What is about this race? There's an old adage;
"The fitest horse wins the Guineas, the luckiest horse wins the Derby, and the best horse wins the Leger"
Is there another race anywhere that seems to throw so many big priced placed horses?
Note to self - In future back all 100/1 shots to place. If Nick Mordin's looking in, I'm sure you could devise a system out of this?
2008 - Stubbs Art 100/1 - third
2007 - Vital Equine 33/1 - third
2006 - Olympian Odyssey 33/1 - third
2005 - Rebel Rebel 100/1 - second
Kandidate 100/1 - third
2004 - Azamour 25/1 - third
2003 - Zafeen 33/1 - second
Norse Dancer 100/1 - third
2002 - Redback 25/1 - second
2000 - Zoning 50/1 - fourth
Compton Bolter 100/1 fifth
So that's 4 horses in the last 5 renewals making the frame returned at 100/1
plus a host of other fancy prices. During the same period, a veritable squadron of jollies and fav's (2/1 or less) have been turned over. New Approach becomes the latest addition to the alumni.
In fairness Stubbs Art had some form with Twice Over in Zetland when he finished 1.75L's away in third. So given the dreadful ride Ravens Pass received today, I'd be inclined to think that Twice Over comes out of things reasonably well after that. I note too, that Duntulum, who won that bizzarre opening handicap (or should that be the opening handicap bizzarrely) also ran in the Zetland and finished 11.5L's off Twice Over. He actually has a line to Sugar Mint at Bath now that goes through Listen and Spacious
