The Curragh on Sunday

[Sightseek]

Henry is upset by a mighty Mr. Greeley filly in the Phoenix Stakes!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Henry is upset by a mighty Mr. Greeley filly in the Phoenix Stakes!

Yeah, i saw the result, couldn't believe it. Anyone see the race to give me a visual.

Bolger said afterwards that she is a soft ground filly. A soft ground lover by Mr Greeley????? That was a surprise to me.

Well done to her, though. Must have been a great performance.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Yeah, i saw the result, couldn't believe it. Anyone see the race to give me a visual.

Bolger said afterwards that she is a soft ground filly. A soft ground lover by Mr Greeley????? That was a surprise to me.

Well done to her, though. Must have been a great performance.

The beauty of the Greeley is that they are of no particular type. Dirt, turf, short, long, firm and soft...there is a Greeley for every race.

[my miss storm cat]

Cheers to your girl and to Eagle Mountain (who won and kept his rider!), Alexander Tango who was 2nd and Al Qasi who won too.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Cheers to your girl and to Eagle Mountain (who won and kept his rider!), Alexander Tango who was 2nd and Al Qasi who won too.

Great news about him, i didn't know.

any visuals?

I hope he can really get into top gear now, he is a top class sprinter but he hasn't really shown it this year until today hopefully.

Eagle Mountain got the job done (at last), but i thought Alexander Tango ran a huge race finish so close to him.

[brockguy]

very disappointed to see Henry lose yesterday.. the really good horses go on anything and I really dont like when they immediately say it was the ground.. nice win for Saoirse Abu (translated loosely to "Hooray Freedom") and proves that we've some strong 2yo fillies here in Ireland!!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

very disappointed to see Henry lose yesterday.. the really good horses go on anything and I really dont like when they immediately say it was the ground.. nice win for Saoirse Abu (translated loosely to "Hooray Freedom") and proves that we've some strong 2yo fillies here in Ireland!!

How soft was the ground there yesterday, i didn't see any racing so i have no idea. I agree though, really good horses should go on all types of ground. Maybe that saying is a bit outdated now, especially with the breed becoming weaker (so it seems).

I watched the replay late last night, and to be honest Henry had every chance and if i hadn't seen the result before i watched the replay i would have thought he was going to win. He took over the lead with about a furlong left and went about half a length up, but the filly (who hugged the rail) had too much for him in the closing stages.

It was disappointing though, to see a horse who had broken the track record over 6 furlongs at royal ascot. Maybe that was a one off. He made his debut over seven, and maybe now he needs a step up in trip. It's not an excuse, the filly was the best horse on the day and not just by a little bit either, she won going away in the end. It was a gutsy display from her as she looked beaten when Henry came past her, but she found an extra gear close home to win by a length.

These Mr Greeley horses are taking over the world!