Arlington Million Saturday

[Guest_]

Mount Nelson currently 5/1 on the American Tote.

 

[Guest_]

Cheers.

Utterly ridiculous that we can't watch this live.

Agreed, surely RUK could have had a couple in the studio.

 

[betsmate]

The more I look at the Million, the more I like Archipenko.

 

[Harbinger]

Maurlakana won the Beverley D? Would love to know how much you'd have made backing ex-French fillies and mares in restricted turf Grade 1s in North America over the last few years.

 

[Harbinger]

The more I look at the Million, the more I like Archipenko.

I can't see him beaten to be honest. His Ascot run was immensely impressive given that de Kock was only using it as a prep for this.

 

[Guest_]

Mount Nelson now favourite on betfair.

 

[Guest_]

Not anymore...

I will be interested to hear if O'Brien is there, and if so if any of the reporters ask him about Archipenkos progress,particularly if it wins!

 

[Harbinger]

He doesn't usually go out except for the Breeders Cup, I thought? I have visions of him relying on Matt Chapman's commentary.

 

[Powerscourt]

Mount Nelson 7/2 in the US

Einstein and Stream Cat getting most of the money today.

Archipenko 8/5

 

[Guest_]

Spirit One wins! Archipenko sounds unlucky.

 

[Powerscourt]

Spirit One

Archipenko got boxed on the rail

Mount Nelson not good enough

 

[Guest_]

What other sport would put up with someone like Chapman. I do not mind him most of the time, but his commentaries tonight have been a joke. Is there any other sport around that would allow for that to be put forward as a serious broadcast?

 

[Guest_]

What were the rough distances Powerscourt?

 

[Harbinger]

Not as unlucky as us having to listen to Chapman chew the scenery.

 

[Powerscourt]

Nice pace all the way ....perfect trip for Mount Nelson ... Archipenko vey unlucky as he got stuck behind Spirit One with Mount Nelson on the outside.

 

[Powerscourt]

What were the rough distances Powerscourt?

Winner won by a length from Archipenko with MN just behind.

Archipenko should have won today.

 

[Guest_]

Sounds like Archipenko's connections were not happy with the ride Murtagh gave MN.

 

[Guest_]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AycszZcCRGc

Just seen the race again, Murtagh did absolutely nothing wrong. While Archipenko probably would have won I thought form listening to others it woud have been worse. He was closing on him but hardly hand over fist..clever ride from the winner.

 

[betsmate]

Murtagh knew Archipenko was the most dangerous horse in the race and kept him in, nothing wrong with that, it is racing. As it turns out MN wasn't as good as the winner, who just got on with his job.

 

[bloodnok]

I agree Galileo. Hard Luck on De Kock but it relects badly on him blaming J. Murtagh for the defeat IMO. Expecting JM to take a pull, drop back and wave Arhcipenko through is unrealistic I think! Mount Nelson was in with a shout when Archipenko needed room.

 

[an capall]

Lovely piece of race riding by JM. The Cock is ill advised.

 

[sunybay]

Murtagh did what he should,
Archipenko jockey being caught, I thought before the race was a possibility but it extrenged being the pace of the race fast.

Archipenko looks the best horse here but I dont think he was at his best yesterdat.



About chapman
It almost cause im the race a heart stopping.

 

[an capall]

What did Chapman do?

 

[betsmate]

Imagine Secretariat and Seabiscuit approaching the finishing line together.
Imagine Tom Durkin commentating on the finish.
Imagine Chapman doing a bad impression.
Imagine Chapman doing that for the whole 10f, so that you had no idea when the finish was coming.

 

[Harbinger]

Slightly reminiscent of what Kinane did to Murtagh in Proclamation's Sussex Stakes.

Great ride on the winner, really. Archipenko didn't have the turn of foot he needed.