This could be a really interesting euro

[Indian Charlie]

Dundonnell.

He broke his maiden by 12, in what I'm guessing was his debut. I know very little about the track though, in England, called Lingfield.

His pedigree is pretty impressive. First Defence, a very well bred sort, out of an unraced full sister to Danehill.

[my miss storm cat]

Here... if you want to keep an eye on him...

http://www.rogercharlton.com/

[Calzone Lord]

This horse probably isn't very much.

One race earlier, at the same exact distance of 7f and 140 yards, a class 6 Handicap for apprentices, went just 0.17 seconds slower.

The winner was a 6yo mare with a 1-for-9 lifetime record and very low ratings. The 2nd place finisher was 16-1-0-2 -- and they were the 7/4 favorite and 3/1 second choice and both carried several pounds more weight.

[PatCummings]

Doug's rationale might be based solely on times, and in the end, might be true...but I wouldn't write the horse off just yet.

The race he won was his 2nd career start, the first race he was 3rd beaten 2 3/4 by Ghurair, who went on to be fifth btn 1 in the Vintage Stakes (G2) against a solid field of 2yos. The second placer from that day came back to run third beaten less than a length.

The Lingfield turf isn't much, but you have to start somewhere, and he deserves a shot in the Juddmonte barn.

He was pushed away to lead in the final 2F, and hit once with the whip from what I could see. A good maiden win, regardless.

[Indian Charlie]

thanks for the info Pat.

and yeah, i don't know much about that track, but i do know it isn't a good track.

[PatCummings]

Just saw this was actually First Defence's first winner.