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Indian Tomahawk returns to Dundalk 1 week after his good 4th last week. He was heavily backed and I suspect there were a few rueing their luck including ourselves. He jumped slowly and contrived to turn a good draw into the worst possible one getting trapped wide and doing well to be beaten a length and a half. Finishing 4th makes my life awkward as it puts him back into the balloting system and means that I don’t know when he’ll get a run. Most of mine are in a good strong daily routine with no work days per se and once fit can run once the opportunity arises. Indian Tom seems to do better with a much lighter approach and it’s hard to tread the line between fit/well and stuffy/stale if you don’t know when you’ll get to run. If he can get into the first 3 then we’re back in business. He’s only our third runner in a claimer and I’m just getting my head around the importance of what the handicapper is telling us and the value of current form. I’d love to see him win but it appears a tough task. He’s well drawn and we have the best available in Colin Keane. It’s our first time getting Colin on board any of our runners. He’s had a wonderful year and while he has cemented his claims to being tops domestically it would be nice to see him becoming sought after for big race rides internationally. Pat Smullen has been that person for years and Colin should be joining him.