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when I started to get seriously into racing and knew even less about it than I do now I saw a race where Dublin Flyer beat one other horse by a country mile, and that made me realise more about the difference between a horse and a really good horse than if I’d seen a truly competitive race with a three way photo finish…..I was thinking of that race yesterday when I watched Kauto Star and was suitably impressed…
I thought it was just what they wanted – a clear round and he wasn’t tested and looked like he was enjoying himself. No mistakes was a confidence boost he needed, if that’s what they think he needed. I just hope that come March he hasn’t had a hard season, Ruby rides him closer to the action and it’s a race up the hill. I still think he can take Denman and hope he gets the chance to try being 100%.
I didn’t recognise Kauto Star in the noseband! People use a sheepskin noseband for a variety of reasons. One is to enhance the horses looks.Another is to be able to identify them, particularly in large fields and Richard Pitman keeps on insisting it’s to get a horse to look down.What ever the reason for it, it certainly didn’t do any harm.
He was on a hiding to nothing but he’s done all that’s been expected, anb very nicely.
I didn’t recognise Kauto Star in the noseband! People use a sheepskin noseband for a variety of reasons. One is to enhance the horses looks.Another is to be able to identify them, particularly in large fields and Richard Pitman keeps on insisting it’s to get a horse to look down.What ever the reason for it, it certainly didn’t do any harm.
He was on a hiding to nothing but he’s done all that’s been expected, anb very nicely.
I was told nosebands are applied to help a horse ‘keep his head down’ ie makes him look down towards it rather than hold his head high/up. Supposed to help concentration.
Sounds about right LD. Paul Nicholls, interviewed after the race, stated the noseband had been to help the horse concentrate.
The quality of the field didnt help and to be honest, The Listener didnt exactly put in a great round of jumping.
However, Kauto Star –
Ran well
Jumped well
Won on the bridle
Got a first run into him.No more, no less.
Connections will be pleased, but i dont think it will suddenly put him back on a pedestal where Denman has got to knock him off again, it’s still the other way round in my opinion.
He didnt beat a great deal, but what he had to do, he did it well.
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