6.40 Chepstow (UK)
Reebal GSV = 80.91
Danehill (USA) x Applaud (USA)
Here's a GSV for you today George!
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Opened on course at 16/1.....unplaced 
The going was good to firm half an hour before the race when it started raining.....but after the race I had a call to say the jockeys said it was soft going so no surprise that the price of the first two finishers was 50/1 and 33/1
The second race was delayed by 40 minutes as there was a safety inspection of the track.....
7/2, 66/1 and 50/1 the prices of the first 3 home in the second race.
Forget about the form from this meeting as some jockeys were certainly being "careful."
The going was good to firm half an hour before the race when it started raining.....but after the race I had a call to say the jockeys said it was soft going so no surprise that the price of the first two finishers was 50/1 and 33/1
The second race was delayed by 40 minutes as there was a safety inspection of the track.....
7/2, 66/1 and 50/1 the prices of the first 3 home in the second race.
Forget about the form from this meeting as some jockeys were certainly being "careful."
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Just to add another viewpoint... the race report said
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The rain had got into the ground and it was closer to good than anything else. This six-furlong juvenile event did not look that strong on paper and with outsider KYSHANTY collecting, that would seem to be the case. However, there did not seem to be any fluke about the result as he won on merit. This represented a huge improvement on his debut effort, where he never got competitive, and he is obviously going the right way.
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Don't you think Reebal's lack of performance might have something to do with the fact that his dam, Applaud, has never had a winner out of five progeny? Also Reebal's Conduit Mare Profile leans heavily towards the stamina side rather than for the six furlong sprint he was unplaced in. I think he may come into his own at 3 or 4 over some longer distances.
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The rain had got into the ground and it was closer to good than anything else. This six-furlong juvenile event did not look that strong on paper and with outsider KYSHANTY collecting, that would seem to be the case. However, there did not seem to be any fluke about the result as he won on merit. This represented a huge improvement on his debut effort, where he never got competitive, and he is obviously going the right way.
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Don't you think Reebal's lack of performance might have something to do with the fact that his dam, Applaud, has never had a winner out of five progeny? Also Reebal's Conduit Mare Profile leans heavily towards the stamina side rather than for the six furlong sprint he was unplaced in. I think he may come into his own at 3 or 4 over some longer distances.
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Applaud has two winners, two placed runners and 1 unraced runner from her first five foals. You are very right though, a very high GSV of 80 almost always suggest classic distances preferred, though the good ones can have well enough quality speed to win good maiden races over shorter distances.
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Seabird...I agree with the likelihood that he will be much better at 3 and 4.
If the going was good for that race then I'm the world's leading brain surgeon
If your quote comes from the Racing Post, then I'd advise you that approximately 50% of the time when I have been at meetings and walked the course their opinion of the going has been different to mine. One day at Bath they reported that all the races as having been run on good/firm going. In fact the last race, in which I had a runner, was reported to me as soft by the mud splattered jockey. The horse's performance and time of the winner verified his comments.
If the going was good for that race then I'm the world's leading brain surgeon
If your quote comes from the Racing Post, then I'd advise you that approximately 50% of the time when I have been at meetings and walked the course their opinion of the going has been different to mine. One day at Bath they reported that all the races as having been run on good/firm going. In fact the last race, in which I had a runner, was reported to me as soft by the mud splattered jockey. The horse's performance and time of the winner verified his comments.
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Yes, the report was from the RP and I agree completely with you on their standard of assessing going. Their standard times seem over-generous perhaps making the differential of 'over standard' too small.
By the way, the last race (9:10) at Chepstow that night was abandoned, do you happen to know why? Was it bad light stopped play or did Chepstow become water-logged (not a necessarily rare occurrence)?
Yes, the report was from the RP and I agree completely with you on their standard of assessing going. Their standard times seem over-generous perhaps making the differential of 'over standard' too small.
By the way, the last race (9:10) at Chepstow that night was abandoned, do you happen to know why? Was it bad light stopped play or did Chepstow become water-logged (not a necessarily rare occurrence)?
After the first race they went down to the start for the 2nd...then they spent 40 minutes inspecting the course for "holes." This meant that they were so far behind that the light was too bad for the last race.
The other thing that the RP doesn't take into account is when the rail has been moved at the actual distance is not as advertised.
The other thing that the RP doesn't take into account is when the rail has been moved at the actual distance is not as advertised.
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To all you UK riders. What would happen to your poly track if you got a real gulley washer =a good old fashioned downpour of rain and hail.
Would that gulley washer float the poly track away or would it hold its course?
I know they train on poly track when the weather is bad, as their is a roof to protect the poly track.
Would that gulley washer float the poly track away or would it hold its course?
I know they train on poly track when the weather is bad, as their is a roof to protect the poly track.
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