Juddmonte International - York Aug. 21st

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Fair play to Authorized. I must say, i was doubter of his ability, but he has showed he is a good class horse today.

I wish he could run on a fast surface to run against the real deal on that ground, but that won't happen.

Not sure about anyone else, but i thought Dylan Thomas ran a huge race over a trip short of his best and on ground he wouldn't have liked. To run Authorized that close was very good in my opninion, especially as he was giving weight to Authorized.

Everyone is saying Asiatic Boy should be in the States, hindsight is a wonderful thing. No one ever expected our Summer to be as bad as it has been. The opportunities for fast ground horse like Asiatic Boy have been few and far between. Who knows, on a different summer he may have won the Sussex and the Juddmonte and we'd all be saying "i'm so glad he never went to America".

Mick De Kock was, and i believe he is still convinced that the horse is better on turf, but it has to be fast turf.

It was a great race to watch.

Off to York tomorrow, so if anyone wants any particular pics, let me know.