15th April 2005, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Benny
How do I establish a horse's best distance?
When a horse returns from a spell the trainer runs them in shorter race then step up to thier prefered distance.
With Glasnost her 3 runs so far are less thon 1400m. I'm assuming that her best distance is 1600m + Benny
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I would say at this stage 1600m is her ideal distance. She won 3rd up last year at Mornington on a slow track @ 1600m & then was found wanting @ her next start in Group 1 @ 1600m, being dropped back to 1400m on a heavy track @ Sandown & then won her next two @ 1500m & 1600m @ Moonee Valley on a five & then a nine day back-up, then spelled.
Not sure what Lee Freedman has in store for her this prep but I'd be looking for her to to back-up again next week @ 1600m (if there is a suitable race), possibly in Adelaide depending on how she runs tomorrow. Three of her five wins have been on short back-ups (9 days or less) while one of the others was 2nd up on a 23 day break this prep (which probably means her hard 1st up run flattened her when she led).
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