Snow Fairy or Frankel

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Snow Fairy or Frankel..... hmmmmmmm, a filly who has run against the weakest crop of fillies I have seen in my lifetime and then goes and wins an equally weak race in Japan...... or a freak of a colt who has destroyed everything he has come up against so far including Gr1 winners and placegetters with the form working out very strongly.


Frankel would p!$$ all over Snow Fairy

Id pretty much agree with this, the fillies were pretty poor this year, Snow Fairy has looked much the best, but I am hoping Frankel turns into the superstar he has been hyped up to be.

It will be interesting to see if Snow Fairy can improve next year - she will need to.. Take her loss to Midday during the summer for example. Midday is a quality horse but in the grand scheme of things no superstar, she wouldnt get close to Ouija Board, so to elevate SF, you would have to excuse that run, and I didnt see too many things wrong with it (I will excuse her run in the St Leger though!!)

[CSC]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Id pretty much agree with this, the fillies were pretty poor this year, Snow Fairy has looked much the best, but I am hoping Frankel turns into the superstar he has been hyped up to be.

It will be interesting to see if Snow Fairy can improve next year - she will need to.. Take her loss to Midday during the summer for example. Midday is a quality horse but in the grand scheme of things no superstar, she wouldnt get close to Ouija Board, so to elevate SF, you would have to excuse that run, and I didnt see too many things wrong with it (I will excuse her run in the St Leger though!!)

True Brock, Midday did beat Snow Fairy this summer, it was a pretty handy win but I thought Snow Fairy ran well in that race. I think if they were to meet again, the margin would be closer if not reversed. It's a projection of mine, a weakness of mine... if Snow Fairy continues progressing as a 4 yr old next year and shows the ability she showed in the QEII, she will be a very exciting filly in 2011. On Frankel, what have you heard from him, the only negative that I have read is Luca Cumani made mention he is not sure his best trip will extend to the 2400...

[brockguy]

She's certainly an interesting horse now after her HK win - that was scintillating as I was very very sure that she wouldnt have the outright pace to beat a top class field over 10f - well done to her and I hope connections have a lot of success with her next year. A Dubai World Cup campaign would be very interesting..

[CSC]

I am very much looking forward to Snow Fairy returning on June 25 in the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh, she is pencilled in to start her year here.

[my miss storm cat]

Can't wait.

Oh and for the record I still think she'd eat him for lunch.

How about you, CSC?

[CSC]

5 mins to the Gr.1 Goodwood:

Snow Fairy 5/2
Midday 11/8

Expecting Snow Fairy to run her true race on her preferred ground, will know in a few minutes.

[CSC]

Midday defeats Snow Fairy in the Nassau stakes.