Because I Said So Stakes
SWULF (AUS)
MARSHAL MURAT (KY
ARTICULATOR (KY)
GALAXY OF GOLD (IRE)
SLAM OF THE YEAR (KY)
FOREST AMBUSH (KY)
It’s Mark Standing at Trackside Looking through the Runner’s And Rider’s Of This Graded 2 Race Because I Said So Stake’s. Small Field but Lot’s Of Class in This Race there’s a red hot favourite called GALAXY OF GOLD (IRE) odds of 9/5fav but looking at the rest he might not have it all his own way there’s another five entrants he has to contend with to take victory in this Grade2. Let’s go to the paddock and look at the rest of the runner’s….
From stall 1 goes SWULF (AUS) he is trained by PELLE and had booked jockey J COX for this race J COX has the stats of
18.8% | 361 | 68 | 51 | 51 | $6,251,602 | $17,317 | 47% |
For the season he’s riding really well this season and is good enough if horse is good enough.
SWULF (AUS) is bred by ZEDATIVE (AUS) X PURE PRIZE X SILVER DEPUTY.
SWULF (AUS) had the odds of 6/1 and his past races have brought him the total of $265.738 dollar’s in prize money. And his racing record is 26 runs and 9 of them are wins and 6 places 2 shows and he’s never tried dirt yet all his runs have been on turf. His last race was at the distance of 5.5 furlong’s where he finished 4th of 6 runners and a speed rating of 98 and track was North Carolina. He’s ran this distance today of 6 furlong 8 times and won 3 times and one of them was a stakes race at Tennessee back in 13th of the 6th 2009 and a speed rating of 102 where he sat on the back of the leader and wait patiently to pounce on him and broke away and won by the distance of 2 and ¾ lengths. In a past stakes race he’s had one of his rivals today in front of him FOREST AMBUSH (KY) where FOREST AMBUSH (KY) ran second and SWULF (AUS) ran fourth in the stakes race SCHOOL OF KRIS on the 8th of August 2009 so trainer PELLE is hoping for a overturn in that result. So he might try and track the leader of this race and wait for a break to make his run if that will happen I’m not sure we will have to wait and see.
MY PREDICTION
He will track leader and may find one or two to good for him today he will finish 5th
From stall 2 MARSHALL MURAT (KY) is trained by WAREMBLEM6 and has the services of R BAILEY as jockey R BAILEY has the stats for season
13.2% 514 68 79 69 $7,109,993 $13,833 42%
R BAILEY is one of the top jockey’s at Victoria in my view so WAREMBLEM6 has done well to get this booking for him.
MARSHAL MURAT (KY) has the odds of 8/1 he’s outsider of the field and tell the truth I’m not sure why he’s got a massive chance he’s bred by TIZNOW X FORTY NINER X SADLER’S WELL’S and has a total of $142.925 dollar’s his racing record is 11 races and 3 wins and 5 places and 2 shows and has ran this distance of 6 furlong’s twice once on dirt and once on turf he’s run of turf was a allowance race and he won with a speed rating of 97 where he sat at the back of the field of a 11 horse’s and made his move to the front and he did rather well and winning the race at 1 length and a 1/4. His past two races have been stakes class which he never won either but ran well in both his last race was at the distance of 7 furlongs and he finished second with a speed rating of 109 and sat at the back of the field again and tried to make a run but the wire come to early for him but this time he has one the best jockeys from Victoria on so that will help him heaps I can see him doing really well in this graded race. This is the horse’s first try at graded race so he may or not take to the pressure of the up in class but if he does he will run well.
MY PREDICTION
He will sit near the back and try and make a run for it so he could do well and I say he will finish 2
From stall 3 ARTICULATOR (KY) his trainer TURBO1 has the booking of D EVANS his stats are 29.1% 767 223 158 106 $12,679,023 $16,531 63% for the season
ARTICULATOR (KY) has the second favourite odds of 5/2 his odds is well deserved he’s been running in some excellent company and is bred by MORE THAN READY X CURE THE BLUES X GREEN FOREST and his total of $906.222 and has a record of 44 runs and 12 are coming of wins and 6 places and 5 shows he’s run this distance of 6 furlong’s 11 times and won 3 of them and best race he’s ran has to be THE BALLYS CHORUS GRADE 3 which he won with a speed rating of 110 and the distance was 7 furlong’s this year so he has to be a main contender for this graded 2 race his past 24 runs have all been at the flight 6 have been wins. He ran this race last year and didn’t do too well he finished 8th of 14 runners with a speed rating of 100 so his trainer TURBO1 is hoping he can win this at a second time of asking. His last run was a GRADED 1 race at LONGCHAMP at the distance of 5 furlongs which seen him finish 6th of an 11 runners with a speed rating of 97. I reckon this guy likes to lead if he can get the lead he might be hard to catch up so other horses will have to watch out and not give him too much daylight or they won’t catch him.
