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08-18-2014, 08:22 PM
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Juddmonte International Stakes (G1)
... on Wednesday.
Very small (but really nice) field... (not a good betting race or anything but still... a good one to watch!). http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/r...series-group-1 The latest (AOB, concerns for Australia)... http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/horse-racing/28840571 Betting forecast: (from Sporting Life): Australia (4/6), Telescope (4/1), Mukhadram (11/2), The Grey Gatsby (12/1), Arod (14/1), Kingfisher (33/1), Formwatch: (Sporting Life): Mukhadram 12-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, tracked clear leader, closed over 3f out, led inside final 3f, ridden and pressed from 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out and every chance until winner quickened on by inside final furlong but kept on battling for 2nd, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Taghrooda (8-6) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jul. Telescope (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, challnged 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly 1f out, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong, kept on battling to hold 2nd, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Taghrooda (8-6) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jul. Arod (IRE) 2-9fav (9-3) Travelled strongly in 2nd, led over 1f out, soon clear, very easily, won at Leicester 1m 2f con stks (3) gf in Jul beating Spark Plug (9-3) by 9l, 3 ran. Australia 1-8fav (9-0) Raced in moderate 3rd, closer order straight travelling smoothly, led from under 1f out, soon asserted, easily, won at Curragh 1m 4f 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun beating Kingfisher (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran. Kingfisher (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Led, pressed straight, joined from under 2f out, headed from under 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Australia (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun. The Grey Gatsby (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) 6th of 11, 11l behind Gallante (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f 3yo Grp 1 (1) sft in Jul. 
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#2
08-19-2014, 04:00 PM
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Love this field. Should at least be more of a test for Australia than the Irish Derby was.
Really looking forward to this race, and all the others this week - the York meeting is one of my favourites on the British calendar.
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#3
08-20-2014, 10:05 AM
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Australia wins.
Replay to come...
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#5
08-20-2014, 10:24 AM
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... one two threesy, Coachie.
 
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08-20-2014, 12:34 PM
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08-20-2014, 07:30 PM
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#9
08-21-2014, 06:57 PM
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I think it was a pretty good field he beat here.
The Grey Gatsby won the G2 Dante Stakes and G1 French Derby. Telescope won the G2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot by seven lengths, then finished second in the G1 King George. Mukhadram won the G1 Eclipse, then finished third in the King George. He was second in the Dubai World Cup earlier in the year. And remember Australia was so close to Kingman when they were second and third in the 2000 Guineas. Look at what Kingman's done since.
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#10
08-21-2014, 08:38 PM
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I would say it was a good field, but not outstanding.
There doesn't seem to be anything special from the French crop of 3yos, but time will tell. Telescope smashed a not so special field at Ascot. Mukhadram is a good horse but isn't elite. He beat nothing in the Irish Derby. The horses that came out of Epsom have been fairly unspectacular. I know he was only 0.5L behind Kingman, but he still didn't beat him. I'm not cynical in the sense that I'm saying Australia isn't a superstar, I just need him to beat the elite before I can believe all the hype.
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