Bold Diktator runs second on his hurdles debut

Bold Diktator ran well at Stratford yesterday coming second on his hurdles debut. On the whole Boldie jumped well although he did make a couple of novicey mistakes. McCoy thought he needed the run and felt he would improve for it. This was of course his first race after two months off. The ground at Stratford, described as good to firm, good in places, was in fact very patchy and was clearly on the soft side in some places.

I will enter him for a maiden hurdle at Huntingdon on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August. However, he will only run if the ground is genuinely good to firm or firmer.

There is a flat race for him at Wolverhampton on Monday, 20th August, where he has already won twice over the course and distance