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Old 08-10-2007, 08:08 AM
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i'd say she has a shot for sure, on her best she could get it done but she has had some trouble with consistency. she's facing some other good fillies though so i wouldn't take to short a price on her.

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Old 08-10-2007, 09:30 AM
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I'm shocked that any horse with her record (beat Ouija Board) is 3rd choice. I'll take that all the way to the bank.
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Old 08-10-2007, 09:32 AM
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The other girls will have a nice view of her behind.

Hope she behaves..... she's quite the quirky type.
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Old 08-10-2007, 12:30 PM
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The other girls will have a nice view of her behind.

Hope she behaves..... she's quite the quirky type.
Agreed, if she behaves herself, she could be very hard to beat. I wouldn't want to see the turf get too soft for her, though.

If anyone is thinking about betting her, i'd leave it until as late as possible if you can. She can get herself quite stirred up. I'm not sure how it will work in America, but she usually has to be mounted on the track, rather than the paddock.

Has she ever been ponied down to the gates before, mmsc? Sha Tin, maybe?
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Old 08-10-2007, 12:46 PM
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Agreed, if she behaves herself, she could be very hard to beat. I wouldn't want to see the turf get too soft for her, though.

If anyone is thinking about betting her, i'd leave it until as late as possible if you can. She can get herself quite stirred up. I'm not sure how it will work in America, but she usually has to be mounted on the track, rather than the paddock.

Has she ever been ponied down to the gates before, mmsc? Sha Tin, maybe?
I heard she schooled in the paddock fine between the 3rd and 4rth yesterday. Of course there were probably 40 people around rather than the thousands that will be there tomorrow.
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Old 08-10-2007, 12:49 PM
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I think Irredesence is a solid single (with honey ryder on a back up ticket). I agree that the Tin Man is a toss, he won't have an easy lead with Sunriver in there. I'll probably use the Euros and maybe After Market.
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Old 08-10-2007, 04:24 PM
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I think Irredesence is a solid single (with honey ryder on a back up ticket). I agree that the Tin Man is a toss, he won't have an easy lead with Sunriver in there. I'll probably use the Euros and maybe After Market.
but after market may not go due to the footing. ignore the track condition at your own peril. turfers can be VERY picky about the ground.
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Old 08-10-2007, 12:55 PM
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I heard she schooled in the paddock fine between the 3rd and 4rth yesterday. Of course there were probably 40 people around rather than the thousands that will be there tomorrow.
Somedays she can be fine, but others she can really get herself into a real bad mood (if those are the right words).

I remember once in Dubai she had really got it into her head that she was going to cause havoc, and she did.

I saw her in Newmarket last month, and although she wasn't really bad it looked as though she was ready to 'flip', i think if there was anything else that upset her, she would have just gone mad.

She sticks her head up in the air, she gets on her toes, she will probably let out a kick or two and then she will give Murtagh a hard time when he first get on her back, but after then, she has usually had her 'fun' and she will settle down at the gates and during the race.
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I'm probably the most avid (and perhaps only) fan of Citronnade out there, but I can't see why she was made the favorite with Irredesence running.
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Old 08-10-2007, 01:00 PM
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Looking at Irridescence's PP's, including the win over Ouija Board, why isn't she in the Million. After Market may be a monster and The Tin Man is the defending champ, but this is not the best Million field I've ever seen... Her Timeform numbers are right there.

Not saying that she as good as Ouija Board, but if Ouija was in the Million, I'd put the mortgage on her...
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Old 08-10-2007, 09:40 AM
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I'm shocked that any horse with her record (beat Ouija Board) is 3rd choice. I'll take that all the way to the bank.

I'll second that motion
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:29 AM
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I'm shocked that any horse with her record (beat Ouija Board) is 3rd choice. I'll take that all the way to the bank.
I agree. Think she will make a good single to take a shot with in the pic 3, going wider in the other 2 Grade I's and leaving out Tin Man. With the rain we've had this week I think the turf is guaranteed to be less than 'firm'.

Also IMO this will be the last year of the million as I anticipate a purse increase next year.
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:33 AM
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Think she will make a good single to take a shot with in the pic 3, going wider in the other 2 Grade I's and leaving out Tin Man.
copy cat (or... good minds think alike) same thing I'm doing... although will play a small ticket with something else in the Bev D (maybe Honey Ryder and Lady of Venice) just incase.

One of these days I'm going to hit the special pick 3/4 on million day..... been screwed out of it every single year so far.

will start 'capping all of the races later today, as going to swing by and get a form while I'm doing some running around.
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