Horse to watch in The Hopeful

#1 09-01-2006, 11:20 AM

The horses name is Unbridled Express. I think this horse can be a sleeper in the Breeders Cup Classic at Churchill. The horse broke his maiden at Churchill and he seems to love the surface there. Not sure if he is going to like the 7 furlong distance of The Hopeful but I want to see if he is putting a strong run down the lane at the end of the race. If he is closing nicely in The Hopeful then watch for this horse on Breeders Cup day.

#2 09-01-2006, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

The horses name is Unbridled Express. I think this horse can be a sleeper in the Breeders Cup Classic at Churchill. The horse broke his maiden at Churchill and he seems to love the surface there. Not sure if he is going to like the 7 furlong distance of The Hopeful but I want to see if he is putting a strong run down the lane at the end of the race. If he is closing nicely in The Hopeful then watch for this horse on Breeders Cup day.

Watched him gallop on the main track again today up here.
Hes in pretty deep. the third place finisher in his maiden win came back and got killed and then won a dreadful race at Delaware. Hes going to be facing horses who have beaten or faced tough customers already and this is an extremely difficult spot to attempt the jump in. I know hes a nice horse, but he'd have to be a true killer to beat what hes facing in here.

#3 09-01-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by oracle80

Watched him gallop on the main track again today up here.
Hes in pretty deep. the third place finisher in his maiden win came back and got killed and then won a dreadful race at Delaware. Hes going to be facing horses who have beaten or faced tough customers already and this is an extremely difficult spot to attempt the jump in. I know hes a nice horse, but he'd have to be a true killer to beat what hes facing in here.

I see no chance of him winning the Hopeful. In fact, a 5th place finish would be considered great in my opinion. But I think he might be worth some good odds come BC day. He will like the 2 turns and the distance. But he is way over his head right now in the Hopeful.