23 Oct Summary/ Forgive File from 6/2
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SUMMARY OF LAST WEEK:
Racing was at CAULFIELD on GOOD track with the rail out 9m. The track played quite well, although those away from the inside rail had the advantage as the day wore on.
Run Of The Day:
The three nominations were: EXTREME CHOICE, HE OR SHE, PURITAN. With around 60% of the vote (twitter poll via @gatorgately) it was EXTREME CHOICE and wow, was his win spectacular visually then well and truly backed up by the clock !
This exciting 2yo worked early, he ran 34.67 1st-600m but recorded a sizzling 10.3 (800m-to-600m) yet raced away and won eased-up, his overall time of 57.09 was outstanding, in fact, in the last 8 years, only Crystal Lily has run a faster 1000m at 2yo, of course, she went on to win a Golden Slipper! Anyway, his time is absolute elite and the win was outstanding !
Let’s line this race up with seasoned, older, high-class sprinters over 1000m later in the day:
SHAKESPEAREAN LASS won Adams Stks in 56.91 (.18 faster than Extreme Choice) however, the leaders here recorded a 34.48 1st-600m (.21 faster early). The winner had the sweet run and had the drop on the two leaders but she was tough, especially given she had relative weights against her. Those leaders were DIAMOND OASIS and RUNSATI, the latter also had this weight scale against him and he held on well. TREVINDER was the ‘’weight horse’’ (met Runsati some 6.5kg better) and charged home but winner refused to lose. GRANE ran home in a slick 11.04 last 200m )race-fastest) from RELDAS (11.08) but the 1000m was too sharp for him. ROUGH JUSTICE was honest, note, there was just 2L over the first eight over the line here.
The Manfred Stks (3yo) was the feature and PURITAN impressed, he came from off a modest tempo (35.84 1st-600m) and covered ground yet ran down GOLDEN SPIN (led/ every chance) and winner has plenty of upside (still learning the caper!). Third was READY FOR VICTORY who was building momentum when he raced tight, he then closed well, it was a good return. VOSTOCK was 4th (every chance/ sound) and TOP ME UP 5th (good from tail given slow tempo/ he ran 11.71 last 200m – only winner was quicker (11.68) for that closing split). SOVEREIGN NATION didn’t quicken like the winner but closed in late (home 11.78) and needs further. Plenty made the forgive file ! Overall time: 1-10.27
Back to the other 2yo race, Inglis Premier over 1200m, they went mad up front in this, a 34.4 1st-600m, so, these leaders would have been some 8L clear of Golden Spin with 600m to travel if races were run together. VALLIANO sat off the hot speed and came away to win well (first run as gelding) and beat CURVATURE who came from midfield and closed well at start two but he was no match winner. LESSYD came from the tail and rushed late, his 12.06 last 200m was race-fastest. HEY DOC kept closing too (home 12.51) and NASDEX made a good debut sitting off this mad speed and rolling back to the inside lanes. The race did not rate overly well given the hot speed, they ran 1-10.38. Converting this race to the Extreme Choice race, well, there is no comparison, Extreme Choice race was around ‘’8L better’’ !!
DAN ZEPHYR is flying and won Race 6 sitting up on a slo-o-ow 50.18 1st-800m and kicking in, he held off a good one, a G1 competitive HE OR SHE and this guy was excellent, he ran home 21.76 / 11.02 with his big weight and they were the quickest closing splits all day. GENERAL GROOVE was solid. UNDERESTIMATION loomed to win but didn’t quite finish it off today. They ran 1-24.19
THE FORGIVE FILE:
TUFF HOST (slow recovery), RING DA BELLE (tardy/ held up but, yawn!), ONE INCH PUNCH (no peace), ROSE OF TEXAS (attacked lead early/ had no hope), MANDEE (ran her race before the start!), DALRADIAN (attacked hot speed/ way too keen), GRETNA (had no peace on hot pace), SEGOVIA (wide), HELL OF AN EFFORT (amiss?), FUSE (back and wide), BERISHA (pace wasn’t there), MIGHTY LIKE (tempo against/ found traffic), WELL SPRUNG (amiss?), PALENTINO (totally luckless!! Had bit to give too), TULSA (3-wide no cover), BON AURUM (no luck), PATCH ADAMS (back and wide), GOLD SYMPHONY (mucous), BOUNDARY (held-up until race was gone) and SECRET TOY BIZNESS (cut out then closed under no riding, hmmm).
In Sydney it was RANDWICK and track went from SOFT-6 to SOFT-5. The pattern was suiting those well off that inside rail.
The last three winners on the day were all impressive:
SPILL THE BEANS won Eskimo Prince sitting on 34.8 1st-600m speed and raced clear off the good trial form and ran 1-10.67 so went quicker than G1 winner AMICUS earlier in the day (improving track/ .35 faster 1st-600m) and beat LE ROMAIN (midfield/ to best ground/ closed well) and COUNTERATTACK (too close inside/ 58.5kg/ ran well !!). SHARDS ran very well here also from back and was forced very wide turning.
HEAVENS ABOVE has been promising to win like this all prep and (finally!!) well ridden she streeted them, she raced away from ROARING TO WIN who was coming off an impressive victory and ALPHA BEAT was 3rd, he too was good given he was used up to improve before the home turn. BALMAIN BOY wasting late in 4th. Time: 1-23.78 off 47.48 1st-800m.
Race 9 and MONTAIGNE was ‘’off the map’’ and a mile too good, from off midfield he joined in strongly and blitzed them! BELLEVILLE FLYER travelled up like the winner but copped windburn! EGYPTIAN RULER was near the winner 500m out, sound but no match. CLASSIC UNIFORM and FABRIZIO were solid on-pace in a better race to swoop. Time: 1-37.5 for mile.
Back to that G1 winner AMICUS (out 35.2 – overall 1-11.0) and she defied a betting drift, she tracked the lead and got up inside the leader PRESS REPORT and nailed her. I’VE GOT THE LOOKS just missed them both, she just needed a little more speed on I fancy. QUEEN OF KARIBA was good late off that modest tempo.
THE FORGIVE FILE:
HERNE’S OAK (respiratory issues), KHALID (lame), SLOW PACE (beaten by tempo), INVIENNA (respiratory issues), CHAMPIONMET (injured), DUBLIN LASS (pulled-up coughing), WONDERFUL STORY (heart irreg.), HASSELHOOF (rider blamed ‘’shifty track’’ so???), COUNTERATTACK (good in wrong spot), TORGENSEN (worst ground), PRIDE OF DUBAI (injured !!), SELITA (spell time) and PIAMIMI (got lost!).
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– Gator
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