The 'guessers' who watched that race would have seen that the searing pace set by Intersky Falcon was largely ignored by the rest of the field, and would have judged the race from the whole picture, rather than slavish adherence to the stopwatch.
Just saying, like.
the guessers should know though that the whole field was going the same speed as IF though
this theory that if a horse is 10 clear its going a lot faster than the rest of the field is flawed thinking...and fools many guessers when watching a race
all the times i've put up..are for the
winners..not the leaders
IF used a bit more energy to get his lead..then the whole field go the same speed..if they don't..then the leader gets progressively further and further ahead...thats not how races are run
don't forget ..these horses are running at a certain mph above even pace for a long way in these situations..so the further they go..the more those mph's above par take their toll..its not like its a 5f race where sometimes you can out run a field even after setting strong fractions
don't forget also that even pace isn't a breeze in the park..its a decent pace..so to run well above that by some way early will wipe you out over 2 miles...or wipe a whole field out
check out some athletics times and see the small amount of speed above even pace that can seriously damage your final time...then translate that to running a race where you get the pace wrong by a third of a furlong at half way
like i said..if people think IF and horses that generally lead fast are going a lot faster than the rest of the field in mph..then i'll leave them with that understanding..there is nothing i can say will change mindsets
i don't really care tbh whether people think RB is the greatest CH winner or the worst....but any argument against mine wants to be based on reality..not an engrained ignorance of what happens in a race.
i've spent enough time on this..to be fair on a racing forum with all the experts on here..some one else should be pointing these things out as well..it appears to me no one seems to understand even the basics of how races are run..or are happy to just let someone else waste his time trying to get it across
people have engrained views re horse racing..and will ignore even the most obvious arguments to continue with how they think the game works..no one ever seems to want to learn anything or gain knowledge..its..well i have this type of thinking..and am not changing it for anyone.
i don't mind that..but at least back up this thinking with something that at least does approach some type of logic..not some dyed in the wool 70's betting shop theories passed down by old lads in flat caps....time is only important in jail mentality etc.