Anyone lining up to take odds-on for the Dane in a first effort jumping several grades into a G2 will be very welcomed by any bookie and all other punters.

If a track record means immediate favoritism in a group 2, then where are all those other record holders who never made it beyond HCP level? Any quick check of track records will reveal heaps of them. I backed and tipped one last Sat. [in the tipping comp. in that 'other' forum], Landloper in a 45K race at Sandown who broke the 1600m record. Before that the horse had never won more than a 22k race and beat Kounthekash [a better horse] doing it. Are we going to see this 'speedy' 6yr. old in a group 2 anytime soon and winning? I don't think so.

The Dane's other times beside that one run at M/V are nothing more than very ordinary. Anyway, I love setting myself up to eat humble pie and I can look forward to either heaps of 'told you so' replies after the race or ...not a squeak from anyone :-)