22nd February 2006, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by xanadu
With the autumn carnivals in both Sydney and Melbourne well and truly upon us it is again an opportune time to consider the "class" horses which may figure prominently in this season's major races(and for that matter, the many minor races leading up to the classics).
Remember, as proven in the Spring, class horses may not necessarily display their true abilities in lead-up races but on the day they are virtually invincible..e.g. Distinctly Secret in NZ late last year! Cheers.
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The class horses came good again today, well as least one of them did. Mornington race 7 the Hareeba Sprint - two horses stood out on class Hollow Bullet & Ellicorsam. Hollow Bullet I couldn't have as while is has won about $1.5mil it was first-up having come off a very bad prep last start when it has seven runs without winning. OTOH, Ellicorsam, having its second start for the Freedman stable, is a Group 2 winner in Perth having won over $500,000 & was racing at its pet distance of 1200m (5 wins from 7 starts) today. Beautiful & at $7.50 top fluc it don't get any better!! :-)
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