MastComm tops Saint in Nat'l JCH (HAW)

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Well, I think the disappointment in that is that he's basically running the same figures at four that he was at three. Usually, there's some development from three to four, and that doesn't seem to have occurred with him.

I'm still not sure. I thought he ran pretty well yesterday. I think a mile might be best for him. I thought the Hal's Hope was his best race this year, even though he didn't win I thought he did fine. His worst race was stretching from that to the Sunshine Millions Classic when he died the last furlong. I would try him in the Met Mile just to see him at a mile again against top competition...after running three straight at 9f now I think a drop back to 8f would serve him well. If he bombs there, then go back to well timed placings like the race yesterday where he got an easy 2nd place check. There's plenty of grade 2 and grade 3 races for him. I would certainly be tempted to try him in the Met Mile however.

[The Bid]

One of the more overrated horses in the last 48hrs in here. SNS that is.

[Danzig]

sns gets a lot of love because of his second in the preakness and his ill derby win.
but scrappy t came second the year before in the preakness. that position doesn't seem to mean squat.

[ArlJim78]

If you use bris, SNS's limitations stand out like a sore thumb.
He needs soft fields and an easy pace to get the job done, especially going two turns. Against ANY real competition, and in the prescense of an honest pace, he slows noticeably late. My conclusion: keep him in with softer company or running one turn races. His Hals Hope at the Gulfstream 1 turn mile was not bad at all.