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Old 12-06-2014, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat View Post
Well I didn't see it but am hoping he was the finest 5th place finisher of the weekend.

As always (and hopefully not in an annoying way) would appreciate any thoughts.

Someday he'll win one!

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/r...ational-course
I watched the race. It was a decent effort, but he was never going to win (in the deep end once again and carrying way too much weight for his ability). He jumps well, but for this ground, he doesn't have the pace. Thought he might run a place until he ran out of puff to finish 6th.

Looks like the owner's are determined to run him in the National, as he does get around the course well. But he'll never get the ground that he needs because if it firms up too much, they water it. And of course, there's the weight issue. He'll never get on a winnable mark there over fences again.

He tries hard and it looks like he could go 4 miles if trained properly. Though, the only place he's going to find the ground that he needs is in the US.
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