3rd September 2006, 10:59 PM
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The class horse of the field won.
I find it quite puzzling how often some horses make their own luck and other horses run into no end of trouble.
Yeah it was a poor ride for sure, but he saw Miss Finland go to the outside and thought he'd take the shortcut home, which turned into a barrel of trouble. Let's not forget that it's drummed into these jockeys..."Take the shortest route home". Had he got the split without interference he would have been labelled a Boss-like genius. Superior horses bullock their way out with dominance, he struggled and finally got clear.
In my opinion, if he lines up against Miss Finland again and gets a clear run, he still won't win, she has the class edge.
Look how many horses we see that were "unlucky" and should have won, yet still get beat when things go their way.
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