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Originally Posted by Filante
Try this -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4gzrusADoM
He doesn't get past Indio Glorioso until around 1:13 into the race. Before that he sits behind Indio Glorioso, and probably wider than that horse (which is one of the fence outside Maldivian).
There is a clear picture of him racing 3 wide between 0:47 and 0:49.
It is a matter of perspective as to whether he was racing 3 wide before that - you just can't tell with the camera angle.
What was impressive about the run was that he raced wide without cover on the speed for a significant portion of the race and was still too good for Pompeii Ruler, who had the sit on him.
Tomorrow should be much the same pattern - with Maldivian leading from Weekend Hussler and Pompeii Ruler sitting back 3rd or possibly 4th if Extend pushes up. The advantage to these three runners, compared to Caulfield, is that Indio Glorioso is not in the field. This takes some pressure out of the speed.
Barring some crazy track bias (remember this meeting last year) Weekend Hussler should win. |
With the track bias IN FAVOUR OF WEEKEND HUSSLER he still got his brains kicked in by opposition that are finally reaching their peak form.
Simply put HE WAS EXPOSED !!!
Until today Weekend Hussler had never done anything "OUTSTANDING" yet we had people talking him up in the class of Phar Lap....INSANITY !!!
How quickly we forget a horse like Octagonal who followed up his Cox Plate win in the Spring with four Group 1 wins in the space of five weeks against horses like Saintly, Nothin Leica Dane and some other class horse with a stupid name.....yet Weekend Hussler wins Group 1's against an EI ravaged field and some decent sprinter-milers and next thing we know he's installed favourite for the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup....
I honestly thought I was going mad, which is why I'm so glad he flopped today as it justified my original belief that I'm the only sane punter in the whole damn country.....snapping up the overs on horses like Zipping and Co. as everyone else got swept up in the Hussle...
C'mon, surely I earn't bragging rights on this one. In fact if any of you gave some long, objective thoughts to my post then there was plenty of value to be had on the Hussler's opposition.
That said I didn't back Littorio in the Turnbull and I don't have him in any of my futures at fixed odds so it may all be for nothing in that respect.
I did however snare;
Zipping 20 (Caulf. Cup) x Samantha Miss 16 (Cox Plate) @ 320/1 9th Sep.
Zipping 20 (Caul. Cup) x Efficient 10 (Melb. Cup) @ 300/1
and a few others that are in with a chace.