{"id":1723,"date":"2006-02-16T21:57:59","date_gmt":"2006-02-16T21:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=1723"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=1723","title":{"rendered":"Eight Gun For the Carden Special"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Ireland<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> race day, where we have a full card of racing for you today.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>We are nearing the end of our card, the 15th<\/SUP> race, The Carden Special<\/I>, a Grade II event for 4year olds and up going a mile and a half on the Fast Dirt course.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The $250,000 purse has drawn some nice routing horses, which makes this a very close horse race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Let us see who\u2019s shown up\u2026.<\/P>

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From PP1, is #95054 Epic Steam<\/B>, a 4 year old brown colt trained by waremblem6<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a son of More Than Ready out of River Speaking (Danzig<\/st1:place> x Alydar) and is 13\/2-4-3 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This big colt has made only one stakes start, which was his last race, where he finished 2nd<\/SUP>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has been a solid allowance runner, but still has many of his conditions left to use.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He could surprise, especially since his speeds jumped last time out, but he will need to perk it up a little more.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is off at odds of 8\/1 and is being ridden by jock M. Fontain.<\/P>

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Next up, in PP2, we have #75920 Lucus Augusti(IRE)<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a 4year old brown colt trained by galicia<\/I><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a son of Theatrical(IRE) out of Alvarella(IRE) (Barathea(IRE) x Shirley Heights(GB)) and is 21\/5-3-1 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This colt has been mainly running on the grass for most of his career, only switching back to the main track in his last start.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has had more stakes appearances than PP1, with some success, but his recent stakes have not shown that he can handle stiffer competition.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He will need to go back to his form of early last year to take this one away.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the longshot here at 14\/1 and has jockey S. Collins in the irons.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Then, from PP3, is #69859 King Of The Wind<\/B>, a 4 year old brown colt trained by topicount4<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a son of Deputy Minister out of Fuamatu Ma\u2019afala (Fusaichi Pegasus x Buckpasser) and is 19\/4-1-1 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This colt, whose name reminds me of a book by Marguerite Henry, has been ok in his allowance runs, and placed in an ungraded race early last year.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, he has not been as consistent as others in the race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His speeds have been ok, but this is his first attempt at this distance of 12fl.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is off at odds of 12\/1 and has jock F. Dirks in the saddle.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Next, breaking from PP4, we have #89309 Geodesic Quark<\/B>, a 4 year old derbyrun<\/I> trained brown colt.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a son of Exploit out of Alygenius Fog(Beau Genius x Alydar) and is 17\/4-6-0 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This colt may have a small case of seconditis but, he has sure put up some nice numbers over route distances.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His closing style will put him in trouble if there is no speed in this race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>But by speeds alone, he is definitely one to watch, having placed and won in stakes races.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is the favorite today at odds of 5\/2 and is ridden by E.C. Doyle.<\/P>

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Starting from PP5, is #91842 Old Pulpit<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This 4 year old sunkitten <\/I>trained brown colt is a son of Pulpit out of Old Bang (Seeking The Gold x Damascus<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>) and is 18\/5-5-1 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This big colt has had some ups and downs of late, but seems to be pulling it together a little bit recently.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He has gone this distance before, but that was several races back, but that shouldn\u2019t be a big issue.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>And his recent speeds have been decent, so if he can pull it together, he can steal this from under the favorite\u2019s nose.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is off at odds of 5\/1 and is being ridden by Z. Kentucky.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

Next up, in PP6, we have #46228 Barb\u2019s Adventure<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This 4year old dark grey sprintbarn<\/I> trainee is a son of Palace Music out of a Al Hattab bred mare.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is 14\/5-1-2 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This big guy has been on what seems like a hot streak of late, winning 2 stakes in a row in his last two starts, one at this distance.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, this is his first graded stakes attempt, so anything could happen.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>His speeds in those races have been very good, so I can see this one being up there in at least the top three.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is at odds of 7\/2 and has jockey A. Reed in the saddle.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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Then, breaking from PP7, is #22336 Lemieux Again<\/B>, a 6year old brown horse trained by mrfu<\/I>. \u00a0<\/SPAN>He is a son of Storm Cat based on Forty Egg (Forty Niner x Sir Ivor) and is 16\/5-2-1 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This old man of the track is a really solid allowance runner and has done ok in his stakes appearances.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, his speeds are not as stellar as some of the younger boys in this race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is going to have to really step up his game to steal this one away.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is off at 6\/1 odds and is ridden by M. Russell.<\/P>

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Last, but not least, in PP8, we have #32905 Schottzie II<\/B>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a 7year old chestnut horse trained by tihsho<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is a son of Pulpit out of a Buckpasser bred mare and is 44\/10-9-0 lifetime.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This big horse has the most experience of the bunch, in terms of races run. \u00a0<\/SPAN>He is still running decently, but his speeds are not too stellar and he has not run at this distance before.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That and the wear and tear factor will give this guy a few obstacles to overcome besides his rivals.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>He is also at odds of 7\/2 and is being ridden by D. Doyle.\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/P>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Well, as you can see, we have a pretty close horse race here today (and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Personally I like the 4, the 5 and the 6 to round out my top 3, but there are many other options that are up in the air.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Good luck to all connections in this race and Good Racing!<\/o:p><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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