Black Caviar
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superfrank
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poor ride?
if she hadn't jumped out so smartly she'd have lost.
she's no Frankel
if she hadn't jumped out so smartly she'd have lost.
she's no Frankel
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andyfuller
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Yup have to agree, not as great as I was expecting even allowing for the easing up. Jockey wouldn't have been able to go back to Australia had he lost that!
Looked in detail at the replay I think Luke Noonan eased up when hands and heels. I think he didn't really ride her out. But I have to say if I had to pick a performance this week is has to be Frankel's it was just breathtaking.
Not her fault people made her a 1.2 shot. I don't want to be billy hindsight here but wasnt it a bit obvious that all the travelling and unfamilar surroundings would take a bit out of her? Send Frankel half way around the world with all what that involves and I bet he wouldnt be as impressive. She did still win a major group 1 with arguably poor jockeymanship (if there is such a term 
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If Frankels' rating is 147 that means the Queen Anne was the best race of all time. Ever. In history.
Like I was saying earlier the gap between sprinters at G1 and handicaps isn't very big.
How many middle distance handicappers progress to G1? Not many. The ones I can remember are Halling and Pilsudski, Which are 2 of the best horses of the last 25 years.
I heard the BC team are leaving her here for a winter campaign on the AW at Wolverhampton.
My highlight of the week was watching the Queens face as her horse won the Queens Vase. never seen her smile like that
Like I was saying earlier the gap between sprinters at G1 and handicaps isn't very big.
How many middle distance handicappers progress to G1? Not many. The ones I can remember are Halling and Pilsudski, Which are 2 of the best horses of the last 25 years.
I heard the BC team are leaving her here for a winter campaign on the AW at Wolverhampton.
My highlight of the week was watching the Queens face as her horse won the Queens Vase. never seen her smile like that
Read my other posts. Sprinting is the poor relation of through bred racing. Have a look at the stud rates for sprinters. Then have a look at the Coolmore middle distance sires. You can send your mare to a top sprinter for £17. The top sires in middle distances are 50k a pop.blueport wrote:Unconvincing but she did what she went over there to do.
Unfortunately Luke Nolen will never live the ride down.
Where did the pommy sprinters finish?
Truth is we don't take distances less than a mile seriously. The Aussies like 'em because they are quick to run so you can get back in the bar
