1. Limehouse - 30/1
2. Song of the Sword - 30/1
3. Lion Heart - 10/1
4. Action This Day - 30/1
5. Wimbledon - 15/1
6. Friends lake - 15/1
7. Minister Eric - 30/1
8. Master David - 12/1
9. St Averil - 30/1
10. Imperialism - 15/1
11. The Cliffs Edge - 4/1
12. Borrego - 20/1
13. Birdstone - 50/1
14. Read The Footnotes - 12/1
15. Smarty Jones - 9/2
16. Castledale - 15/1
17. Pollards Vision - 20/1
18. Tapit - 8/1
19. Pro Prado - 30/1
20. Quintons Gold Rush - 20/1
This is an interesting race to pick a trailer because there really aren\'t any pure speedballs and the horses that are fastish have figures to stand behind. Theres certainly a fair number of clunk up types but picking the trailer is really quite a chore.
I tend to think horses like St. Averil on health and Minister Eric on unknowns are likely trailers. Trouble will be a factor. If Rion Hart had to overcome a bad break he could go last. Its hard to say.
I\'m voting for St. Averil, even though down the road I think he could be a good horse.
My DFL Exacta is:
20) Quinton\'s Gold Rush
19) Action This Day
I considered Action This Day. My problem seeing him as a trailer is that he saves energy for a part of the race. There are those that said the BC Junenile was the weakest bunch of colts ever and that the Mandella perfecta tandem closed into a race that fell apart. I think he\'s too good a trainer to allow it but on accomplishments this year you could make a case for a Mandella basement perfecta.
I think the rail pretty much burried Limehouse. He\'ll be all done by the far turn
ronwar--
I\'ve been touting LIMEHOUSE as a possible bomb that could sneak into the exotics, especially if they could come from slightly off the pace. Post #1 pretty much takes care of that idea. He\'d be better off if he had no speed.
I see some POLLARD\'s VISION posts in here today. He would definitely have to run his lifetime best to have any chance. He probably will lay 4-5 off the pace and try to haul them in on the far turn. Not sure he\'s got the turn of foot to do it....wet would definitely help.
OAKS QUESTION: Does anyone else think that ASHADO is a standout in the Oaks?? Thoughts??? Oaks sleepers???
Good Luck,
Joe B.
Joe B:
With ya on Ashado; nice filly; I think Last Song is sitting on a big effort!
How about an all Mandella double??
It would pay HUGE!!
Huh ?
You should get paid if any of Mandella\'s horses hit the board !!!