Re: Exaggerator (1005 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: May 03, 2016 08:41AM
Rob,
You kinda stated it. Exaggerator looks better on his sheet than he does in carefully watching his races.Agree he makes very live runs and is quick burst type, his chance imo is one late run.None of the closers are even close in explosiveness.
Take a look at each of his defeats and a common thread is he doesn't finish with authority. The SA Derby was a walkover when his only 2 rivals didn't show up, combined with an uber meltdown.Did he really move forward or was the fig earned under optimal circumstances in his wheelhouse. Think it's a fair question as to whether he's a legit top contender or just another with a punchers chance.Interesting year in that several horses with good figs earned them in meltdown type preps with highly favorable set ups.
Tough year with lots of question marks,not a single horse who can make a mistake on Sat and still win, it appears.
Mike