Considering his ease of victory with all that occurred during this race. I wondered, that if this horse was handicapped on previous form, either the handicapper got it well wrong or the trainer is the master of 'finessing'. Which of those two scenarios would you consider correct ?
11 lbs better off with it's Stablemate - for finishing 2 and a half lengths behind it in the 2 mile Northumberland Plate.
THEN - 5 subsequent defeats at a 1m4f - two defeats at 1m6f - and a LAST of 13 in a two-miler - - obviously did nothing to hinder it's Handicap mark.
11 lbs better off with it's Stablemate - for finishing 2 and a half lengths behind it in the 2 mile Northumberland Plate. THEN - 5 subsequent defeats at a 1m4f - two defeats at 1m6f - and a LAST of 13 in a two-miler - - obviously did nothing to hind
- lost bucketloads of lengths at the start - gave away more yards and yards switching from the fence all the way round the outside of the whole field - got a few bumps in running from tiring horses - plus suspect stamina (?) 12 furlongs longest ever race victory - beaten over 100 lengths on last race on soft!
(pointed out on other thread)
You have to wonder- lost bucketloads of lengths at the start- gave away more yards and yards switching from the fence all the way round the outside of the whole field- got a few bumps in running from tiring horses - plus suspect stamina (?) 12 furlon