Originally Posted by
Godspot
It's early days yet I know but I got a sneaky feeling we're in for an interesting year considering:
3yo’s vs their Elders!
At Leopardstown on Guineas Trial day, the fastest race on the card was won by a 3yo, Baglioni(Ire), running against older horses.
At Kempton(aw) last week, joint fastest race was run by Mark Johnston’s 3yo, Duellist, (rated 81 & carrying 9-0), who clocked a time in a h’cap exact as the 4yo Shamwari Lodge(Ire), (rated 105 & carryiong 8-12) did in a Listed race for older horses.
At Dundalk the same day, Ed Lynam’s, 3yo Sole Power, had 4 older horses officially rated higher than himself held when running easily the time of the meet & a full second below standard.
At Musselbrough a day later, Bryan Smart’s 3yo filly, Esuvia(Ire), clocked time of the meet in a 3yo (0-73) while there was 3 (0-85)’s for older horses on the card.
& I’m not the only one who noted there were a lot more than usual 2yo Course Records broken last year.
17 Juvenile Crse Recs in 09
3 @ York, 1 @ Newmarket, 1 @ Newbury, 1 @ Musselbrough, 1 @ Lingfield, 1 @ Leicester, 1 @ Haydock 1, @ Hamilton, along with the All Aged like Arcano @ Deauville too, 1 @ Folkstone,
& 4 @ Doncaster but that course has not been going very long & 1 @ Ascot similar story there too.