Dracs Back
 

I don't recall any reference on this forum to the amazing performance of a little horse called Dracs back at Ararat, Nov. 11.
Having it's 3rd race start, Dracs Back carreered away to win a C1 handicap over 1600m by 9.5L in a time of 1.33.8 secs carrying 56kg.
Silver Birch the same day ran 1.34.9 in the open handicap carrying 54kg.
Dracs back is engaged in a C3 hcp.at bendigo today.
It's performance will be watched with interest and if it is set to repeat, it would have to be the bet of the century.

Whoa..... :eek:

I'll be watching with interest........... big claim - can only beat what they put you against!

How well do you think Aarat form stacks up against "The Nursery Of Champions" form @ Bendigo...?

I note X has it rates at 32 (next best 23 #8)..... hmmm, worth a look, but IMHO I wouldn't take any less than 3's (quoted $3.20 Pre-Post)

Thanks for the heads up Imagele, wasn't really looking too much today - as slow day at work today - and that usually means too much time to bet outside my selections which = Undisciplined betting....

Good Luck Fella

Hmmm, the form on the Unitab website says 1.32.66!!!

1.33.8 came from Ozeform.

One has to be careful with some country tracks, a 1:32:66 at Ararat is not the same as a 1:32:66 at another track.

Take Sunshine Coast for example, they have some outstanding times run their which just don't stack up anywhere else.

Having said that, B Rawiller is engaged again, and the horse is proven at the distance.

If he is more than 2/1, he's a damn fine bet.

G'day Chrome
You might notice that I compared the time to that run by Silver Birch in the open handicap.
It would be interesting to know what the track record is for the Ararat 1600m.

I don't have the track record for 1600m, but this is very interesting....

Silver Birch ran 94.23 to win the same race in 2002, which is the fastest time I have at hand.

Giddyup.

Edited: The same race that Drac's Back won at Ararat that is.

Well it might not be the exact same race name. because I've just found out there are a number of 1600m races at Ararat named China Bowl....talk about confusing!!!

As I recall, Siver birch was going very well at that time and 2 starts later ran 3/20 G2 hcp. 1600m. at Randwick.
Sort of francs the time Dracs Back ran the other day regardless of where it was.
Seems that any expectations of odds better than 6/4 might be a bit fanciful.
Dracs back is a lightly raced 4yo of course and whatever problems kept it from the track for so long might be lurking again.

Might be lucky to get evens.

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