Re: Gallant Bob (702 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: September 19, 2015 09:43AM
This is not an alarming move up to me. Young horse moves out from 3 very low
percentage outfits, is gelded and reaches new levels. And of course, one has
to notice that the front bandages have come off, so we can imagine the rapid
improvement can at least be partially attributed to mass quantities of
antiphlogistine[sup]TM[/sup], Bigel Oil[sup]TM[/sup] and Absorbine[sup]TM[/sup], not to mention that Ramoney Preciado probably sits
for hours hosing the legs of "The Kid", creating a small lake on the
backstretch in Bensalem, much the way Frank Whiteley did at Belmont with
Forego...
No Foregos today. Although his Thoro Pattern gives cause for optimism, I see
Trouble for the Kid in the form of a possible reaction and note that for all
of his miraculous move ups, RPrec's strike rate in stakes races is 7%.
I'll go fishing for a winner here and come up with Whiting -- Lynn Whiting,
who has been a top midwestern trainer for the last 35 or so years. Like
Hebbronville to move slightly forward off the pair up. 5/1 a decent price for
a runner looking for his fourth straight win for a trainer whose strike rate
in stakes races is above 20%.