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Looks to be very little between Pipedreamer and Phoenix Tower and Multidimensional seems to have recovered his form and they will all handle the GF ground so these are the ones that appeal most to me though if Literato, a G1 winner, recovers his form of last season he would be good enough to be beat all of these.
I wouldn’t pay much attention to anything on Panorama which is a shadow of its former self and has become a sensation conspiracy seeking programme. People, including Ryan Moore, are under no obligation to talk to the media and the recent fiasco with the allegations against Fallon imo show that the media and the criminal justice service seem convinced with no evidence to support it that there is wholesale corruption within racing which is obviously not the case.
While the proximity of the Irish Derby and the Prince of Wales Stakes may have some impact for the Eclipse it doesn’t explain for instance the quality of last year’s field. Imo the Prince of Wales has never really been a trial for the Eclipse which has always been the place for 3 yos to take on their elders over a trip which is very important for future stallions.
Well imo the stewards got it wrong, that horse caused so much interference it should have been disqualified regardless of what the stewards think about where horses would have finished. In addition the jocket should have been suspended.
The entries certainly give it more a of a group 2 look and not as good a field as we have seen of late. Probably still won’t make it any easier to find the winner though.
"paulostermeyer":1w30izyn wrote:
Well next time just ask me instead of assuming what I mean.
or perhaps next time you could be less ambiguous
I will try.
Apparently he was refused entry through a gateway to the weighing room and he refused to comment on it so hard to say it was all his fault.
Being abusive is not excusable in any circumstances
Did I say it was?
"it’s hard to say it was all his fault" certainly implies that is what you were saying.
He was either abusive or he wasn’t – on the basis he was fined 1,000 yo yo’s I take the view he was guilty.
Well next time just ask me instead of assuming what I mean.
Apparently he was refused entry through a gateway to the weighing room and he refused to comment on it so hard to say it was all his fault.
Being abusive is not excusable in any circumstances
Did I say it was?
He is the forgotten horse isnt he?
Was a clear winner yesterday and no question which is the superior horse… but wouldnt we all feel a bit easier about him if he was trained elsewhere?
Is that too harsh???
Perhaps some truth in that, Channon isn’t exactly considered one of the elite. He finished second in the Arc to the best middle distance horse in Europe last year so he is no slouch.
Given that the race was run 3.4 secs faster than standard, the official going description of g/s is an absolute joke.
Wouldn’t be at all surprised to see the result reversed on softer ground and a stiffer track.Going was described as good I believe. You could say that about the outcome of many races and I think Youmzain deserves a bit more credit and deserved this in what was his tenth straight group 1 race.
Apparently he was refused entry through a gateway to the weighing room and he refused to comment on it so hard to say it was all his fault.
What a very messy finish and my understanding is Murtagh received no punishment from the stewards which imo is completely amazing. I don’t think Tartan Bearer would have won regardless but Alessandro Volta should have been disqualified as he also interfered with Curtain Call. I am no supporter of conspiracy theories but O’Brien’s comment that he thought the horse got stage-fright as he wouldn’t have seen a crowd like that before in the straight is quite frankly silly considering he ran at Epsom.
Acclamation won the St Leger ?
Yeah that confused me too, was he wearing a pantomime horse outfit.
He was certainly a very high class horse and doesn’t seem to get the recognition he deserves for 6 group 1 wins, he was also the American champion male turf horse two years running. It is too early in his stud career to say he won’t be as good as Galileo who imo was not as good a racehorse.
