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Pride was a real favourite of mine and I thought her very unlucky in just failing to get there in the Arc.
Hard to imagine an Arc with only 7 runners unless of course Frankel turned up.
To be honest I don’t remember the race at the time but I just watched it.
One of those races where punters argue for months about which of 3 is best I imagine then they all get stuffed
She’d just about have won that if her jockey hadn’t had her in the worst position possible a furlong out.
A rough race as happens so often in the Arc and no doubt one of the reasons Sir Henry is staying at home.
I remember that Arc well for the build up where the following exchange took place live on the beeb.
Rishi Persad (severely excited) – "Andre – Shirocco, Hurricane Run, Deep Impact – is this the best Arc ever?????".
Andre Fabre (too bored to breathe) – "No. No Derby winners."
End of interview.
Where would Dar Re Mi figure? She beat the colts well in the Sheema Classic.
Dubai Sheema Classic almost always pace-orientated (so class on-pace horse can win it) and form generally not quite top class. And the Japanese mare Buena Vista was terribly unlucky in that race, she would’ve blown Dar Re Mi away by a few lengths with uninterrupted running despite the slow pace.
Dar Re Mi ran 3.5 lengths 5th behind Sea The Stars in the Arc, Conduit was 2.5 lengths 4th. Conduit then beat her again in the BC Turf, when Dar Re Mi had every chance. So she’s 1 or 2 lengths behind Conduit.
12 furlongs is Dar Re Mi’s best whereas it looks like 10f is probably Snow Fairy’s best, so maybe not comparable? I have little doubt Snow Fairy’s better, but it takes a convoluted explanation.
Dar Re Mi proved superior to Stacelita in the Vermeille and Arc, but Stacelita probably didn’t quite stay 12f; she stuck to 10f the following season. My read is that Stacelita and Dar Re Mi are similar class with different optimum distances (sadly they never met over 10f).
Midday beat Stacelita with ease over 10f, and Midday’s level of form seems clearly superior. Snow Fairy has strong claims to being as good or better than Midday. Midday better class than Stacelita, Snow Fairy better class than Dar Re Mi.
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