[zippyneedsawin]

Originally Posted by repent

yeah, I get your point,
but I would not compare Islington's 2003 campaign to what OB has faced this year.
she ran in the POW, Eclipse, Yorkshire Oaks, and Irish Champions before coming to the BC.
remember, a back problem kept her out of the King George that year and gave her a bit of a break.

OB has been in Hong Kong(2x since last year's BC), the Coronation(shirocco race), POW, Nassau, and the Irish Champions this year.
plus, she is going to run again before the BC.

you might be right, I just think its going to be tough for her to do as a 5YO what Islington did as a 4YO considering the difficulty of her 2006 campaign.
If she does, she is the definition of a supermare.

Alexandrova is in really good form right now and might be a little sharper for the BCFMT.
at least that is what I am counting on.


Repent

Are you sure OB is running again before the BC? I can't find it but I think I read an article quoting Ed Dunlop saying OB would get a break and then head to the BC. ( I hope she gets a little break)