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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
It wasn't so much that he was checked but rather than he was also shuffled back that seemed to make his trip so bad. However, and this touches on a point that BTW and I disagree on, when he finally got clear inside late, he didn't do any running. Don't get me wrong, it was tempting to take him back next out, and I, luckily, was able to resist. The fact that he didn't run a lick when he actually had to run on the outside was an indication that he pretty much needs it all his own way.
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I bet him back but I knew it was a bad price, in retrospect I probably wouldn't have if I didn't recall that race so vividly. I much prefer to play back horses with less obvious trouble, that's when I feel that you can gain an edge on the public, most handicappers I suspect don't bother looking at video being that it may be too time consuming, where I am guilty of that at times too. But if it isn't overly obvious and if legitimate excuses are not mentioned in the charts, then all the better for the person who puts in the work.