posted Jun 6, 2009

He means Alamshar..a rare slip up for the king of the racing quiz but an understandable one. There is always a tendency to overreact when you see performances like that, but it wasn't so much the quality of what he beat but the style in which he did it. He travelled easy throughout and after he hit the front, MK gave him two light cracks with the whip to establish his lead and then rode him out with hands and heels. If you look at the replay he was pricking his ears in the last 50 yards. Had Kinane driven him hard, he could probably have won by 5 lengths . Then in the winners enclosure he looked as if he'd barely broken sweat

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posted Jun 6, 2009

This horse will turn out to be much better than Alamshar, can't see any other 3 year old getting near him and i also think the older horses will seriously struggle with him.

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posted Jun 6, 2009

Thanks Captain ...I'm sure you got my meaning...even if I did type the name of the wrong horse,though he did finish 3rd to Kris Kin in the 2003 Derby,before going on to win the King George VI Stakes !!

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posted Jun 6, 2009

I have only just watched the highlights of the race (after falling asleep just before the off). It was a very good performance and it takes a very good horse to win both classics. I will like to see him against the older horses first and against RVW over a truly run 12f race again. Bring on the King George.

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posted Jun 6, 2009

Last year it was New Approach, year before Authorised, brillint, fantastic, wonder horses, were comments made on this site.
I stated on this site that these were ordinary horses immediately after they had won thier Derby's. How right i was. This was no classic race, the horse as won at a crawl,look at the time, horrendous, Again i will state no superstar, no wonder horse, less than average. I wish people on here would analize the race before making fantastic statements.
Ihave prooved in the last two years how wrong some people on here are.

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posted Jun 6, 2009

No Paulchess....the way that both New Approach and Sea The Stars won their Derby's were very impressive for different reasons and there is no reason why todays winner won't go on to further Group 1 success just as last years did,even though he suffered an injury,before doing so !!

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posted Jun 7, 2009

Paulchess...Here are the last 6 horses to do the Guineas/Derby double

Nashwan
Nijinsky
Sir Ivor
Royal Palace
Crepello

Look at some of those who just missed out

El Gran Senor
Dancing Brave
Mill Reef
New Approach
Roberto
Tudor Minstrel

If you think achieving the double is the mark of a 'less than average' horse then you have little appreciation or knowledge of horse racing history. Furthermore both Authorised and New Approach went on to win Group 1 races against their elders so in no way can they be described as 'ordinary' without getting into the controversial 'greatness' debate in any fashion. An achievement that takes place on average once every ten years, is on any statistical interpretation 'extraordinary'

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posted Jun 7, 2009

Sorry about my numerical typo - i meant to add Blue Peter who was the SIXTH horse on the list

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posted Jun 7, 2009

You can't talk about New approach and STS in the same breath i'm afraid. NA had too many faults from what I have seen STS looks unreal.

You can't find a fault

Those who still say he does not stay are joking.. he doesn't do a tap in front, travels like a dream and was still rolling at the finish The ohers were not closing at the line, the fact is that his class means he comes of the bridle later than most.

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posted Jun 8, 2009

He certainly looks the part, but we will have to see what he does from here on in, I remember people touting Motivator & Authorised as wonder horses until their bubble burst, he has done everything asked of him to date, so you cant fault him up to now though!

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