miff Wrote:
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> Actually, Rags has the derby equal to a TG 1/4
> which is slower than all other credible fig makers
> which have AP in TG neg -2/-3 territory.
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> The Derby was not easy for any fig maker to deal
> with when the raw time came up so slow affirming
> the track slowed....by how much not clear.
I can't put my finger on it, but that Derby doesn't feel right. They ran conservative fractions. (Gary Stevens was masterful meting out his speed and would have won had his horse changed leads.)
The leaders came home in 26:57 and Worse. The only horses to look decent late were Frosted, Materiality and Keen Ice and all experienced trouble which left them a whole lot to do on softish fractions.
The last race (13) looked like the track was plenty quick for maidens.
My tentative conclusion is that they did not run fast. They ran tepidly and embarrassed themselves late.
The next one will be a very good betting race.