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I dont normally notice these things but enable is a stunning looking horse compared to the others
Was never in doubt
Frankie yet again perfect
And she was only 85% fit
One of the best fillies you will ever see
King George next target and youd make her a short price to win that and likely the juddmonte too
A big thank you to 138.co.uk who were 3/1 on enable when everywhere else was 6/4
Much appreciated
FTO, 10f, only 85% fit
Nothing will get near in the KG
She walked all over Crystal Ocean last year 1st time out tooGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
On fast ground over 12f if Sea of Class and even Waltgeist who looks a better horse this season both turn up in peak form won’t be a walk in the park she will have to work.
If she wins easy with that opposition I will be like ‘wow’.Crystal Ocean ground it out at Ascot on the ground I thought and is probably a bit short for the KG.
I hate to have to do this but I am a pessimist at heart unfortunately. It was great to see her back today. Crystal Ocean had to give her 8lbs in that race at Kempton where he’d only normally be giving away 3lbs but yes he was well beaten and it was her debut. It was a bit of a farce of a race though with 4 runners and David Probert letting Enable do her own thing out in front while he was on a horse who was 2nd in a St Leger. You wouldn’t have been seeing either at their best in all probability. I think he’s her big danger – they’ve essentially achieved the very same thing today beating Magical and the pacemaker pretty much the same distance albeit on very different ground. Obviously Enable’s done it first time out which has to be factored in but for people to say nothing will get near her…. bar that win over Crystal Ocean she’s won by a short neck in last years Arc, and the same distance over Magical in America that she achieved today. She hasn’t won by a distance you could consider not getting near her since her 3 year old days.
Just to add the key has been a lack of high standard 3 year olds coming through over the middle distances to challenge her superiority with the obvious exception of Sea Of Class who nearly did it. The jury looks out regarding the strength of this years crop but if there is a top class one out there she will have to give a lot of weight away in the Arc etc. as she did last year.
Yes, I forgot about SOC Mike, still think Enable holds the key
TheTinMan correct, I’m getting a little carried away but just like Sea the Stars the distance of victory can sometimes mask the class of the horseGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
Was enable fully fit for any of her races last year?
She even had a problem in the build up to the arc and won anyway
The way she finished her runs in the arc and breeders cup were similar to today, looked like a horse 80% fit
The king George will be the race of the season if enable, sea of class, crystal ocean, magical and waldgeist all turn up fit and firing
I have sea of class at 6/1 and if she has progressed from last season she should be a huge threat to enable in what will be a much smaller field than the arc was
It’s a fair point regarding Sea The Stars Nathan although he didn’t win his Derby quite like Enable won her Oaks or Irish Oaks and in her pomp 3 year old days she was making very good horses like Ulysses look very ordinary. She wasn’t quite at that level last year for me and it could be as FinalFurlong91 alludes to she was never quite fit… makes her very extraordinary to still win 2 Group 1’s if that is the case. It’s far too early to write off Sea Of Class and to a lesser extent Masar too, he could have been the top notch 12F 3 year old colt we’ve been missing, we may never know. If you think back to last years big Group 1 winning boys – mentioned Masar, Juddmonte winner Roaring Lion (didn’t stay 12F), she didn’t face Poets Word who won the King George… she probably would have beaten him in fairness but he was technically the best 12F male, she did dodge a few bullets and she didn’t have to face Cracksman either who on a going day would have given her a good race, probably only at Ascot. I don’t think Crystal Ocean’s all that for what it’s worth but like Enable he is tactically quite an easy ride in that if the pace is slack or its a messy race he can race close to it and kick early (I don’t think he’s can accelerate as quickly as Enable so he must kick early), equally we know he’s a very good stayer if it’s a test of stamina. Sea Of Class will always have that downside tactically as long as they persist with holding her up. I’m hoping we get a top notch 3 year old and it could be a cracking end to the season. Well done Enable on today
Incidentally Regal Reality has run quite the race considering his pre-race antics and he also lost his right fore shoe.
A mad day for my first ever day at Sandown. 6 winners from 7 races. The only other race was Magical Wish who came second.
Just one of those freak days that will happen to us all every few years. We just have to enjoy them whilst we can.
Ignoring the brilliant betting day, it was just brilliant to see Enable do what she did.
I’m off to celebrate. Night all.
Well done MoM bet you just keep reliving the day and can’t stop smiling.
I didn’t bet on this race I just wanted to sit back and enjoy it and Enable did not disappoint
She looked in command from the paddock to the winning post and only Magical made it look like any sort of race..can’t wait to see her take on Sea Of Class again when the Sea The Stars filly should have the ground she runs best on.
At last we are beginning to see some proper racing as the older horses take on the three year olds and by the tone of his response when interviewed after the race Aidan O’Brien will go back to Ballydoyle scratching his head as to which horse, if any he could take her on with. Jac
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