Only 4 runners have show up for The CRAFT BANK Memorial Stakes<\/STRONG> – 6 furlongs on turf for 3yo’s.\u00a0 Disappointing though the entries are least we may be\u00a0guaranteed a hot finish from two potential superstars of the future. The betting is:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P> Evens Paint Me Silver(KY) Evens Paint Me Silver(KY) – #1<\/FONT> 6\/5 Feedlot Cowboy(TX) – #2<\/FONT> 3\/1 Bend The Rulez(IRE) – #4 12\/1 Left Hook(AUS) – #3 \u00a0<\/P> Summary<\/U><\/STRONG><\/P> On paper this looks very much a 2 horse race which could go either way.\u00a0 I’m slightly more drawn to the favourite, Paint Me Silver(KY)<\/STRONG>,\u00a0 but Feedlot Cowboy(TX)<\/STRONG> will not be a pushover. <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paint Me Silver(KY) Hot Favourite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":228,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
6\/5 Feedlot Cowboy(TX)
3\/1 Bend The Rulez(IRE)
12\/1 Left Hook(AUS)<\/P>
Analysis<\/U><\/STRONG><\/P>
Trainer: sasscass
(Badge Of Slver x Mineshaft x Machiavellian)
<\/STRONG>A colt from Keely’s Stables<\/STRONG> bred from a G class dam.\u00a0 4 wins from 9 runs including a G3 success in his first 3yo run, so a big prospect for the future.\u00a0 That win was over 7 furlongs so it will be interesting to watch when he eventually stretches to longer distances in the future.\u00a0 No slouch over this distance look out for him in the stretch.\u00a0 <\/P>
Trainer: dwightski
(Gold Legend x Alydar x Hail To Reason)
<\/STRONG>An experienced colt from Hellum Farms<\/STRONG> who has 5 wins from 11 starts.\u00a0 3 stakes wins so far, he improved well in his first 3yo run when he finished 3rd and has shown that he is not afraid of making the running when needed. Will run the favourite close and another to watch out for in the future.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P>
<\/FONT>Trainer: born2cheat
(Refuse To Bend (IRE) x Generous(IRE) x Admiral’s Voyage)<\/STRONG>
This colt from Redcheats Stables<\/STRONG> has 2 wins from 9 runs. Has 1 stakes win and lots of seconds of late which must be a worry to his trainer.\u00a0 Doesn’t look quite as good as the top two and I think we can expect a dirt start from this one in the near future.<\/P>
<\/FONT>Trainer: spindoctor
(Taimazov (ARG) x High Line(GB) x The Irish Lord)
Fortune500<\/STRONG> send out a claimer bred by mmstable8<\/EM> and with 2 runs already this year.\u00a0 A long price for a 2 horse race and his figures suggest he is really just here to make up the numbers.\u00a0 <\/P>