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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Orchid View Post
    Is it true that Mogul ran EACH of the last five furlongs i under 12 seconds on Sunday?
    The brother had phoned me to tell me this so I presumed he must have read it somewhere. I found it on the RP site.

    It says:
    He clocked an overall time which would have won every Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe since the war bar those of Peintre Celebre and Danedream, while he ran sub-12 seconds for every one of the final five furlongs.
    That does sound impressive, I have to say, but the brother also said Serpentine wasn't off an inch (he backed the winner so no axe to grind), which would appear to be backed up by the comment in the same article:

    his performance was nothing to get excited about with a view to the Arc. That said, Christophe Soumillon was clearly under orders, both to take a lead and not to overextend his partner after a 71-day absence.
    That was always my worry with the bet I took (7/2) about Serpentine the other day, whether he was there to win or not. The price suggested he wasn't but markets can get such things wrong. The brother is adamant Serpentine wasn't off so he's run very well by the look of it.
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    Aidan O'Brien made it clear before the race that Serpentine would come on for the run.

    Conditions were very fast at Longchamp on Sunday, the 5f course record was broken by Air De Valse, who ran 55.34 seconds, fast by 0.28 seconds per furlong. Mogul on the other hand ran 12f in 2:24.76 seconds, an average per furlong of 12.06 seconds, faster than standard by 0.48 seconds per furlong (figures taken from the Racing Post).

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    By the way, the one race of the day not run in a time faster than standard was the Prix Foy.

    Those suggesting afterwards that Stradivarius should forget about running in the Arc were off the mark, he ran a perfectly good trial for the race. I don't think he's the most likely winner, but he is well capable of matching other high class stayers such as Ardross, Oscar Schindler and Order Of Saint George by getting into the places.

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    If we had a race that turned out like last year then Strad could run a blinder. Clearly didn't want to give him a hard race in the Foy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey View Post
    Aidan O'Brien made it clear before the race that Serpentine would come on for the run.

    Conditions were very fast at Longchamp on Sunday, the 5f course record was broken by Air De Valse, who ran 55.34 seconds, fast by 0.28 seconds per furlong. Mogul on the other hand ran 12f in 2:24.76 seconds, an average per furlong of 12.06 seconds, faster than standard by 0.48 seconds per furlong (figures taken from the Racing Post).
    RP have time based ground as firm for this meeting, with a going correction of - 0.56 spf.

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    Kieran O'Sullivan of Sky Sports Racing wrote an incredible article on US racing in yesterday's Sunday Independent if anyone read it.
    Titled " Nothing focuses the mind like the threat of extinction " it is quite a read and has lessons for all racing fans.

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    I missed that Ed and it's behind a paywall online. If anybody......
    "And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.

    And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."

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    The daddy Frankel wins the virtual Cox Plate. As if this was in doubt!

    9/2 gift from the gods.
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    Anybody know how SP bets are settled in the Melbourne Cup ?

    I bet on the TAB when I was there, pool based but have never bet on the race with a UK bookie and opted for SP
    Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."

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    Just take the 44s on Stratum Albion on the Exchanges and all else will sort itself out.
    "And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.

    And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."

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    Prince Of Arran has run another blinder to place again. What could have been.

    RIP Anthony Van Dyck.
    All comers, all grounds, all beaten!

    This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.

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    A 2m race run @ fractionally over 12.3 s.p.f., the Aussie 'good' ground must have approached the texture of concrete.

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    Jim Bolger again the breeder.
    No stopping him.

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    And a second win for Teofilo after Cross Counter

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankel View Post
    Prince Of Arran has run another blinder to place again. What could have been.

    RIP Anthony Van Dyck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Pretty fukcing poor then.
    All comers, all grounds, all beaten!

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    Dietary factors are often overlooked but as Kieran O'Sullivan wrote, "The threat of Extinction may focus the minds involved"

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    Ffs and here's me contemplating having £20 on him

    I like him though, Local horse, unbeaten, 4 from 4 in Kentucky, got tactical speed, tough, and stays

    Can't wait till Saturday night, it's the biggest race of them all

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    There's a podcast I listen to almost exclusively American Football based and I owe them as they got me into Crypto towards the end of the year and they had a guy on earlier in the week who made a good case for Medina Spirit and Mandaloun so I'm dutching those two.

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