Y15 February Week Four

[creativecause]

Beautifulla Derby - 8F - G2
Win: Predator
Place: Apollo Bear
Show: Sun King

All very good horses, Predator really stuck out to me today, congrats on getting him to G1 Alexia! 
Ripley, Sun King is a great horse, but he was stacked up against horses that are both six years old with 40 starts a piece, it didn't feel right to put him ahead of them, I'm sure he'll bounce right back for you. 

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AKITA ROSE STAKES*
Win: Avengeable (nose)
Place: Doubloon Moon
Show: Ares

[Ripley]

Parfair Derby - 10F/D/G5
Win. Fleet Street
Place. Tiny Dancer
Show. Chiquato
Fourth. Tiger Heart
Fifth. Fire Goddess

You want to talk about a fast paced race, this was it. Most everyone except Tiny Dancer was a stalker with Chiquato the true leader. Chiquato was pressured and gave way in the final furlong to Fleet Street and the fast moving Tiny Dancer. Chiquato will do very well when he has more seasoning and against horses who are not so primed for the 10F distance. Fleet Street's been sitting on a big win and he finally notched it under just the right circumstances.

[Ripley]

Flexuose Stakes - 6F/T/G3
Win. Arlequinn
Place. Manhattan Royalty

Manhattan Royalty would have won this if he'd been given a workout this season.

[creativecause]

Hambo Stakes - 8F - G4
Win: Devil's Blessing
Place: Proteus Prince

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Palfrey Stakes - 10F - G5
Win: Silent Heart
Place: Black Magic (nose)
Show: Passionate God (head)
4th: Jazzasoleil 

Silent Heart's versatility is what won her this race, this was a very pace heavy race and it worked well to Silent Heart's advantage. I flipped the bottom three around a bit before I finally settled on this result, most of it was based on experience and their consistency. Jazzasoleil would have preformed better had this not been her 3rd week of racing in a row. 
Sammy - I think you forgot to put the TTT prep race Jazzasoleil was in last week(?) on her record :P

[creativecause]

STRIDE OF PERFECTION HANDICAP* - 7F - 2YO - OPEN
Win: Sophie's Pride (head)
Place: Melodious (nose)
Show: Luminous Wave

Two front runners made this race insanly quick. Sophie's Pride recieved a perfect trip, sitting just off the pace and flying down the homestretch to snatch this win by a head. 

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Mixen Maiden - 10F - M
Win: Altercation
Place: Crooked Intentions

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BACULUS STAKES
WIN Daddy's Overdraft
PLACE Acantha
SHOW Bowen Arrow
FOURTH Wishing For A Heroine

This was hard, all of them were great horses.

[Ripley]

Can I please have feedback for Wishing For A Heroine? Did not expect another poor finish for her.

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The race was over turf and looking at her records over the previous season, she has raced considerably better over the dirt - this gave me the impression that she favours the dirt - I mean darn it girlie this filly's won the Kentucky Oaks - keep her at dirt, it's her high point.

[Ripley]

But she's a dual and my point is to keep her separate from my 20+ other horses. She was campaigned over dirt by someone else last year and her siblings Taboo and Wish Upon A Star are much better over the turf. It's not farfetched at all. I'm still keeping her over turf this season xD

[Cruisey]

Intelligence Test Maiden
WIN Night Visions
PLACE Tell Me A Fable
show Firestorm

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Eeeeek edit that, I was supposed to scratch Lottie, thought I'd posted it before the results, obviously not :p

[Cavallo]

CC Feedback on prince please??