You have to excuse me as I have got a thing about people who use sectional timing and pace over the jumps to try and prove something.
In this particular case I firmly believe if Tom Scu mount good enough the pace was not strong enough to stop her as quickly as she did.
The thing you have take into consideration and you have no idea unless you are privy to the information ifaa horse is 100% fit or short of a gallop.
Richard Hannon sends out horses who need the run every other day and Pipe is no different if that is what he feels the need for.
As far as you go EC pointing out the horse was favourite..........it's not like it was a hot race and Pipe horses are always shorter than they should be in races like that and the bookies will keep them short all day long to attract money.
False Favs are common place and money making for bookies in races absent of any real form.
Using times is a mugs game 95% of the time. You simple can't judge how soft soft ground is or how good good ground is.
Nor do you know how much difference it makes between racing on turf used and virgin turf.
All on Good to Soft Voy Por Ustedes recorded a faster time winning the QMCC than Master Minded when he beat him by 20 lengths and had Sprinter Sacre been there would have trailed in 20 lengths behind Voy Por Ustedes if we are to believe what times tell us.
I'd like to think Sprinter Sacre could have travelled throughout the race a lot faster and still beat them both with ease
To me to judge pace with a watch is nuts.........you have to look at how well a horse has travelled from A to B whether it be a fast time or a slow time, you also have to know how holding the ground is and how it affects a horses every stride, was there a wind up his backside was it raining tec etc etc............all these things make it near impossible to use the clock but when it works out and you get a winner you convince yourself it works and it becomes like a drug.
The most successful company are Timeform but they should change there name to Eyeform because what makes them so successful is people like David Cleary Jamie Lynch and co who have a great eye for spotting good horses and evaluating form.
Time is a factor they take into consideration mainly on the flat but it's no where near as important as the name would suggest.
That's my take on it and I honestly believe life is way too short to be spending hours on end studying times to end up losing which you will do for sure.
The only time I am interested in is the time of the next race