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I'm sorry DO but if RVW really is the wonder horse you say he is, second only to Sea The Stars and rated alongside such greats as Nashwan, it shouldn't really matter if he were 'trained' for the Guineas or not - if he was that good he shouldn't have been beaten into 4th! Nor would O'Brien have taken him to the Guineas half cocked or using the race as a prep I'm sure; it may not have been his main target for the season but I'd be pretty sure he was ready for the race.

I just can't get my head around why RVW seems to have been elevated to such a status; especially on the basis of one run alone. Plenty of others have beaten him in the past and I'm sure others will beat him in the future.

[QUOTE="Shadow Leader, post: 2206331, member: 65043"] I'm sorry DO but if RVW really is the wonder horse you say he is, second only to Sea The Stars and rated alongside such greats as Nashwan, it shouldn't really matter if he were 'trained' for the Guineas or not - if he was that good he shouldn't have been beaten into 4th! Nor would O'Brien have taken him to the Guineas half cocked or using the race as a prep I'm sure; it may not have been his main target for the season but I'd be pretty sure he was ready for the race. I just can't get my head around why RVW seems to have been elevated to such a status; especially on the basis of one run alone. Plenty of others have beaten him in the past and I'm sure others will beat him in the future. [/QUOTE]

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