Ginger, we touched on the Aegaeus win on the other thread and you could have done every bit of homework possible but only inside knowledge would have told you the horse was going to be ridden from the front let alone go on to win.
That is BS Stilvi.
My homework before the 4:40 Goodwood gave each horse’s usual style of racing as:Mutual Regard: Held up/tracks pace
Broxbourne: Held up
Mawaqeet: Held up/dropped out
Arch Vilain: Held up/dropped out
Waterclock: Held up
Martin Chuzzlewit: Held up/tracks pace
Ray Ward: Held up/dropped out
Aquilonius: Front Runner
Argent Knight: Held up/tracks paceNo need for "inside knowledge" to tell you Aquilonius was probably going to be "ridden from the front" Stilvi. He’d made the running on all his latest 4 starts and raced prominently before that. No other horse in the race was suited by even racing prominently, let alone leading. So there was a large probability Aquilonius would be able to dictate the pace and be in the right place to kick for home. Of course that does not mean he was going to win; but it did mean his chance was much greater than the market suggested.
Check the runners out for yourself if you don’t believe me Stilvi.
Always best to read posts properly before sounding off. I think you will find I haven’t referred to the above race at all.
Since you mention it I believe you backed four of the nine runners which to most people would suggest you really didn’t have particular confidence in any of your selections. How long do you think Pricewise would last if he did something similar? On this occasion you benefitted from inept jockeyship – well done. My view is on a daily basis and given the time they have available the vast majority of punters will not and they would be better off swerving the Flat.
All the information you needed for my race was:-
Aegaeus – Held up