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Rich
I didn't play these races but I had the NYRA show on and it was mentioned that Bankrock had a perfect trip last out and that Pennington would be loose and tough to beat. Just before the race I pulled out the chart for their last race. (I've attached it below.)
Let's assume, that Banrock got a perfect trip because he was able to come through on the inside. I don't really look at pace in these races so I don't know whether the pace was supposed to be slow or fast. What I do know is what I see:
A race where there's only one horse that passes more than a single horse in the race. In fact, Banrock passes 4 horses in a race that went 1-2-3 (qtr & half positions) otherwise. In other words, HE, not the others, got the worst of it.
Now, I don't know how this relates to pace and I'm always puzzled by what the pace handicappers have to say. I'd rather let the horses and the race SHOW me how it was run (and who it favored).
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