23rd October 2008, 09:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 1970
Location: Sydney
Posts: 3,145
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Originally Posted by crash
She should be as only one 3yr. old filly has ever won the Cox Plate, the mighty Surround in 76'. Unlike Surround, SM hasn't raced and won at WFA level, nor raced and won in open company before the Cox and is having her first run at the track. If she can win this she is something special straight out of the box. All things considered and all hype aside, she should be at 20/1 at least as she is no Surround ...yet.
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very true.
we've seen them all before, Serenade Rose, Special Harmony, Miss Finland (especially). every year there seems to be a filly generating huge hype, but they just do not win the cox plate (as weak as this year's field is).
first start in melbourne, first start around mooney valley, first race longer than a mile, first go at WFA, first race against older horses, unlike the plodders she has being beating.
i was never a fan of miss finland, but if she couldnt win the cox with 47 kgs (having already run 2nd in the salinger and beaten Haradasun in the mcneil) then samantha miss has no chance
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