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I don't know about that, Euro.

Kauto Star travelled and jumped beautifully in the last Gold Cup - it was a complete contrast to the year before. Denman would have had to be travelling a good lump quicker, to have got him out of his comfort zone, imo.

I don't think the difference in KS performances between 2008 and 2009 can be attributed solely to the gallop that Denman set in his Gold Cup. KS was staying on at the finish, and essentially reducing the margin all the way from the third last - it wasn't like he was galloped into absolute submission, and finished a broken horse. I personally think an on-song Kauto Star will be able to go whatever pace Denman wants to serve up - he would just need to get into the kind of rhythm that was missing in 2008.

Was his rhythm affected by the pace Denman set? It's certainly possible, but I just felt that the horse was never really going at any stage, and had made several errors before Denman even took it up.

If Denman can gallop like he did in 2008, and Kauto can travel and jump like he did in 2009 - we have some race in store.

<blockquote data-quote="Grasshopper" data-source="post: 2223835" data-attributes="member: 65342">I don&#039;t know about that, Euro. &nbsp;Kauto Star travelled and jumped beautifully in the last Gold Cup - it was a complete contrast to the year before. Denman would have had to be travelling a good lump quicker, to have got him out of his comfort zone, imo. &nbsp;I don&#039;t think the difference in KS performances between 2008 and 2009 can be attributed solely to the gallop that Denman set in his Gold Cup. KS was staying on at the finish, and essentially reducing the margin all the way from the third last - it wasn&#039;t like he was galloped into absolute submission, and finished a broken horse. I personally think an on-song Kauto Star will be able to go whatever pace Denman wants to serve up - he would just need to get into the kind of rhythm that was missing in 2008.&nbsp;Was his rhythm affected by the pace Denman set? It&#039;s certainly possible, but I just felt that the horse was never really going at any stage, and had made several errors before Denman even took it up.&nbsp;If Denman can gallop like he did in 2008, and Kauto can travel and jump like he did in 2009 - we have some race in store.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grasshopper, post: 2223835, member: 65342"] I don't know about that, Euro. Kauto Star travelled and jumped beautifully in the last Gold Cup - it was a complete contrast to the year before. Denman would have had to be travelling a good lump quicker, to have got him out of his comfort zone, imo. I don't think the difference in KS performances between 2008 and 2009 can be attributed solely to the gallop that Denman set in his Gold Cup. KS was staying on at the finish, and essentially reducing the margin all the way from the third last - it wasn't like he was galloped into absolute submission, and finished a broken horse. I personally think an on-song Kauto Star will be able to go whatever pace Denman wants to serve up - he would just need to get into the kind of rhythm that was missing in 2008. Was his rhythm affected by the pace Denman set? It's certainly possible, but I just felt that the horse was never really going at any stage, and had made several errors before Denman even took it up. If Denman can gallop like he did in 2008, and Kauto can travel and jump like he did in 2009 - we have some race in store. [/QUOTE]

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