Alinghi (of course I'm biased)

Chut is one to keep an eye out for :wink:

i agree mr.ed, exc & exc killed them in the newmarket, but i have followed reg. gal from the start, she never fails to deliver!

special harmony IS way above every other filly in this country, would be great to see her win some US races.Last saturday, her win was like a track gallop, did you see the way prebble rode the last 200 metres? it was like she was jogging back to her stable!!

[ This Message was edited by: INTERGAZE on 2004-03-24 15:28 ]

Special Harmony I think has the potential to go on and be something special by virtue of the way she has treated her opposition .
Alinghi's run in the Blue Diamond was sensational but if they serve it up at its current fixed price in the Slipper Ill be laying it.

2y/o
Charge Forward
Fastnet Rock
Alinghi

3y/o
Special Harmony
Reset
Exceed and Excel
Elvestroem
Keep the Faith
Niello

older
Defier
Sky Heights????(heard it trialled the other day)
Yell
Thorn Park
Vocabulary
Makybe Diva (one we all forgot???)
Grey Song

3 y/o

I'm Douggie

I would say that Alinghi is the most promising "up & comer"around.I just cannot see her getting beaten in the Slipper or the Sires if they keep her racing after the Slipper.I think she will get over a bit of ground and will be even better over 1400/1600 metres.The current mindset amongst rival jockeys & trainers can only help her cause,they don't think they can beat her,so watch out for some crazy riding tactics in the Slipper from her rivals.My only doubt in the Slipper is if it rains,she is not bred to go a yard in the wet.Starcraft is an exciting horse,but I wouldn't back him beyond 2000 metres as his breeding would suggest he would struggle over ground in top company.Rest is also exciting,but IMO Starcraft should have beaten him last time they met.Why they took young M.Pumpa off is beyond me,unless the owners/trainer wanted a Qld. jockey,but Seamer didn't do him any favours that day.Special Harmony is very talented,but remember she is a 3yo filly racing against her own age and sex,and there is just nothing else around in her group that can get near her.Lee has placed her beautifully &IMO she would win the Oaks,but watch a little girl called Timbourina next time they meet,probably in the Oaks.If Lee decides to run her against the males in the Derby,I will say here & now she cannot win.
Dance Hero is good,but I would like to see him come from off the pace and win.The only time he got rolled was when he couldn't lead,and he won't lead in the Slipper either.If you look at his early sectionals he just doesn't have enough early speed to lead a Slipper field that includes Crimson Reign & Wager,UNLESS they let him,which they wont.
My thoughts only,sorry this post got so long
cheers

Could Northerly be the next up and comer?

Just a note, it has been reported that Starcraft has a leg infection and is out of this Saturday's G1 Dubai Rosehill Guineas...

Its also great to see Yell back racing well again winning in pretty good company for the first time in a while.

Special harmony is definately a dominant filly, but could this just be the lack of competition she has faced in melbourne. I'm pretty confident fillies like only words, shamekha, and timbourina would have also killed the opposition faced by special harmony this autumn.

And looking at STAB fixed price she is rated a 2-1 pop for the derby and an even money chance in the oaks (only 4 days later). Surely she would be set for only one or the other especially if she is to run in the BMW aswell so you can pretty much half the odds offered making her $1.50 shot in Derby and money back in the Oaks

She's very, very good but i think i'll keep my money in my pocket or look elsewhere at those unders.