Rio de la Plata is entered.....

[brockguy]

the one thing that I find really interesting about NA is that he carries his head in a really peculiar way. It looks like he is spending a lot of energy throwing his head around. if he can calm it down next year, look out....

I wouldnt give up hope on the runner up just yet. Frankie gave him an awful lot to do in the final 2f and i thought he ran on quite well..

And as impressed as I was with NA yesterday, I wont give him the champion title until I see how Ravens Pass does if and when he steps up to G1 company!!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

the one thing that I find really interesting about NA is that he carries his head in a really peculiar way. It looks like he is spending a lot of energy throwing his head around. if he can calm it down next year, look out....

I wouldnt give up hope on the runner up just yet. Frankie gave him an awful lot to do in the final 2f and i thought he ran on quite well..

And as impressed as I was with NA yesterday, I wont give him the champion title until I see how Ravens Pass does if and when he steps up to G1 company!!

I thought Frankie gave him a perfectly good ride, he rode him the same as he has done all season. He did start to close, but NA pulled away again in the final furlong, and Kevin dropped his hands a good 5-10 strides from the line. It was a very comfortable victory. More comfortable than i was expecting in all honesty.

I agree, i think there is only Raven's Pass that could stand in his way in next year's Guineas.

With the ownership of New Approach and Rio De La Plata i would think it would be very unlikely if the two came up against eachother again. Rio also has to overcome a winter in Dubai....... if Dubawi couldn't win an English 2,000 Guineas, i doubt this lad will be able to. They might aim him at the French Guineas or something like that.

As i said, Rio looks much more a 2yo type to me, and like most Godolphin trained 2yos many of them don't train on at three (something which i usually link to the winter in Dubai, which can't do a 2yo much good in my opinion)