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Anyone see it? Kieran looked beat, great timing, ride of the week, found
the gap and cruised past the Godolphin runners like they wasn’t there…Go on my son
I backed Cesare too but thought it was a pretty poor ride, he had the horse on the rail. off the rail, all over the place and was lucky a gap appeared when it did, he could easily have been shut in a four horse field which would have been unforgivable. I though for a while that he wasn’t trying to win
Cesare needs to be covered up though CS, in fact it’s probably the only way the horse wins – covered up to the very last minute with a late challenge hopefully to prevail.
Fallon was probably in and out simply to try and get cover, behind any horse he could. I’ve backed Cesare many times to know that if that horse see’s too much daylight, it very rarely wins.
Cesare needs to be covered up though CS, in fact it’s probably the only way the horse wins – covered up to the very last minute with a late challenge hopefully to prevail.
Fallon was probably in and out simply to try and get cover, behind any horse he could. I’ve backed Cesare many times to know that if that horse see’s too much daylight, it very rarely wins.
Admittedly I’m very rust on flat racing so I’ll take your opinion on the horse into considration but I wasn’t impressed, still I’m glad he won as it was the first leg of a successful double.
It might have swayed my opinion seeing a hard held jumper I had a decent bet on getting beat through the jockey leaving his challange too late to recover from a sloppy jump at the last earlier in the day.- Total Posts 17716
An engrossing race, with three jockeys riding near their best. The ride Fallon gave Cesare was one of the cleverest and most daring I’ve seen from him for a long time: the horse has to be (a) covered up, and (b) produced at the last moment.
Before the race I thought (a) was going to be pretty hard, with only four runners. He managed it wonderfully, tucking in behind the Godolphin pair and stoking up Cesare from the two furlong marker whilst lining him up for the anticipated gap between his two major rivals. One waver to the left from the favourite as Dettori went for him, and Fallon was through, with the favourite in a heap. Then a superb, rhythmic drive for ten strides to catch Vulcane (on which Durcan judged the pace immaculately) right on the post.
I don’t believe Cesare was in front anywhere but
on
the line, and the old rogue scarcely knew he’d had a race. No wonder Fallon looked so pleased afterwards: he knew he’d ridden a corker.
This little Doncaster conditions race reminded me why flat racing at its best combines all the virtues of athletics, poker and chess. Simply magnificent!
Huge Fallon fan, however the man seems seriously out of form for the last month or so, hopefully he finds the old magic soon enough.
Huge Fallon fan, however the man seems seriously out of form for the last month or so, hopefully he finds the old magic soon enough.
Im the same as you JJM, ive always been a fan and also backed him up a few times in these debates that crop up.
As you say this last month or so he has struggled a bit, in June he only rode 15 wins from 128 rides which for his standards is poor.
its ok saying that he needs his magic back and that, but its hardly like hes picking up mind blowing rides.
its ok saying that he needs his magic back and that, but its hardly like hes picking up mind blowing rides.
Why not read and comment on something you’re interested in then mate.
Hi All
Just come back from hols, and although not a Fallon fan, I have just seen the ride and thought it was a good tactical ride in a small field.
Always thought that he was strong in a finish, but a tactical genius, never.
Normal service resumed imo on Sonny Parkin in the last at Newmarket tonight – trouble in running, stops horse in its run, then rallies too late. This combined with constant misses of break, dwelt etc is infuriating from him
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