Desert Orchid
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Of course not...
Well, maybe...
Anyway, I trust I have your attention
I was visually impressed by the way both TV chases at Warwick last Saturday were run.
Saint Calvados was off like a hare being chased by St Bernards. His jumping was incredibly slick and barring mishap had the race won before halfway.
In the next race, they again appeared to go a good pace. I wonder if the jockeys checked the time of Saint Calvados's race and thought the ground can't be as slow as they'd thought. Then Kylemore Lough cut loose some way and for all the world looked like the horse I'd hoped I'd backed in the Mackeson. The rest were struggling in behind to get anywhere near him until his exertions caught up with him going to the last. By that point only Casse Tete, struggling at halfway, was keeping on and swept past him after the last.
I was sure that race must have been run in a fast time.
It was almost 6 seconds per mile faster than the hurdle race run over about a furlong more and about 8 seconds per mile faster than the 2m hurdle race.
It was much faster than the other chases... bar Saint Calvados's.
It works out 71lbs faster.
That's Arkle territory.
Clearly there must be something wrong with the standard times. Saint Calvados is clearly good but the runner-up Diego De Charmil is no Mill House.
Well, maybe...
Anyway, I trust I have your attention
I was visually impressed by the way both TV chases at Warwick last Saturday were run.
Saint Calvados was off like a hare being chased by St Bernards. His jumping was incredibly slick and barring mishap had the race won before halfway.
In the next race, they again appeared to go a good pace. I wonder if the jockeys checked the time of Saint Calvados's race and thought the ground can't be as slow as they'd thought. Then Kylemore Lough cut loose some way and for all the world looked like the horse I'd hoped I'd backed in the Mackeson. The rest were struggling in behind to get anywhere near him until his exertions caught up with him going to the last. By that point only Casse Tete, struggling at halfway, was keeping on and swept past him after the last.
I was sure that race must have been run in a fast time.
It was almost 6 seconds per mile faster than the hurdle race run over about a furlong more and about 8 seconds per mile faster than the 2m hurdle race.
It was much faster than the other chases... bar Saint Calvados's.
It works out 71lbs faster.
That's Arkle territory.
Clearly there must be something wrong with the standard times. Saint Calvados is clearly good but the runner-up Diego De Charmil is no Mill House.
