Post by swanbush on Aug 2, 2013 9:12:49 GMT 1
Goodwood Mirage - 5.25 Good - all know why 4/1
Dance and Dance - 3.05 Good 8/1
First up: Drawn in stall 1 over a 1 mile at Goodwood in a large field = Great! / A hold up horse drawn in stall 1 over a mile at Goodwood in a large field = Not quite as great!
However, in Ryan Moore do we trust? Yes, in Ryan Moore we do trust. Moore will know this horse is a perennial hold-up merchant but he will also know the value of the 1 stall in this race and the potential to waste that good draw by bolting his mount to the back of the pack from the favourable position. At the time of writing this post his Betfair column isn’t available so it will certainly make for interesting reading re. his race positioning plans for Dance And Dance.
For the record these are the draw stats for the 1 box in 15+ fields over the 1 mile trip at Goodwood since 2007…
7 winners from the 1 box from 25 races | 28% S/R | +£112.17 BFLSP – Win & Place 11/28 | 44% S/R
You don’t need me to tell you that is impressive figures! That is way more than expected and no other stall comes close to that sort of hit rate.
Apart from the draw quibble everything else looks in place. He is incredibly well handicapped on a mark of 94 (he ran 5th in this off 108! in 2011), the ground has come right for him, Ryan Moore has a solid record on him and he runs well after this sort of break.
The draw has slight issues for us but 2nd time blinkers may help combat that and I’m on this BDH warrior today.
In Ryan Moore we do trust…
Duke of Firenze 3.40 Good 14/1
Again we entrust our BDH warrior to Ryan Moore and again I’m happy to pitch in with him.
As far as the draw goes I’m thinking he is pitched in perfectly in the 7 stall.
There looks plenty of pace on in this Grade 2 and a lot of it is coming from down beside DUKE OF FIRENZE. In theory there should be a flurry of pace happening right in front of him and that should allow Moore to sweep in behind and strike hard, fast and late. There are also some speed options up high but the pace map gives firm indicators that the bulk of the pace will be blasting out from stalls 6 and below, DOF is situated in stall 7.
Outwith the draw we know DOF handles the track (1 from 1), handles the ground (all 4 career wins on Good), enjoys tackling undulating courses (form on undulating & very undulating tracks reads 111) and loves firing off the back of a burn up out front (check the Epsom dash). The only real query is whether or not he is up to Grade 2 class. There is no doubt he has to improve on what he has shown to win this but with only 13 runs under his belt that is a distinct possibility.
At the odds available I’m happy to take the plunge and I’m on this BDH warrior.
In Ryan Moore we do trust…
Will be doing E/W Patent, singles
Dance and Dance - 3.05 Good 8/1
First up: Drawn in stall 1 over a 1 mile at Goodwood in a large field = Great! / A hold up horse drawn in stall 1 over a mile at Goodwood in a large field = Not quite as great!
However, in Ryan Moore do we trust? Yes, in Ryan Moore we do trust. Moore will know this horse is a perennial hold-up merchant but he will also know the value of the 1 stall in this race and the potential to waste that good draw by bolting his mount to the back of the pack from the favourable position. At the time of writing this post his Betfair column isn’t available so it will certainly make for interesting reading re. his race positioning plans for Dance And Dance.
For the record these are the draw stats for the 1 box in 15+ fields over the 1 mile trip at Goodwood since 2007…
7 winners from the 1 box from 25 races | 28% S/R | +£112.17 BFLSP – Win & Place 11/28 | 44% S/R
You don’t need me to tell you that is impressive figures! That is way more than expected and no other stall comes close to that sort of hit rate.
Apart from the draw quibble everything else looks in place. He is incredibly well handicapped on a mark of 94 (he ran 5th in this off 108! in 2011), the ground has come right for him, Ryan Moore has a solid record on him and he runs well after this sort of break.
The draw has slight issues for us but 2nd time blinkers may help combat that and I’m on this BDH warrior today.
In Ryan Moore we do trust…
Duke of Firenze 3.40 Good 14/1
Again we entrust our BDH warrior to Ryan Moore and again I’m happy to pitch in with him.
As far as the draw goes I’m thinking he is pitched in perfectly in the 7 stall.
There looks plenty of pace on in this Grade 2 and a lot of it is coming from down beside DUKE OF FIRENZE. In theory there should be a flurry of pace happening right in front of him and that should allow Moore to sweep in behind and strike hard, fast and late. There are also some speed options up high but the pace map gives firm indicators that the bulk of the pace will be blasting out from stalls 6 and below, DOF is situated in stall 7.
Outwith the draw we know DOF handles the track (1 from 1), handles the ground (all 4 career wins on Good), enjoys tackling undulating courses (form on undulating & very undulating tracks reads 111) and loves firing off the back of a burn up out front (check the Epsom dash). The only real query is whether or not he is up to Grade 2 class. There is no doubt he has to improve on what he has shown to win this but with only 13 runs under his belt that is a distinct possibility.
At the odds available I’m happy to take the plunge and I’m on this BDH warrior.
In Ryan Moore we do trust…
Will be doing E/W Patent, singles
