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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He has the feel of a horse I wouldn't trust over there.

Came up from the claiming ranks, has run very well in races here after dealing with physical issues that came up close to the race, having clockers from different regions come in and just trash his chances for a race in which he goes out and utterly dominates a few days later.

That to me feels like a horse who might let people down over there. Hard to forget when horses with similar issues in Lava Man and Miesque's Approval went over there and put in total non-efforts together - running like a couple of horses with flat tires.

I understand what you're saying but Chamberlain Bridge hasn't been in for a tag since he was taken by his current owner in March 2008. His biggest issue could be not being able to use lasix but American based horses have done very well in Dubai and England, specifically sprinting, without it.

Lava Man probably would have lost in Arizona and Miesque's Approval was 3 steps past done when he went to Dubai, so I'm not sure if Chamberlain Bridge's current situation can be compared. Take a horse like The Usual QT last year, who was a confirmed bleeder and he went there, raced without lasix, and put forth the best effort an American horse ever has in the Dubai Duty Free. It's a daunting task no matter what but I'm glad they're giving it a try. Running 5/8ths for $1 million is hard to pass up when you have a horse like him.