[the_fat_man]

The chart does indicate that the ride was rushed. This is precisely why I'm pushing for more exact charts (in a good number of cases, the race watching process would be significantly reduced).

Moreover, they 'wiped out' the field, as the rest were retreating significantly from the turn. I can view this one of two ways:

1) the top 2 (especially the 2nd finisher) were much better than the field and will run big next out

2) they got a good setup (pace and dynamics) and would get run down in a fair race