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Old 6th April 2007, 05:53 AM
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I agree about current form but not sure about requiring the ability to run time. Miss Finland can't run time and apart from the massive amount of money she's won, they are calling her a 'champion'!

Miss Finland's:
RACE [all on 'good' tracks]
Race Time
Track Record
Difference in lengths

McNeil Stakes
1.10.65
1.07.74
-17.46

Tranquil Star
1.24.39
1.21.20
-19.14

Edward Manifold
1.37.08
1.34.08
-18.00

Thousand Guineas
1.37.19
1.34.28
-17.46

Cox Plate
2.06.89
2.03.54
-20.10

Oaks
2.37.16
2.33.00
-24.96

Orr Stakes
1.23.24
1.21.20
-12.24

Angus Armanasco
1.36.60
1.34.28
-13.92

Cadbury Guineas
1.36.09
1.34.28
-10.86
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Sure the ability of a horse to run a fast sectional helps, but a trainer who has the knack of choosing the right races to suit his runners [race placement] and when to run them [program timing], is more important than ability to run time. There is plenty of horses that can run time who have serious trouble winning due to poor choices by poor trainers and vis-a-vis, as the above times example show.
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