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Old 08-16-2012, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Kasept View Post
If you were singling in the P5 in one or two slots, you would still need back ups? What do you think the ideal budget was for the 5?
It always depends on your opinions of the races in the sequence.

I've seen some p5's at Gulfstream where I doubted I could hit them going six deep the whole way.

I didn't give my opinions here before the races for yesterdays card at Del Mar -- but by reading your analysis I think you handicapped the sequence pretty well.

IMO, deciding how to play the p5 is like taking a survey. Each race has a question. For instance,

Leg #1 is it was 'Two of the seven have almost no chance -- five others are very close. Can I do any actual handicapping and narrow it down if I have to?

Leg #2 is 'none of the experienced horses in here have run near par for this class level. Do I trust all the workout reports and use the two firsters they like -- or do I spread?'

And so on.
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