29th June 2014, 06:21 PM
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Of great interest to me was the win of BELEEUP yesterday at bolters odds.
No, never had a bet on it at all.
The interest came from the fact that I looked into it's past, I believe it won a trial earlier on and then ran 5th in the country, 4th in the city, and then 5th in the city.
The horse has had very bad hooves looking into it. And John McArdle said the horse has a lot of talent on the training track but is a bolter. Unable to be slowed in a race and at one time had been banned for being difficult to load.
They put on a crossover noseband and whacko 1st at bolters odds.
It's basically a bridle for horses that open their mouth in races and “pull”. A crossover nose band has 2 straps that cross over the front of the nose to from an X. The bottom strap does up under the chin – the other one is half way down the nasal bone. The crossover nose band stops the horse from opening its mouth but also the horse feels pressure the moment he starts to bolt from both the bit and the noseband.
I find it interesting that sometimes there is just no explanation on paper for a form turnaround, and others have little histories that do explain it.
It did blow like the North wind in betting also, so the stable must not have realised the difference this type of gear can do to a horse's performance.
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