Tagaloa

Edited by Gay3 - 02 Mar 2020 at 6:35pm

Just checked and he is now in the noms for the sires

Pretty sure he is going to the Slipper next.

actually nommed for The Black Opal sunday....

I thought he was really good LH. Don't know what he ran his closing sectionals in but impressive to the eye.

I mentioned in another thread that his racing style reminds me of a 2 yr old you'd remember well, Canny Lad in that he can be under heavy pressure at the 600 yet continue find the line strongly.

Looks like he wants 1400 now but you'd think the pressure of a Golden Slipper would suit him down to the ground.

That should be clockwise.

Carioca wrote: Betting indicated a ride to " win if you can but don't cut him in half", anti- clockwise didn't appear to faze him , if he draws inside 8 he wins imo, outside gate the B.D.result will hold up, if wet and she draws a gate Mildred the wild card.

Perfect draw and in an ideal world can win, but the worlds not ideal at the moment, should boxseat , ease out coming to the corner and be too strong , Hanseatic draws well also, will settle better than midfield and has strong finish , track will be a good 4 if forecasts hold up so my wild card Mildred who has drawn v/wide will have to "fly" the gates to get across for a chance at some prize money, happy punting to all as this is a very interesting race.

His performance in the RUpert Clarke whilst admiral, you'd hope would be well below classic level.

Who was the last BD - Guineas winner? Alinghi?

And just to add some useless information, Alinghi visited Redoute's Choice four times for just one foal, a minor city winner named Defender.

Helenus beat Bel Esprit in the Guineas

Star colt Tagaloa is set to have scans on Monday following his last in Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas.

The three-year-old was well supported in betting, but was the first horse beaten in the run, tailing off to be beaten by 18 lengths.

Co-trainer Trent Busuttin said connections would know more following Monday’s scans.

“He is a bit sore in front and we will know more (Monday), basically.” Busuttin said.

Speaking after the race, jockey Craig Williams said Tagaloa “failed to respond to my riding”.

“He failed to hold his position mid-race. I was concerned but I was happy to let him travel at that stage,” Williams said.

“All of a sudden he just kept losing ground really quickly. I never fully tested him.

“I eased him down and it will be interesting to see how he comes through the run.”

Glenfiddich mentioned above has had a minor throat op. & gone for a spell.

those outside barriers in small fields can be tricky. Maybe it jumped too well so snagging back wasn't an option. Good run under the circumstances

Brudder_A wrote: What a disappointing ride that was! 5 horses and 3 wide the whole way. Any other observations?