Discreet Cat retired

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

No Chance, Ill agree with you that the guys you mentioned had better seasons than DCat last year, but on ratings, DCat is well up there with the class of 2006. His Cigar Mile win when as a 3yo he gave Silver Wagon 4pounds and Badge of Silver 7pounds and a beating in a super quick time was one of the performances of the year. That alone puts him right up with Invasor and Deep Impact when considering who the best horse of 2006 was..

Visually that race was very impressive, but i can't help but think that if that race was it was cracked up to be, why was he 1-4?

Without doubt, it was a super quick time and he impressed me. But was that a fluke? On all of his form, you'd probably have to come down on saying "yes". He won one Grade 1 race, and in my mind that doesn't make him a brilliant or a great horse. A good one? Yes, but that is as far as it goes for me.

I think he is a horse you either really like or really don't rate. I'm very much in the second group. I'm sorry, but i never really saw the brilliance that other people did.