Re: Travers (664 Views)
Posted by:
jimbo66 (IP Logged)
Date: August 24, 2005 01:12PM
Beyer gave it a 121 or so. I call that "as fast".
Rags gave it the equivalent of a negative 2 or 3, which is not as fast, but still very fast.
I hear your points and if Afleet Alex was in the field, I would probably agree with you.
There are two other "runners" in the race.
Roman Ruler, who has soundness issues and will be coming back on three weeks rest after a career top (I assume the Haskell was a career top).
Flower Alley, who is the horse to beat, in my mind. At times in the Jim Dandy, he looked very good, and I guess the overall number was sharp. But what did he beat? Was that field any better than the Wood? I say "no".
I think that makes Bellamy very playable at 3-1.