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LOCKINGE STAKES
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Oh HKAccie you made tears come out of my eyes! Poor Xtension. And he did beat them just after Meydan which says something against my argument. Able Friend does look incredible and I will have egg on my face and loss of shekels but he does make the market attractive from an ante-post view considering he may not bother to turn up. At least Hannon’s are fairly sure to be at Royal Ascot in that respect.
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In view of my remark earlier about the advantage
 Aussie sprinters have had, Able Friend looks physically very imposing, which is even more interesting given that he didn't appear on a racecourse until late in his 3yo career. Does anyone know the reason why he made such a late appearance before being sold to race in HK? |
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HKAccie if you can look at the ATR video features:-
Moore relies on Able Friend - 15th May 2015 We get the latest from Able Friend's trainer John Moore who fills us in on the logistics of his Royal Ascot mission. Am starting to quake in my boots now! |
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It's as great race , I prefer Solow over Able freind, and I think this race would have suited Chrome better but thats just speculation.
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It's all speculation Metro - it's why we love it! I like NOT, he started a good weekend for me in the G1 races around the globe but from what my eyes have seen I think AF on his day, is better - but beauty is always in the eye of the beholder and love is blind and all that jazz!!! It may also be that AF is a better price than he's ever been!! Though the UK bookies did price him incorrectly back in Dec when he was 11-10 I think for the intl mile so perhaps they continue to underestimate him?
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Figgis, as the HK Derby is for four-year-olds they took their time with him in Australia before sending him up. He didn't get sold to HK, he was always headed that way, and the Derby there is the race that every HK owner wants first and foremost.
And that advantage you speak of is the sunshine. :) |
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Think he also took time to fill out
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The Big O, yes that sunshine certainly helped Marion Jones blossom a few years ago
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Hahaha. Will say, testing in Hong Kong, like so many aspects of their racing, is miles ahead of the rest of the world.
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Totally agree, they can teach us all a lesson, wasn't suggesting the horse is getting a helping hand now, it was more his early days I was curious about.
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It could be argued Cable Bay gave a solid look to the Lockinge form by winning at Haydock last Saturday but that was a very weak Gp3. Arod gets the chance to provide more substance to the form today but at the price against a few of these I make him a lay.
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That was reasonably impressive from Arod, maybe that Lockinge form is better than I'd credited it.
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lets be honest though figgis he had every right to beat these horses and the hannon horse has pulled up lame
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Yes, harry, tbh that's the view I'm taking but will keep an open mind. I was toying between backing Shifting Power and laying Arod for the same outlay and I agree that with that horse out of the way it didn't take as much winning.
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+ he was getting 5lbs from the second, he looks an improving group horse arod but he will be tricky to place if they decide to step him up again, personally i think they should lower there sights until he properly drops the bit, he is still a very keen horse but can still improve admittedly at a slightly lower group level
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