PrM 8th: Match-Up Help
 

This looked like an interesting race and one with a component that I find challenging.

#6 Looks like a dominant early fighter to me but there are fast pressers that like to lay pretty close to the pace. The part I often struggle with is determining if those fast pressers will put too much pressure on the early horse. In this race, those pressers are #3 and #4. I am sticking with #6 since he beat both of them in previous tandems, butI would love any feedback and other takes on this race...

Thanks...

# 5 SLUG BUG. i had a fishing buddy a few years ago who's last name began w/"slug". alas, his nickname was "slug". bless his heart, died of a brain tumor at 40ish:(:(
ML

Pm 5 1/2 f
 

Pete,

I like your choice of the 6. He looks like the lone early. The Hat had a spot play in his second book where an early horse is shortening up in distance as this horse is from 6 to 5.5 F. This horse has done that twice and won. One time way back in the PPs it didn't work.

The 3 looks like he can't handle the pace. The 4 and 7 might be trouble if the 6 doesn't put distance between himself and the field.

I'll be pulling for you.

Tim

Hi Pete...the only 2 horses that can handle a 45 pace are the 4 & 5...if the #1 can some how shoot out from the post and pressure the 6 , we might get a price..will be watching the race...

I love when someone puts up a challenge like this :)

mike

will go with the 4...closer to pace of race...make sure u put the fav over mine cause my nickname is ..Sec (second)

later mike

The race ends up running OTE with the #2 pressuring the #6 early. The #3 comes home to take it at a pretty nice price. #6 got hammered late at the windows anyway so i guess it's no great loss.

Thanks for the comments guys...on to the next one.

pete...i laughed and said bye bye to my bet as the track was sloppy and twinspires didnt report the #1 scratched..my fault

mike