Hope this isn't bad form for a first post, but I'm always interested in examining races where I really blew it, as a learning experience, and I thought somebody from the office could do the same here.

Below, I've copied the comments of the top six finishers (in order of finish).Maybe now that the horses are in the barn, and the figs are made, somebody could make some sense of this. Everybody has their stinkers, so don't take this the wrong way, guys.


Mineshaft has a tendency to
lose ground and could do so again from post 6. He is the fifth fastest horse coming into
the race at the weights. He will probably need a new top to win and even that may not be
good enough. At 9-2 he’s an underlay.
winner @ 5-1

Olmodavor(115)
Non-contender.
2nd @ 7-1

Strive has to run a new top to be competitive. That’s possible but a pair-up
is much more likely. And we haven’t even mentioned the new surface or the likelihood
that Mott-Bailey will be bet, making Strive a potential underlay.
3rd @ 10-1

Overall Booklet shows a strong forward
moving line. He’s a contender and at 8-1 offers some value.
4th @ 6-1

Tracemark (115) (10-1)
Non-contender.
5th @ 10-1

Overall, however, Best Of The Rest shows a very strong line. He races at a consistently higher
performance level than any other entrant and shows the top two efforts at a route. He’s a
strong contender and at 6-1 an overlay.
6th @ 5-1