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Originally Posted by Kasept
Nice double carryover at Belmont Sunday, but take a look atthis 4th race first... Some SERIOUSLY fast, mostly light-raced, horses that could turn into any kind...
Had really thought Bordeaux Bandit was ticketed for big things after that win at Gulfstream, but it never materialized. (And where the hell is his stablemate "Paint", who looked like Zito's best 2yo at Saratoga in 2007).
This is a race well worth watching as more than a couple will be filling stakes by the winter.
4th (2:35)
1 Mile | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Allowance Optional Claiming ($75,000) | Purse: $56,000
1 Fuencia Maragh R Pompay Terri 118 L 7-2
2 Bordeaux Bandit Bravo J Zito Nicholas P 118 L 12-1
3 Buddy's Holiday Coa E M Levine Bruce N 118 L 3-1
4 Screen to Screen Velasquez C Baffert Bob 118 L 5-2
5 Eldaafer Lezcano J McLaughlin Kiaran P 120 L 8-1
6 Be Bullish Prado E S Schwartz Scott M 118 $75,000 Blk-Off L 8-1
7 Vindgari Luzzi M J Pletcher Todd A 120 L 5-1
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At first I thought it wasn't all that complex but the more time I spent with it the fuzzier the end point got.
The ES for me is likely to be the #7 Vindri/#4 Screen to Screen and maybe #1 Fuencia which I think is a recipe for a late comer like #3 Buddy's Holiday or even #2 BBandit. The 5 Eldaafer is a bit of a wild card as he improved nicely when stretched to a route for an OTT 5 horse field that also saw gate to wire in a small field.
I would go with Levine's Buddy Holiday but would cover the #7 Vindgari and #2 Bordeux Bandit because he has the highest speed at the distance and closes very well should expected speed flame on re-entry