a route for MSW on the turf...a first timer for Roger Atfield (#5) has some very impressive breeding figs. Roger is 28% turf route, 25% first timers...and the dam - good god - gets 71% first time winners!
Now, if the missing persons bureau can locate the real Edgar Prado, this could be a nice pay. ML of 6/1, full field. been training at Payson...
Perfect Shirl is a half to millionaire Shakespeare, have to think that one will be heavily bet. Matz horse Wicked Charm, is also a half to English Channel.
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> Perfect Shirl is a half to millionaire
> Shakespeare, have to think that one will be
> heavily bet. Matz horse Wicked Charm, is also a
> half to English Channel.
Well, thanks for that info...ought to be most interesting now.
this horse is Ed Bain\'s free play of the day, so beware.
Lady Shirl, dam of Perfect Shirl (Perfect Soul (IRE) - Lady Shirl by That\'s a Nice), was a grade I winner on the turf and earned $951,523. Lady Shirl has produced 6 winners from 7 to run, including turf stakes winners Fantastic Shirl and Lady Shakespeare; and Shakespeare, a grade I winner on the turf and earner of $1,293,780. Shakespeare was also a debut winner on the turf. Three other siblings of Perfect Shirl won their debuts, and 4 in total won on the turf.
Wicked Charm sold for $190,000 as a 2-year old, and is a half-sister to champion English Channel and grade II stakes-placed Sedgefield. English Channel was a winner in his first start, on the turf as a 2-year old, won or placed in 12 graded stakes on the turf, earned $5,319,028 in 23 starts, and was named champion grass horse in 2007. Wicked Charm has been working at Fair Hill, most recently going 4 furlongs in :49.40 on November 14. Ghostzapper\'s 22 runners have run 56 total times, recording 12 wins, 8 seconds, 8 thirds, and $403,596.
Carles Fipke, owner of Perect Shirl, has his good ons with Barclay Tagg. Ths ain\'t one of \'em-toss. I like the Ghostzapper #11, but Matz is 4% with firsters. Will take sort price on Beautiful Song-Castellao riding the turf like a mad man.
I like Super Espresso in this one.
The 10 Beautiful Song looks tough here to me. Lost to repeat winner House Of Grace in Turf Debut and ran a good 3rd to Tapitsfly in Stakes Debut. Coming off a minor stress fracture that did not require surgery. Drops back into maidens and will probably take some beating here.
The #4 looks like an interesting firster to me. Trainer is on a roll (just caught his winner at a $10 mutuel in the last). I can\'t remember the last time I saw him with a debut runner in a Turf race. Just not his thing. This one has no visable Turf works either. Sire is Kitten\'s Joy though. Mom was unraced, out of Red Ransom. That\'s a lot of grass on top and bottom. Currently on the board at 9/2 off a 10-1 ML.
Like the Ghostzapper #3 on turf first time and hope Elvis guns her to the front, not like Desormeaux who tried to rate Dynazaper yesterday. Ghostzpper never looked back or gave the others a chance-let her run! Out of respect for your picks I will include the 4 in my tri\'s with 10 on top in most of them
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