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Originally Posted by brockguy
ed, alot of people think that Seachange didnt like the very firm grass in Dubai last time out. what do u make of it? does it really matter for her..
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I don't think that's an issue, her last two G1 wins were on very dry tracks.
We have far fewer track classifications. I'd say our 'Good' covers all of Good, Good to Firm and Firm under the UK system, and her last two starts would have definitely been on the firmer end of the scale.
2 of her 5 defeats in NZ have been on soft tracks that she obviously struggled in, so I would say she prefers drier going.
According to Manning she's settled in far better than she had at the time of the Jebel Hatta, and her work has improved out of sight according to him. I still expect her to run out of gas near the end, but she keeps going on empty for a while so I expect a much better performance.
Unless, that is, she's in a tough speed duel through most of the race. (Yes, I'm still bitter about the team riding against Sunline in this race a few years ago!)