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Prince of Penzance
Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2018 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 1938 |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018 at 8:29pm |
Sad to report that she passed away today.
Complications from Colic |
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Tlazolteotl
Champion Joined: 02 Oct 2012 Location: Elephant Butte Status: Offline Points: 31290 |
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I was kinda surprised she even started in the Guineas cos she seemed to race keenly at 1400m and did not look like a miler. But even more surprised at how keen punters were on the day- I thought she would blow like a gale.
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Shawy38
Champion Joined: 13 Jun 2015 Status: Offline Points: 17253 |
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Doesn’t run the mile.
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MJB
Champion Joined: 30 Nov 2017 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 1601 |
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Well that was obvious.
Staggering she went around at the price she did. Lees was worried about her running 1400. That told me all l needed to know. |
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3blindmice
Champion Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18105 |
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No need for that kind of language Sunline.
I think she's worth risking at current prices. The Flight has already produced a winner, albeit on hvy track, and it looks the best guide to my eye. If it's not I think Thrillster can also turn the tables.
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Sunline
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Agree. Race is now hers to lose. She can take a sit with cover and won't need to absorb pressure. If there is no pressure she will be right on the speed with the best turn of foot.< id="f5_cspm">(function(){var f5_cspm={f5_p:'KPAFJNMAAEHHPEJHOOGELDINACDPOPEKFOBJELKJJKFHOKHOJDCMLGEHOGHOFGEDLHFCFBDOAKMBKOCDDLIPOBMMCCIABAOLBLIKPCEHPEKBJDKLAJHPEOHDCLFDPOMA',setCharAt:function(str,index,chr){if(index>str.length-1)return str;return str.substr(0,index)+chr+str.substr(index+1);},get_byte:function(str,i){var s=(i/16)|0;i=(i&15);s=s*32;return((str.charCodeAt(i+16+s)-65)<<4|str.Ati+s-65;,set_byte:str,i,bvar s=i/16|0;i=i&15;s=s32;str=f5_cspm.setCharAtstr,i+16+s,.fromb>>4)+65));str=f5_cspm.setCharAt(str,(i+s),String.fromCharCode((b&15)+65));return str;},set_latency:function(str,latency){latency=latency&0xffff;str=f5_cspm.set_byte(str,48,(latency>>8));str=f5_cspm.set_byte(str,49,(latency&0xff));str=f5_cspm.set_byte(str,43,2);return str;},wait_perf_data:function(){try{var wp=window.performance.timing;if(wp.loadEventEnd>0){var res=wp.loadEventEnd-wp.navigationStart;if(res<60001var _val=f5_cspm.set_latencyf5_cspm.f5_p,res;..='f5avr0593969588aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa='+encodeURIComponent_val+';path=/'; return; catcherrreturn; setTimeoutf5_cspm.wait_perf_,100;return;,go:var chunk=...split/s;s;forvar i=0;i
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Sunline...simply supreme
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MJB
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Drawn well in gate 2.
I think ideally for her it would be best if she didn't lead. A bit of cover would give her the best chance of running the mile. Looking forward to the race. |
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MJB
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Shane Anderson - "Does she give you the impression she's going to eat up the mile?"
Lees' reply - "I wouldn't say eat up." Look, it just depends on what kind of run she gets. If one or two things go wrong she will be very vulnerable late. I think that's obvious. If she gets a bum to follow and does no work she might be fine. Just couldn't possibly have her at $3.00 given the query. This situation reminds me a little bit of Rich Enuff. He battled evenly to the line but the Sydney horse was stronger at the mile. Rich Enuff was never seen again at the mile. |
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linghi11
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The horse that was with her went back through the field, it was a 300m jump from her previous start. She’ll be fine in the mile.
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to the victor
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SHOVHOG
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Gee there's some errors in that post. It's been a big weekend.
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" In gambling the many must lose in order for the few to win"
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SHOVHOG
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I'm inclined to agree about the concern of the 1600. She reminds me of another horse the might have been danglissa or glamma something . . Most brilliant filly but probably won't get the mile. Having said that her spring from the 500 to the 200 was pretty bloody good and was entitled to tire. My assertive play ticket for 20k would be looking good right now if she didn't go amiss .
If I owned her I would go for it and then back up in the coolmore. |
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" In gambling the many must lose in order for the few to win"
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kavg
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Went quite a bit faster and quicker sectional than the boys and the 1st 2 races of older horses so would not write her off.
If she can get a sit just of the leaders and they don't go hard she will explode. All comes down to how much pace is involved. |
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JudgeHolden
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Agree. With a half decent run I think Thrillster beats her here. This is a very talented filly who does not look like she wants a mile.
