Sprint to Route Spot Play

[PeteC]

I thought this race was a nice example of the lone, fast sprinter in a route race described in the Match-Up books. In the spot plays section of the book, the Hat says the following:

"A fast sprinter running in a route for the first time is an excellent spot play. At the six furlong, the sprinter should be at least three to five lengths faster than allrouters. The running style can be early or late, but he must be faster than all routers and other sprinters in the race. This play works best if the sprinter is the only one in the race." (p139)

The Hat also wrote in the first book about not wanting sprinters who fade in their sprints. In this race, there is a lone sprinter whose 6f time last race is much faster than the router's 6f times. He is the only sprinter in the race, and his last line shows positional move of 5-4-3-1 along with lengths gained between each call.

The winner was #5 paying $16.80...

P.S. If I screwed up the attachment, my apologies, maybe someone with more tech savvy can assist..the race was GG 5/24 race 1...