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I’ve just realised that Aiden O’Brien forfeited the chance to run Love To Dance (runs in the maiden at 8.30 at Leopardstown tonight) off a handicap mark of 56 after 3 undistinguished runs in favour of another maiden and a Group 3. She is now rated 85.
Messrs Curley, Fahey, Prescott and Martin would not approve
It takes diferent strokes to rule the world, yes it does.
Mark
What you talkin’ ’bout, Willis?
So now he’s got an 85 rated filly that is struggling to win a maiden at a Group 1 track and will probably have to go down the country, instead of one looking for a quick-fire hat-trick a-la Prescott…..
Very different motivations though Carv…
Magnier et al are not owners who want to win handicaps as it does bugger all for their broodmares etc.
Surely the winning of a race is the first priority, handicap or not?
Just playing devil’s advocate you understand Aragorn, of course I know their thinking but it still seems a sin to waste a mark like that……Better off winning a lowly maiden impressively followed by scraping home in a mickey-mouse Listed race somewhere (Tip or Fairyhouse or Laytown!) and then retire her with some speil about her pulling a muscle while beating Henrythenavigator over a mile at home!
Better off winning a lowly maiden impressively followed by scraping home in a mickey-mouse Listed race somewhere (Tip or Fairyhouse or Laytown!) and then retire her with some speil about her pulling a muscle while beating Henrythenavigator over a mile at home!
Those Listed races at Laytown are hard to win
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