Declan's Crap

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Gander

Cmmon guys bad ride? If he was good enough he would have won. He got outgamed by a horse with half the hype. If this horse cant overcome being swung a bit wide, then hes not a real racehorse. Geez, these bad ride excuses are a bit much. 4 horse field for god's sake.

Being swung wide would not be a problem. He wasn't swung wide. He was three-wide all the way around the turn. Not only was he three-wide all the way around the turn, but he was three-wide, head and head on the lead going :44 1/5. If you don't think that is costly, then I don't understand your method of trip analysis. That has to cost a horse a length or two. It's not as if DM is some speed-ball sprinter. He's a big, long-striding horse.
The winner got a dream trip. The winner sat 6 lengths behind. If DM and the winner would have reversed trips, what do you think would have happened? If Desert Boom went three-wide in :44 1/5 and DM would have sat 6 length behind, DM would have beaten him by 4 lengths. If DM would have simply sat 3-4 lengths off the pace, he would have won by a length or so.