MY PREDICTION
I think he will sit mid pack and I reckon he should make the running if he sits mid pack he might not catch the leader so it’s in the jockeys hands. I say he will finish 3
From stall 4 the red hot favourite GALAXY OF GOLD (IRE) has the jockey D DOWELL on board today with his stats looking like 16.7% 390 65 68 58 $5,389,832 $13,820 49% for the season.
GALAXY OF GOLD (IRE) is well favourite at the odds of 9/5 and is well deserved for it he’s bred by GALILEO X DANSILI X GREY DAWN II and his total of simulated dollars is $526.035 and has a racing record of 27 runs 7 wins and 8 places and 3 shows which has seen him win one GRADED 1 race and that came last time out in THE CHALLENGER at the distance of 7 furlongs and ran a speed rating of 110. so this has to be a good buy from auction for trainer RACER not sure how much he bought it for but has been well worth it for the trainer he’s ran the distance for the trainer RACER 7 times and won once for him at the today’s distance of 6 furlongs. He will more than likely make the lead into today’s race if he does I can’t see anything catching him at all if he makes the running.
MY PREDICTION
He will make the running and be hard to catch and I reckon he will finish 1ST
From stall 5 is SLAM OF THE YEAR (KY) and his trainer is DOGFARM and got the booking of J KOHMORGEN and his season stats are
14.2% 493 70 60 58 $5,588,019 $11,335 38%
SLAM OF THE YEAR (KY) has the odds of 7/1 and I really thought it should have been maybe 5/1 but it’s not so 7/1 is a little high. He’s bred by GRAND SLAN X EVENT OF THE YEAR X A P INDY and a grand total of simulated dollars $237.088 and his racing record is 37 races and 8 coming in ways of wins and 8 places and 5 shows. His form has been a little hit and miss with this one he does seem to like an off track his last race was at the distance of 7 1/2 furlongs and he ran a 100 speed rating which was enough for him to take victory for a ¾ lengths he lead from wire to wire to take it. He’s ran the distance of 6 furlongs 5 times and he’s won 0 of them so he has run some nice races at this distance but without any luck his best race to date is THE INTOLERANT SEA stakes race back in 21st of march 2009 which was the distance of 8 furlongs on off track which he ran the speed rating of 105. I reckon he will try and make the running but he won’t be good enough at the end of the race so I PREDICT and slow finish and he will finish 6h.
And last but not least coming from stall 6
FOREST AMBUSH (KY) and his trainer LIONART has got the booking of S BENOIT his season stats look like 7.6% 66 5 4 11 $247,642 $3,752 30%
FOREST AMBUSH (KY) has the odds of 3/1 this one I really like I have high hopes for this if it’s not his day today I know it will come he is bred by FOREST WILDCAT X KINGMAMBO X CRUSADER SWORD and has a grand total of simulated dollars $268.465 and has a racing record of 20 races and 4 are wins and 5 places and 2 shows. His last race saw him take a victory of ½ lengths in a GRADED3 GERMAN SPRINT at the distance of 7 furlongs and a speed rating of 109. He’s ran this distance of 6 furlongs twice and both times he’s been beaten by a better horse one was dirt and one was turf but his turf race at 6 furlongs was way better than you can imagine he was so unlucky not win he was beaten a length in that race so hoping he can repeat that run he might go close. The only downside for this race is he likes to make the running and there’s some hot front runners in this one so might struggle to make it but fingers crossed he can find a turn of foot and sit near the back and make a bold move from there.
MY PREDICTION
He will try and make the running and find two of them too good for that so he needs to sit near back to make his run I say he will finish 4th
Thx and good luck to all the runners and trainers in this race and I hope they all come back and make you happy and healthy
Mark liddle
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