{"id":834,"date":"2005-10-07T17:36:22","date_gmt":"2005-10-07T17:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=834"},"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=834","title":{"rendered":"Forevermore, Stormy Swede, Prison Escape test two-turns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Portugal<\/STRONG>&#8211;\u00a0 Despite the odds, there really isn&#8217;t a clear-cut favorite to this week&#8217;s featured <EM>$40,000 Board Tow Bonanza<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0 The two years olds go for two-turns here &#8212; some for the very first time too.\u00a0 The main track is as sloppy as pea soup.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s get ready for a messy going&#8230;&#8230;.. <\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The bookies tab grimmie&#8217;s <STRONG>Forevermore<\/STRONG> as the 5\/2 chalk.\u00a0 By Forty Niner, the colt has been extremely competitive if not <EM>quite-there<\/EM> so far in his young career.\u00a0 Forevermore broke his maiden in his 3rd start, rallied mildly in his next, and then closed fantastically in his last to score a 90 SP#.\u00a0\u00a0 That runner-up ALW effort came with a 90 SP# &#8212; the colt was far, far back, signaling two-turns possibilities.\u00a0 He gets the extra sixteenth and a decent jockey to boot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Will have to handle the off track of course though as well as class leap.<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>There&#8217;s plenty of black type experience in this group.\u00a0 Epic&#8217;s Johannesbug colt <STRONG>Prison Escape<\/STRONG> (9\/2)\u00a0\u00a0found himself at the stakes level immediately after breaking his maiden on the second try.\u00a0 The colt placed over the\u00a0dirt and even beat up a short stakes field over the grass.\u00a0\u00a0 Poor showings at the graded level signalled this guy&#8217;s return to the listed ranks.\u00a0 Well-spotted if he can handle the sloppy going.\u00a0\u00a0He shouldn&#8217;t have any problem with the two-turns from midpack or thereabouts.\u00a0 Great shot to finally break on through.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>More stakes level experience:<\/FONT><\/DIV><UL><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Whoami3&#8217;s <STRONG>Phoney(AUS)<\/STRONG> (8\/1) makes his 9th outing already.\u00a0\u00a0 The aussie-bred picked up some fair cheques in turf stakes before switching to the main track LTO.\u00a0\u00a0 The colt stalked a bit before finishing sixth over 6.5f.\u00a0\u00a0 the 80 SP# was his career best though &#8212; I think he&#8217;ll better go-around this time.\u00a0 Wildcard.<\/FONT><\/LI><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Fifth two back at stakes level, <STRONG>Kepler Bull<\/STRONG> (9\/1) should apprecaite the added yardage &#8212; he&#8217;s by Holy Bull out of an Irish River(FR) mare.\u00a0 The bobo trainee can compete on the lawn, but seems to fare better over the dirt.\u00a0 Outside chance &#8212; he&#8217;ll to at least break the 80 SP# barrier for the first time.\u00a0 Talented, but still trying to find his best game.\u00a0\u00a0 Outside chance for board.<\/FONT><\/LI><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2>By Singspiel(IRE),\u00a0speedy <STRONG>Panther Delta(IRE)<\/STRONG>\u00a0(12\/1) made the most of two-turns on the turf, placing 2nd in a stakes before coughing it up at the Grade 1 level.\u00a0 Bred for grass, but the colt&#8217;s proven at this distance and that&#8217;s an added plus.\u00a0\u00a0Litmus test then, but not without a shot for imatiger2 stable.\u00a0 Possible.<\/FONT><\/LI><\/UL><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The rest of the field all make the leap from MSW or ALW levels:<\/FONT><\/DIV><UL><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Kronp stable sends out <STRONG>Stormy Swede<\/STRONG> (4\/1), a royal bred by Storm Cat.\u00a0 The colt won for the first time in his second trip, then rallied for a decent\u00a0runner-up placing in ALW company over a\u00a0flat mile.\u00a0\u00a0 That effort was a marked improvement SP#-wise (79).\u00a0 Should throw a similar\u00a0run and is more than capable of pulling off a prospective score with this group.\u00a0 Improving colt just starting the\u00a0game &#8212; one to watch.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/LI><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Hidden Talent<\/STRONG> (5\/1) makes two-turns debut for 7heaven.\u00a0 The Mining youngster boasts a stamina-laden female family.\u00a0 The colt&#8217;s only been tested in sprints so far and displays some talent with 2 wins from 6 starts.\u00a0 Not a lot of speed with this group, so he could try to take this one wire-to-wire.\u00a0\u00a0 Good outsider if he enjoys the surface.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/FONT><\/LI><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2>At 7\/1, super19&#8217;s <STRONG>Bizarre Tale(IRE)<\/STRONG> sure appreciates the distance, but ran kind of even-steven when testing the main track mile LTO.\u00a0 By El Prado(IRE), the colt should be in the hunt from behind the lead.\u00a0 Possible if he can make a step forward in SP#s.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/LI><LI><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Finally, <STRONG>Joe&#8217;s Boy<\/STRONG> (22\/1) could be an interesting longshot after breaking his maiden in his first dirt try.\u00a0\u00a0 From the epsom stable, the Silver Ghost son scored a 79 SP# to win going away over a main track mile.\u00a0\u00a0 Hmmm&#8230;. very interesting.\u00a0 One to watch at a superb price.\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/LI><\/UL><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Snowchief&#8217;s Picks:\u00a0 <\/FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>\u00a0 <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Win:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prison Escape\u00a0 (though all bets are off over the sloppy surface!)\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Place:\u00a0\u00a0Stormy Swede or Forevermore\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Show:\u00a0 Joe&#8217;s Boy<\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Good luck to all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><\/FONT>\u00a0<\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freshmen set for sloppy mile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"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-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834","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\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}