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Originally Posted by cmorioles
Maybe, but he passed five horses while doing so. That is pretty rare at the distance, that early in the race.
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To be fair there are 19 horses in the race so passing 5 is like passing 2.5 in a field of 10 and you see that plenty.
Frankly all but a few of the horses moved to early. I guess the NI supporters are of the opinion that if the jockey had the were with all to rate 4 or 5 lengths further back and then make a move 2 or 300 yard later that NI would have beaten the two that finished ahead of him. I guess that is fair but I really dont get the point other then NI could have been second with a better timed move.
Does anyone believe NI is a better horse then Orb or just that he still should be looked at as a viable option the next time he races? Shoot Goldenscent is a viable option so is Palice Malice and Revolution for that matter.