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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
wow. this horse has some close followers.
i never gave him a second look having not hit the board since 2003.
he'll have to drop to the bottom level to have any impact at Hollywood.
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My father used to look after and ride him when he was trained here, which explains the close following.
I will be the first to admit he is no world beater, but the horse does have talent. He is a european Gr2 winner, and a horse with that ability is usually able to hold his/her own in America. Unfortunately things haven't gone smoothly with him in the past. He started to bleed badly when he ran over here and the only real option was to send him to America. It was sad to see him go because he was a real personality in the yard.
Such a lazy horse, but on a 'going' day they had to work him against some of the horses from the top yards in Newmarket as nothing could go with him at a gallop.
Things have regressed rapidly since then, but i'm just happy to see him alive and well.
I'm still confident that he can regain winning ways and cope with a rise in class.