granger
Senior Jockey
Does Altior need to win over 3m to surpass Sprinter?
Well do some research before you throw money down the drain. Smart ass Luke tells me I am wrong when I say the horse won't run.
The fact is Mullins has sent 2 horses once and had no runners half of the last 12 QMCC and has never won the race as a result.
It's not rocket science to work out which horses he likely to enter? Min. Footpad, Great Field, UDS? and a 5th? I can't see it Sorry!!!
Would love to see him let rip in a Melling.
Does Altior need to win over 3m to surpass Sprinter?
Does Altior need to win over 3m to surpass Sprinter?
Does Altior need to win over 3m to surpass Sprinter?
Altior is the best horse in training so yeah I appreciate performance Frankel FFS. Do you honestly think he'd be less dominant over an extra half mile? So then it doesn't prove anything.
If he goes 3 miles and say wins a King George then his name couldn't be more fitting.
Too much brandy in the Xmas pud and this is what we get
By surpass I assume you mean to be rated as highly.
Considering he's the highest rated chaser around there's nothing he could beat to boost his rating by a stone.
Unlike Sprinter Altior is more of a Sea the Stars than a Sea Bird or a Frankel.
The handicapper and Timeform are creatures of habit and they tend to be at their most generous after a Championship race.
In both cases the QMCC when Altior was given 175 and Sprinter 188
Altior simply isn't capable of jumping 4 out and cruising into a 10-15 length lead by 3 out in top company like Sprinter was
There are no Sizing Europe's around over 2 miles that he can beat by 13 lengths
Had he run in the King George to get a 188 he would have to have beaten Clan Des Obeaux 160 by around 30 lengths.
Timeform might find a way as they always come up with some crackers to create excitement and to help sell racing/their product.
I was of the same opinion with Ordinary World last year maybe pinching a place if ridden that way.
Knew the game was up as he made his ground up too soon!
Danny and DO, you must have a fair idea?