Trainer Talk 
/ Brian Meehan / 17 September 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Brian will be watching events at Newbury keenly
"Sir Bedivere is certainly one to keep an eye on for the future – I really rate him highly."
Brian Meehan provides the lowdown on his weekend runners, including one in the opener at Newbury that he's very excited about...
Newbury
13:25 7f Maiden
Sir Bedivere: He is a lovely, lovely horse who has shown us plenty at home. As with most of mine, he will be better for this first start but that said, it is possible that he might be good enough in any case. He is certainly one to keep an eye on for the future - I really rate him highly. I have given him an entry at Newmarket next week just in case there is too much rain - I wouldn't want to subject him to soft ground on his debut.
14.00 1m3f Group 3
Dangerous Midge: He has been off since disappointing in Dubai and it is a softly softly approach with him ahead of the big end of season targets. He is another who wouldn't want rain but I need to get a run into him and this is a suitable race as he escapes a penalty. He will come on for this but if he runs anything like his best, he has to go close.
16.15 7f Maiden
Cathedral: He is a half-brother to Montparnasse who was a good staying handicapper for us but she is by Invincible Spirit and hopefully this trip will be fine for him first time out. He is going to be better as he gains experience but hopefully he will show enough to think he can win races in the autumn.
Newmarket
13.45 1m Maiden
Loved By All/Seaside Escape: Loved By All is a progressive filly who I am gradually stepping up in class. Whether she will be quite good enough here remains to be seen but she is a very big, gangly filly who has taken time to learn what it was all about. She should continue to improve.
Seaside Escape is a lovely Bernadini filly who ran respectably on her debut last month. She should improve for that but she will need to if she is to win here.
14.20 6f Sales
Symphony Time: She has improved with each of her three runs and was due to run last week but we decided to come here as the prize money is so good. If she ran well and finished in the first six I would be very pleased.
14.55 7f Sales
Mehdi/Charley's Mount: Mehdi has already won a valuable pot and I think you can ignore his last run at Doncaster - he got behind early and didn't seem to enjoy it. This is a hot race but if he reproduces either his homework, or the form he showed when he won on the July course, he has to have an each-way chance.
Charley's Mount is a nice horse for the future but this will probably prove too competitive for him - if he could pick up some prize money then it would be a bonus.
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Brian also runs Theyskens' Theory in the US on Saturday Night (Belmont Park, 22:18). Click HERE to see what he had to say about her chance, and to find out how you could win a trip to the Breeders' Cup.
Michael Bell is tentative about his runners' chances on Saturday but could they surprise him?...
Brian Meehan's Theyskens' Theory, sixth in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, returns to the US on Saturday night for the Garden City Stakes at Belmont Park (due off 22:18 BST). Here's what he had to say about her......
Michael Bell's globetrotting gelding Wigmore Hall goes in search of his first Grade 1 success in the Northern Dancer Turf Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday night (due off 21:34). Here's what Michael had to say about his chance.....
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