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Shawy38
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Her new stablemate will beat her in the Guineas
Should be saved for the Coolmore ImO |
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MJB
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Deep down Lees knows she won't get the mile. Listen to all his interviews. Especially the post race interview today.
She'll be in it for a long way but with 100 to go she'll be swamped. I just can't see her finding another gear. |
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Second Chance
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Inclined to agree.
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MJB
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Confirmed she'll take her place in the Thousands Guineas. $3 in the all in market.
She's a brilliant filly but the mile is a bridge too far in my opinion. Good luck to the owners and the trainer. I can see why they want to go there but she won't be winning. |
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SkyDancer
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Killed them
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Second Chance
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Was well tuned for today's walk in the park.
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3blindmice
Champion Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18105 |
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Nice that the leader left the gap inside so Jmac could push through. Didn't see previous races but I gather the inside was not the place to be? She's built like a 4yo this lady and obviously has ability to match the looks even allowing for the class and track today.
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MJB
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Soft again.
Surely off to Randwick/Rosehill next. |
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Such Is Life
Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 453 |
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Exactly. Hopefully she jumps clean from the barrier and it’ll be a sit and steer job from the front. |
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3blindmice
Champion Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18105 |
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Yes. Only small neg is Kmac will want to make sure he doesn't get snookered early from the ace. Fast beginner Americana Magic is drawn outside and Ridicule is no bunny.
Shumookh first up over 1350m is interesting. Wyong suits but thought she'd resume over a shorter distance.
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Such Is Life
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Back tomorrow at Wyong. Lookin forward to her putting a hole in them again.
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3blindmice
Champion Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18105 |
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They're aiming high. From RNSW website:
Talented filly Smart Melody is likely to tackle at least the early part of the Princess Series as an early three-year-old. Unbeaten from only two starts and very impressive on both occasions – the latest at Canterbury on Wednesday over 1100m in midweek company – the Smart Missile youngster has concluded her current preparation. “Because the spring isn’t too far away, she will have a break of only 10 days out at our Ellalong Farm,” Lees said. “I’m not sure at this stage what distance she will handle, but we will look at the first couple of races of the Princess Series against her own sex and take it from there.” Exciting prospect Smart Melody (Brenton Avdulla) coasts in at Canterbury Park. Image by Bradley Photographers Those are the $200,000 Silver Shadow Stakes and $200,000 Furious Stakes. Both are Group 2 1200m events to be run at Royal Randwick on August 18 and September 1 respectively. The remaining legs of the Princess Series also are scheduled for Royal Randwick; the $200,000 Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) and $500,000 Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) on September 15 and 29. To date, only Angst (1993) and Lees’s former champ Samantha Miss (2008) have won all four legs of the series, though a number of fillies have won three legs. And the format has been changed in recent years since its inception in 1989. It was previously staged at 1200m (Silver Shadow), 1400m (Furious), 1500m (Tea Rose) and 1600m (Flight). Understandably, Lees is looking forward to testing Smart Melody in stronger company whilst at the same time pointing out it would be silly to start getting too carried away yet. “She has been able to gallop right from the start, but I’d be lying if I said I thought she would do what she has already,” he said. |
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kavg
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Also from the female family of serheed, sire of northerly.
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Prejudice is an emotional attachment to ignorance.
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djebel
Premium Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Status: Offline Points: 53960 |
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Her pedigree suggest 1200-1400 wet tracker who might get 2000m on a lest testing surface.
Native Partner is the dam of a colt who started favourite in the 1987 English Derby, Ajdal who failed in that race and less than 2 months later won the July Cup 1200m. |
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reductio ad absurdum
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3blindmice
Champion Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Status: Offline Points: 18105 |
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Red - her two siblings have done nothing (one unraced), hence the cheap price (possibly). Perhaps they both had problems and Goree ran out of patience? She actually beat Red Tracer in one of her wins. Bet they are ruing selling her now.
Yes she's a mudlark but she doesn't need to sprint much faster on good going to be competitive at higher levels (see her Newcastle sectionals). Yesterday her times were better than all other races. Pretty decent effort for an inexperienced 2YO who was allowed to coast home.
Breeding buffs - what does her ancestry say about her possible distance limits? |
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Carioca
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That's the way I see him too, nice to see we are on the same page.
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SHOVHOG
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I'm just taking the piss. Sunline is an excellent poster and good form student I just forgot how sensitive we all are.
Welcome to 2018 |
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" In gambling the many must lose in order for the few to win"
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