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Before anyone starts moaning " Matthews backed a loser,
therefore, it must be a bad ride ".I actually backed Goldikova and am delighted but anyone
who backed Paco Boy must be livid with Richard Hughes,
shocking ride, terrible.Before anyone starts moaning " Matthews backed a loser,
therefore, it must be a bad ride ".I actually backed Goldikova and am delighted but anyone
who backed Paco Boy must be livid with Richard Hughes,
shocking ride, terrible.I didn’t have a bet in the race.
I tend to agree with you Paco Boy had absolutely no chance of picking Goldikova up from where he was. I also thought Peslier caught Hughes napping for a second or so. Paco Boy has run to stormer to get as close as he did.
It was not a shocking ride Matthew, that’s nonesense (imho of course)
Pace Boy needs to be ridden like that. It simply looks a million times worse than it does because Goldicova quickened four or five lengths clear of the field, that’s all.
Paco Boy beat everything else with ease, was ridden like it always is, and nearly caught a superstar of a mare. You can’t knock Paco’s performance or Richard Hughes’.
posted my views at the same time … Don’t be too harsh on him, Matthew … he made his choice early to come up the rails and the gap was just a fraction late in appearing … split second decisions and can’t be too critical … very quick time and if they met again I’d back Paco to gain his revenge.Goldikova had a free 6 length start like Chapman has said. Hughes went with his tried and tested tactics. Was it a bad ride? If Paco Boy
has
to be rode like that, then no.
:) posted my views at the same time … Don’t be too harsh on him, Matthew … he made his choice early to come up the rails and the gap was just a fraction late in appearing … split second decisions and can’t be too critical … very quick time and if they met again I’d back Paco to gain his revenge.
Oh I agree Paco will deffo beat Goldikova next time, I’m just amazed Goldikova held on, rail helped
Goldikova had a free 6 length start like Chapman has said. Hughes went with his tried and tested tactics. Was it a bad ride? If Paco Boy
has
to be rode like that, then no.
Paco Boy needs a bit of cover but he doesn’t have to be held up THAT FAR behind a class filly like Goldikova. He needed to be a length and half closer to the pace to have any chance. I think Goldikova won more comfortably than the winning distance suggests but Paco Boy would’ve needed a rocket up his jaxy to catch her from where he was ridden.
At first glance, I wonder whether it is the opposite.
Form suggests Goldikova is more than a neck superior to Paco Boy.
The time (at the moment) suggests they went very quick up front.
3rd Dream Eater was alongside Paco Boy for a long way; yet has put up his best ever performance.
Zacinto also came from a similar position.
Paco Boy has put up his best ever performance.
Apart from Goldikova, the other prominent runners were well beaten.
For a prominent runner in a strongly run race, to go for home mid-race suggests she might be a bit better than just a neck superior.
Of course, if the other races have similar times, it would suggest the pace was not so hectic. So might change my opinion yet.
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The tailwind may have something to do with times and favours front runners.Value Is Everythinghow can you say that the horse needed a rocket up his arse when the horse was beat by a neck? watch the race again and ask yourself what would the outcome be if hughes had her closer, and didnt get boxed in!
Perhaps it was just a clash of different styles, but did Richard Hughes really need to be that far back before producing Paco Boy?
The difference between Paco Boy winning and losing was Richard Hughes being half a length closer and / or going a fracion of a second sooner.
Surely a human being is forgiven when the margin of error is that small.
Am I alone in thinking that Hughes was forced to be slightly out of his ground because Paco Boy didn’t settle so well as he can? He raced with his head on one side in the first furlong or so and Hughes was at pains to get him on an even keel. That meant that he had to wait for a gap which might have cost him the race but if he’d pressed on with an unbalanced horse, I doubt he’d have got so close.
Like to be around to lay you guys if ever Paco Boy challenges this brilliant mare again. Paco Boy ran the race of his life to get as close as he did. As we know you must leave it late for Paco to perform and the jock did well to get so close. I agree the mare could have found some more if required.
Roddy, all about opinions I guess … wouldn’t disagree that the French filly is the more versatile of the two in terms of running styles … impossible to say what more Goldikova would have found had Paco Boy managed to get on terms ? … but watching it again you can’t help thinking it was maybe more comfortable than it appeared … (I’d still back Paco next time though)
Fickle, Matthew … very fickle
Just shows it’s all about fractions and split second decisions … he could quite easily have had the door shut on him a furlong out but the gaps opened for him this time.
Fickle, Matthew … very fickle
Just shows it’s all about fractions and split second decisions … he could quite easily have had the door shut on him a furlong out but the gaps opened for him this time.
Hahaha, but he’s done me there, I backed Elzaam
posted my views at the same time … Don’t be too harsh on him, Matthew … he made his choice early to come up the rails and the gap was just a fraction late in appearing … split second decisions and can’t be too critical … very quick time and if they met again I’d back Paco to gain his revenge.
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