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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer
Well Armed has everything his own way on paper. Only Surf Cat has a big chance to wrest the pace early, and Well Armed looks to be stronger.
9 furlongs seems short for a classic division turf stakes at this time of year.
Mast Track is a solid synth/turf horse, who doesn't need the lead.
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Nice patient start from Gryder on Well Armed, but why did Johnny V force the issue with Mast Track? He obviously wasn't going to get an easy trip up front with Well Armed breathing down his neck, and he doesn't seem like a need-to-lead horse to me... Wonder what Frankel thinks, and if that was the horse being rank or Johnny V misreading the horse??
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Is Albertus Maximus juiced enough to justify use in exotics?? Same old goof, or is the trainer move-up the key to  in this race? |
yes , but no it wasn't worth any
. Albertus Maximus was bet much more than his cumulative form would suggest he was worth, and Fan-Fav Tiago runs 2nd. Smart money knew to bet his last race and some dumb money probably followed Gomez as well. Pretty good trips for AM and Tiago because the track was playing bigtime to the wide finish in the lane.
Was the Classic winner in the Goodwood?
No.
If the track plays the same, the classic winner should be a quality turf horse with late kick. If none such horse enters, Go Between has as much as chance as any by default.
Well Armed has a shot at top 5 in the classic if things go smoothly.