[Hwjb]

Can anyone tell me what the ground is like at Saratoga at present? A very useful Irish hurdler/chaser called Salford City runs in the first there today. Gordon Elliott is a very good young trainer and Paul Carberry is one of the top 3 jockeys in the world. He thrives on firm ground and, for all I don't know anything about the opposition, is well worth looking out for, this race being used as a prep for a bigger race there later in the month, the name of which escapes me. There must be a chance he'll outclass them today, though.