Re: Lion Heart (526 Views)
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Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 23, 2004 05:03PM
I don't know whats gonna happen for certain either. But assume Sinister gets gate number 4 and Lion Heart gate number 20. The gate is slightly slanted so that the inside horses have a small angle advantage. (At least that is my take on it after viewing the gate placement for years) Anyone wishing to comment on that perception feel free to do so and whether it makes much difference if it is slightly angled.
I have a higher opinion of Sinister G. than most is all. I don't view him as a cheap horse that is going be sent to the lead so that the owners can snap a picture at the finish line the first go round. If the shoes are reversed and Lion breaks from the four hole and Sinister the 20, that may change how I handicap the race. I will say I consider Lionheart vulnerable to early pace pressure. If it occurs, that in my opinion certainly has the potential to be his achilles heel, certainly in consideration of what we've viewed from him in his last two. If you view him as an improving horse poised to run even better next the early pressure may not be a factor.
The track will have a lot say about it.