We know better than anyone (been the leading owner at Beverley) that he faced a mammoth task from his track position which was multiplied once he swung into the straight and found himself in no mans land.

Has he arrived at the sale prior to that run, he had a very progressive profile and would have sold for at least double what he made in our opinion.

Both Timeform and RPR's back that up with his penultimate run recording a figure of 88 which still leaves him well handicapped off a mark of 82, a mark we feel he is significantly better than given he is still very lightly raced.

He should be a permanent feature at Northern tracks next season, with a stiff finish appearing crucial, tracks like Beverley, Pontefract, Hamilton, Carlisle will all be targeted.

Hugh Taylor was just as keen as we were, highlighting him as excellent value at the hammer price, Hugh was extremely keen on the horse based on his own internal rating scheme and he has taken a large share in the horse.