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Originally Posted by brockguy
yeah saw that.. it was an awful bet.. the Sinndar one looked very very workmanlike when winning the Lingfield race (takes after his dad!) but does anyone decent win the lingfield trial anymore?? some of the previous winners werent much..
if its soft ground, I might be interested in Soldier Of Fortune.. His form does look strong, esp if Passage walks in the Oaks..
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The Lingfield Derby trail isn't a great race anymore, i agree...... but i never understand why because if you run well there, you can almost be sure the horse will handle Epsom. I wonder if people don't run the fancied ones there because if they don't handle Lingfield, it will mean the Derby dream is over before it has even begun........... maybe?
What i liked about the performance was that it was off the back of the Tregoning yard being 'shut down' after many of the horses were sick. He was entitled to need that run much more than most and he did it well under those circumstances. I wouldn't read much into Hearthstead Maison getting beaten next time, Lucarno is a very nice horse and the drop back in trip/slow gallop really wouldn't have helped the Mark Johnston horse.