The Story of O

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Mylute:  Two prep pattern that works best for the Derby according to previous seminars.  Paired top from 2yo with sign of moving forward.  Removed blinkers in his last and he stayed further back then he was in the Risen Star.  

Two major problems I have with him:  

1.  He looks like a winner in every single race he has been in (except his debut) at some point in each race, even the Risen Star. But even in his maiden/alw victories he seems to not carry on at top speed once he strikes the front or when he gets right up to the front.  In his losses to Goldencents and Revolutionary, I still believe when I watch the replays that he is going to win those races but he doesn\'t.  

2.  He has to be outside of horses to run comfortably.  In his maiden win, he was bottled up all the way until the stretch run and he was so much better than his competition that then he was able to draw clear and win where it didn\'t matter.  And in another race, he ran up on horses and it really interfered with his stride it appeared.  I just can\'t see him being athletic enough to make a decent trip without being very wide although I do believe they know he is best making one sweeping move from a little further back (hence the removal of the blinks in his last) so a potential slow pace may hurt him in this regard.  

I cannot use him to win unless TGJB\'s seminar persuades me otherwise regarding his pattern.  Pretty good job by 60 minutes on Rosie.