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Champions Sprint Ascot (15th)
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Well done uncle. I said earlier form can get turned around but still wouldn't have fancied The Tin Man to turn it around with QR. Those who had misgivings about the form of the Burke yard were right as she went out like a light after travelling well.
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Good call uncle.
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I mntioned in the Haydock Cup thread that The Tin Man should be marked up as he was racing on the worst part of the track (away from the rail) and didn't like the soft ground either.
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to be fair, Figgis I recall Burke saying some of them had been coughing earlier in the season and she bolted up (might have been lto at Haydock) - I think his stats were a bit better at that time though.
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First winner I've had for ages so I'm still not much better than a mug punter.
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yep, it's a good call uncle, horse deserves it too, been knocking on the door for a while...
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Yes good call there...
Not sure what to make of the race though.. with Growl, Brando and Don't Touch taking the places - Ayr Gold Cup horses!... for me its suggests that horses like Quiet Reflection, Meccas Angel, Librisa Breeze, Shalaa didn't really turn up... If I can honestly say The Tin man best horse in the race ? probably not... but The Tin Man was shrewdly prepared for this race... and others were not... but does prove that Champion Sprint is an afterthought for some trainers... even though prize money is considerably more than most Group 1 sprints in Europe... |
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I think you can explain most of it - Mecca's Angel best over 5f with a bit of cut, she is being retired so they had nothing to lose by having a go at this, Quiet Reflection - the stable is in shocking form, she'll come again next year assuming she stays in training, Librisa Breeze was dropping back in trip and has n't even been placed in a pattern race yet, Shalaa surely bounced following his comeback run just 2 weeks previously.
Brando won the Ayr Gold Cup off 110 and had previously won a Group 3 at Sandown showing blinding speed, I thought he traveled really well yesterday and can honestly see him winning a Group 1 sprint next year. I struggle a bit more to explain Growl and Don't Touch admittedly. |
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that's a fair comment Reaseheath... still not convinced on what to make for the quality of this race...
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This is what Karl Burke, trainer of Quiet Reflection said about his star filly post this race: "It was just an end-of-season run. Our horses have not been in form."
We could have told him so (there was coughing in his yard). But, did he not dismiss that suggestion when asked? Hopefully, Quiet Reflection could pick up where she left off next year. |