{"id":3234,"date":"2006-10-27T23:11:11","date_gmt":"2006-10-27T23:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=3234"},"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=3234","title":{"rendered":"D LION SLEEPS G heads undercard"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ITCH<\/STRONG><\/P>

There is only one contest horse in the undercard feature here in week 3021 in West Virginia, but she’s a good one.<\/P>

Three-time champ Wassie has D LION SLEEPS G<\/STRONG> in the No. 1 spot for the $45,000 BART’S SUM SPECIAL, going seven furlongs for 2yo fillies on the main track.<\/P>

D LION SLEEPS G<\/STRONG>, a brown daughter of the Storm Cat sire Lion Hearted, has risen to No. 9 in the dirt sprint rankings for juvenile fillies. She has a brilliant record of four wins in her seven career starts, and never has missed the board. Two of her three stakes victories have been right here at the Mountain Oval. In four non-graded stakes tries, the filly has three wins and a second, at three different dirt sprint distances. D Leon Sleeps G has plenty of speed, which makes Wassie’s choice of riders a bit curious. He knows Jocko Maloney rides closers, and still he has contraced the services of the Irish immigrant. What gives? Well, take a look at that race two back going 7.5 furlongs. Despite making the lead in two different stakes going shorter, D Lion Sleeps G sat in second that day before cruising up to an easy win in a four-horse field. She beat her stablemate, BLEW BAYOU G, that day, which made for a big eight-point day for Wassie. He can only score five in here, but he looks to have a big chance with D Lion Sleeps G.<\/P>

Now, we have an entire field of potential spoilers.<\/P>

Marsattack’s APPARITION HILL<\/STRONG> is ranked No. 88 in the dirt sprint division and qualifies second, which kind of gives you an idea of the class edge Wassie has in here with his filly, being No. 9 and the next best is No. 88. That being said, Apparition Hill looks like serious threat at this class and distance. Draw a line through that last race and pretend it never happened. Apparition Hill is hereby forgiven for not lifting a hoof in a Grade 2 going a route in the slop. She’s back where she needs to be here, going her favorite distance of seven furlongs in non-graded company on a fast track. These are the exact conditions she faces on Saturday. I make that a major plus in her favor, as I do the presence of leading jockey S. Tate in the irons. At an overlaid 11-1, this one, as they say, may be worth a jingle.<\/P>

No. 3 qualifier GIVE US A BREAK(JP)<\/STRONG> for fleet1 is getting a similar dissing from Charlie the Drunken Morning Line Oddsmaker at 10-1. This one’s form looks a lot to me like Apparition Hill’s, in that we’re drawing a line right through that last race, a Grade I going 8.5 furlongs. However, before we draw that line, we might draw a circle around the fact that this chestnut daughter of Sunday Break was third at the head of the lane in the Frickazee Stakes. That’s 11 very classy fillies she was leading at that head of the lane in a Grade I. Go two races back and you see she won a stake going 7.5 furlongs on a fast track. You have to give this filly a chance based on that.<\/P>

The profit5’s DEAREST DEBB<\/STRONG>IE has the same number of stakes points as Give Us a Break, with eight. She’s got a very nice series of speed figures as well. This daughter of Came Home, out of theprofit5’s Grade F mare Debbie Dearest (confusing, is it not?), has never run slower than an 80, which is very impressive for a 2yo filly. She bumped it up to a 90 last out in an allowance victory this distance against the boys in New York. That should translate well to this race class wise, and she’s got proven ability at the distance. This is a nice filly, and it will be interesting to see what she does in here. <\/P>

DESERT BAGMAN<\/STRONG> is next for Attalaq. This is the first qualifier we see who does not have stakes chops yet. A brown daughter of the Mr. Prospector sire Miesque’s Son out of Attalaq’s Grade G Giant’s Causeway mare Heavenly Cause, she fits an angle we like to play against. That is, she is on the class jump after taking many tries to break her previous N2L condition. She’s a speedy filly and could contest the pace, but her previous races farther than 6 furlongs suggest she could back up in the lane. Now watch her go, but we like the other ones better.<\/P>

STATE YOUR POINT<\/STRONG> for cypress also is coming off the breaking of her N2L condition, but she’s a little different than Desert Bagman. She has a third in stakes company. A chestnut daughter of the bargain Carson City sire State City, she has been a Silky Sullivan type going shorter, and we’ll see how effective that kick is on the stretchout.<\/P>

Swiftpony’s undefeated RJ’S SAMANTHA<\/STRONG> is the last filly in the field with any stakes points at all. She has two. This filly could be any, any kind, as she’s never been headed at any call in either of her first two races, at 6 and then 7 furlongs. This will be a real test because neither of those first two races were very tough at all. Charlie rates this one highly, the fourth choice at 6-1, but that may be a bit of an underlay. You see this in real life all the time. Handicappers are looking for something that is too good to be true. The only problem is, if it’s too good to be true, it’s too good to be true. I am not sure this filly is as strong as her undefeated record would indicate, and I rather doubt she will make an easy lead like she did in her first two. This will be a real challenge. Now watch her go.<\/P>

The rest of them in here have no stakes points at all.<\/P>

Loves3 likes his Arcangues filly, AZROC GUARANTEED<\/STRONG>, who jumps into stakes waters fresh off a maiden victory in her first career start. She could be any kind, but the first race against winners is always a daunting challenge and this looks like a pretty tough field. <\/P>

Yoyo36 takes a shot in here with maiden graduate BASHTAR(AUS).<\/STRONG> This one is first against winners, but does carry a bit of interest because she broke her maiden in a come from behind effort going longer. There’s a good bit of pace on in here, and this one possibly could trundle up for a piece with her staying style.<\/P>

The last filly, FLEETING GOLD<\/STRONG>, has yet to break her maiden. She’s shown speed in couple of stakes tries for mahvaros, who is still looking for his first Sim victory after 52 starts. There have to be some easier spots out there for his runners.<\/P>

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!!!!!<\/STRONG><\/P><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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