I backed Amandine also PLacegetter , it just didn't seem to handle the ground did it?
I know it has won on wet ground but maybe those runs were against inferior opposition than todays.

Hmmmmmmmmmm..let's see, Shaye Spice went up in weights, but managed to hold on for a place......hmmmmm....where's that other horse?....eating clods...class prevails.

yeh i totally agree with you! corvain is a cat. shaye spice is a class horse but was not good value in its last race.

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On 2002-07-15 16:46, Tennesse Blue wrote:
yeh i totally agree with you! corvain is a cat. shaye spice is a class horse but was not good value in its last race.

There will be some interesting comments in Punt to Win this week about an "expert" who said Shaye Spice was a certainty and the other horses were only going around for second and third.

Corvain was beaten for speed early on and with the rail out 6 meters (leader biased) had no real chance to even get into the race, let alone win. Besides, it was no real value at $4 out to $7.

I hope everyone thinks Corvain is a cat because that'll more than likely create value at the horse's next start. It might pay to take a contrarian view and forgive its failure (hard I know when you're talking through your wallet), especially if it's over the odds next time out.

It is interesting that nobody has made a comment regarding the winner - Aragonce.

Won the race by 3 lengths (= 4.5kg winning margin) and yet only received 2kg from the class (according to some other forum members) horse, Shaye Spice.

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[ This Message was edited by: Sandgroper on 2002-07-16 08:42 ]

No disrespect to Corvain, or those who support Corvain, but maybe they shouldn't put him over the MV 1000m, when YOU nshould know he won't keep up. I would back Shaye Spice at the Valley anytime at any odds.