Re: Lucky Pulpit vs. Tapit (1861 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: April 07, 2014 11:41AM
'They should have trained him up to the derby and he would have been great value'
Wrong,
They tried the 8 week route with Cairo Prince into the Fl Derby and the horse was dull,lacking his usual sharp run.Very tough to keep a horse racing sharp,8 weeks out.Normally that route taken for horses of lighter frames or smallish that cannot stand up physically to a tough TC campaign.Also some go over the top way too early(see TAP 1-38 in Derby with his early 3yr old GP rockets)
Critical to the depth of the Derby that Cairo Prince, Social Inclusion and Bayern get in, imo but long shot they do. All legit fast compared to some of the slugs that will enter the gates if they don't get in.
Mike