What a race just when you thought whats going on here I've waited up all night to watch this race with the slow pace nothing but the front horses had a chance ITMQ unleashes one of the best last laps you would ever see to win.
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What a race just when you thought whats going on here I've waited up all night to watch this race with the slow pace nothing but the front horses had a chance ITMQ unleashes one of the best last laps you would ever see to win.
I stayed up too. I thought ITMQ couldn'r run in the first three after the first half was slow slow (obviously they were going to scoot home) and being three wide. But he did. This is why I love to watch the good horses race, just awesome!! :)
they went too slow, he got outside the leaders in 29.6
Race 2 mile rate 3 seconds quicker
Well ITMQ has certainly laid down the gauntlet in ID11 calculations.....
And with Sleepy Trip failing last night at Shepparton... it's looking like a showdown between Smoken Up, Mr Feelgood and ITMQ...
Can't see any other challengers..
monkey king to win final
heats or consolation stunin cullen, smiling shard, sleepy cant be discounted just yet, he bungled the start and could never get into it, shepparton is just too hot for the horses on the pegs
Shepparton is a top track and it dint help Ronerail being on the rail I was disapointed in The Sleepy Trip he may have bungeld the start but the slow lead time and first quarter gave him ample time to ease back in the race without much effort I think they all misjudged the horses up front and the 55 last half put them to rest early
Mile rate doe's mean something Mango but the shear fact he was 3 wide on a 800 meter track going 55.5 last half he must have been going around the 53 mark thats what FFA racing is about sometime smoke and mirrors it nearly worked for rhe second horse but not for Washakie
ronerail went too slow, was outsprinted in a 27 last 400m when purdon got outside him doing no work
Ronerail ran his last 2 quarters 28.4, 27.9.
His driver Daryl Douglas did about as much as possible to outsprint anything in the race, going slow early, and coming home a last half that quick who would have thought he would have got run down?
I Can Doosit too good on the night...
But great to see old Ronny revitalised!
I wonder how many other horses are running around doing ordinary things who also could have a training change and then be revitalised???
Without putting words in his mouth I think Buster may have been saying is Ronerail is more of a staying type. I don't know the trotting form that well and cant be stuffed looking Ronerail up to see if its true. But take BAF for example. Lets say he was to run a 1.50MR. He could do this in quarters of 28,28,27,27 but he couldnt do it in quarters of 28,30,28,25. Whereas a horse like ITMQ would be able to go 28,30,28,25 but couldnt go 28,28,27,27. Get me? Ronerail would be the BAF in this example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maorisidol
I was surprised to see such a slow pace in W.A.P/Cup because of the high pressure style of racing in W.A.you can't get away with it.Everyone loves to witness a fast mile rate but it doesn't mean a lot.Washakie won 2 weeks ago rating 1.56.3 over 2506 metres,you would think that being a strong stayer he would be a good thing mile rating 4 secs slower,even though he breezed.As for ITMQ maintaining present form and given just a smidgen of luck he'll storm over the top of them.
Hi Maorisidle
Ronerail was a top run and I wouldnt get off him I Can Doosit to good on the night. Look most Pacers would have had trouble trying to run Ronerail down last night Buster is right I Can Doosit had a nice faverable run but thats racing
I would have to say Ronerail has one of the best sprints in the square-gaiters.
Before this race he ran a mile race winning in 1.56.6. in that same race he was about 8m behind the leader at the 400m pole in the 1/1. he beat that horse by 4m, so in effect made up 12m and the last 400m was trotted in 27.9. There aint too many trotters who can do that, that's good sprinting in an Aussie/NZ kinda way.
He also showed his versatility the week before that breaking the track record at Globe Derby Park from a stand, rating 2.02.6 over 2645m, and running the last quarters in 29.6, 29.2
He can stay, he can sprint.
just needed a faster quarter when purdon made his move to get him chasing rather then jogging up
31,30,28,29 he wins
prentice summed it up before wa cup perfectly, 'if they run 1.57 i cant win because you just cant make up ground, but if they run 2.00 then ill win.
I think Kim Prentice was covering all posts regarding IMTQ in W.A Cup because the horse came from 40 metres last 3 wide to win the Fremantle Pacing Cup at a 1.57.5 mile rate and in the SEW Euro Drive Vic Cup From last on the turn 5 wide to run 3rd-a certainty beaten at a 1.55.9 mile rate.
prentice was totally correct in his theory, he just used a bad example of times, he should have said 1.53/4...1.57 isnt that fast for that class, they ran a solid lead time at melton but then a half in 61 and a 61 half in fremantle cup means they get home in 55/6 which distorts the overall time
andddddd that scenario plays right into the hands of horses with the most electrifying speed in the race- ITMQ
Just watch BRUCE ALMIGHTY for next years WA PACING CUP.
He will be the next revelation of WA Harness Racing.
Purdon's trotter is better than you guy's give credit. Ronerail just got beat by a better horse on the night and don't be suprised if i can doosit win's a big one over there
I agree I CAN DOOSIT he is a gun, he won a race at auckland 2700m in 2.00.2.
He would have won first up here if he didnt gallop.
Latemail_cam, you have no idea about Western Australian harness racing.