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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
So you think he fell 6 lengths back because he simply didn't have the speed to stay close? He didn't have enough speed to stay within 2-3 lengths of a :48 half? You think the fastest this horse can run a half is :49? In his debut, he stayed within 5 lengths of a :46 half.
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I didn't say why he dropped off.....I simply implied it wasn't because he checked. He was mildly tight, and I mean mildly, when they hit the exact start of the turn, but that almost always happens to an inside horse when they are lined up at that point ( which I'm sure you know ).
If I had to guess why he dropped off it was because the jockey ( wisely ) didn't feel a need to go after three horses vying for the lead, so the horse probably dropped back naturally. It isn't as thought the rider was either particularly urging or restraining him....he just seemed to be riding him. If, in fact, he could have stayed closer ( sorry, but we don't know this ), it might not be unfair to say that in retrospect he should have tried to extracate himself form the other horses, but that's in hindsight knowing he was forced to steady.
Look, you got me to waste ten minutes of my life viewing the pan and head-on a few times. I suggest you do the same.
He might improve, but getting excited about his race yesterday doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.