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5 runners, featuring 1 group 1 horse, followed home by 3 listed / group 3 horses and a regressive stayer in last.
Has there ever been a weaker Hardwicke.
Where were the best 12f horses ? That is the race Cracksman should have run in.
Has there ever been a weaker Hardwicke.
Where were the best 12f horses ? That is the race Cracksman should have run in.
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Who was the group 1 horse ??
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werent a great chesham either
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Chesham rarely is a good race pre Ascot, full of a number of unknown unexposed horses, however often the winner is decent.
The winner is now a 2 times Group 2 winner and easy Group 2 winner at that, and was a decent 2nd in the St Ledger, that would suggest he is a Group 1 horse. |
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quite a few races this week have had a thin look to them imo
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Multiple group 1 winning Cracksman should have instead run in a group 2 as an alternative to the premier race of the week for which he was long odds on for
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He's not a 10f horse ideally though is he Cider, he looks like he wants 12f these days. One could argue would upgrading the Hardwicke to Group 1 make it attract better horses. Given there is no older horse 12f Group 1 at the meeting, it seems strange, given it's the premium trip in horse racing.
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There's zero value in running him in that under a penalty, unless they were desperate for a RA win. 10F is preferable for the breeding sheds. They would have expected to have won the PoW comfortably anyway, hindsight is a wonderful thing!
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I agree in many ways, but he is already 2 times Group 1 winner at 10f, and his Group 1 win at Epsom over 12f was far from impressive. A runaway winner at Royal Ascot over 12f would have boosted his L'Arc and King George claims and increased his value.
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Cracksman would have been considered the best middle distance colt in training in Europe (probably still is). Opting for a group 2 in the middle of the season at the most prestigious meeting just wasn't ever going to happen!
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I personally wouldn't have looked at it as a negative myself. I just don't get why there isn't a Group 1 12f race at the meeting.
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