Leaving
SILENT ECHO alone turned out to be the correct call. I didn't get to see any of the prelims but presumably he took them in his stride, as rather than the expected market drift, he was heavily backed in to 2/1, but during the race was a different matter as he was very keen and used up too much energy early on and dropped right out when the pressure was applied. Clearly thought to have ability, hopefully will be more clued up next time.
One runner today...
3.15 Salisbury - HORRAH - 7/2 (4.8)
Charlton rarely has first time out winning 3yo's, so this one ran a race full of promise when 4th at Doncaster on debut in April. A sluggish start from a wide draw left him in a poor position early on but he made some excellent mid-race headway before staying on under hands and heels inside the final furlong once the winner had shot clear.
He could quite easily have finished 2nd with a better start and that form now looks solid, with the winner FORGE going on to finish 3rd in Listed company, the 83-rated runner-up winning a fair maiden at Chester and the 4th running a good 2nd at Newbury before landing a Salisbury maiden. Even the well-held 7th won on his next start, and there's nothing at all wrong with the form of this race.
Before his racecourse debut Charlton said...
Horrah is a good looking horse who has done well over the winter and I hope he can show promise on his debut. He is a little wintery as is the way with some of ours.
...so we can presume a fair amount of improvement today in the way of both experience and fitness. The betting suggests he has two main rivals, DUBAI MISSION who has form figures of 223 and rated 78 which entitles him to be thereabouts but at the same time can be beaten, and MARBOOH who was green on debut at Kempton when 5th which was a decent first run, but he did have a good draw that day and I'm not sure what the form is worth as the first 5 home were covered by less than 2 lengths.
HORRAH does look worth a bet today, no comment on the website yet so will update that later. The main negative is, as always, George Baker. He somehow finds himself
ZERO from 13 when riding for Charlton this season, despite 10 of the 13 being sent off as one of the first 3 in the betting, and all but one of his rides being sent off at no bigger than 9/1.
He needs to keep it simple because DUBAI MISSION will probably lead or at least race prominently and if he gives that one too much rope he will find it hard to peg him back. No doubt I'll be back after the race full of profanities aimed towards the hapless fucker
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3.15 Salisbury - 2pts win HORRAH @ 7/2 bog
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KEEP IT SIMPLE GEORGE, YOU FUCKING CLOWN 
If, by chance, he googles his name before the race and this thread pops up (imagine
), then here's some advice, mate...
IF HORRAH JUMPS OUT WELL, DON'T PULL HIM BACK
IF HE PULLS A LITTLE, DON'T STRANGLE THE FUCKER
DON'T TRY TO BE CLEVER BY TRYING TO COME FROM LAST TO FIRST, YOU'LL ONLY END UP LOOKING LIKE A CUNT
DON'T ALLOW DUBAI MISSION TOO MUCH ROPE UP FRONT AS THAT WILL BE HANDING HIM A MASSIVE ADVANTAGE
JUMP OUT, TRACK THE LEADERS, ASK FOR AN EFFORT, WIN THE RACE. SIMPLES 
