6/20 (CNL): Colonial Turf Cup (G2); All Along (G3)

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by Linny

I agree that 'Mousse is a good horse and a star on that track but don't see his second in the Sham as a great run. It seemed that they all figured 'Mousse was cheap stretchout speed and that he'd come back so no one challenged early. They just cantered 1-2 all around.

well I'm talking about a subtle little move in the begining and a move on the 2nd turn, and it admittedly wasn't the most grueling tough trip you'll ever see.

here's a decent replay of it if you want to see the time frame i am mentioning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RjzNixub5g
you probably already saw this - just to clarify what made me upgrade his Sham slightly

didn't break all that great
(10s - 20seconds) Gomez wanted to see if he could maybe get the lead but then conceded the lead and was unwilling to ask for more horse.

that little bit of a early move also hung him a little wider than needed going into the 1st turn (0:33seconds) in the dreaded 4path (again subtle)

he tries to settle into a relaxed cruise several times on the backstretch but mostly unsuccesful, smart bid kind of slides up and Gomez doesn't want Take the Points too far off of The Pamplemousse

(1:28-142) Gomez gets into Take The Points and makes a real run at Pamplemousse. But he loses stride a little at about 1:42 while Pamplemousse kicks away. This could take a lot out of a chasing horse, but he does an OK job of holding off the admittedly weak competition.



Hes not invincible and I am actually considering playing against if he is to be bet down a whole lot. I would have preferred Lime Rickey be a low favorite and play agianst him and use TTP instead. I like Battle of Hastings and Take The Points as my top two. A couple other longshots are interesting here as well. I figure Take the Points will either settle with the group in good position and cruise around and make 1 closing run at the wire , OR he might just dissapear. I think his runnning style will be a little different from the sustained chaser/grinder he is on dirt.