No Wood for Circular Quay

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by philcski

Cannon, are you a "Sheets" follower?
Personally I think most of their "theories" are a bunch of mularkey but the only other explanation I can come up with is CQ ran a big Sheet number in the La Derby and they're trying to avoid a "bounce". Makes no sense to me, however.

I look at TG's. A lot of what they do is great but they are not without flaw. I believe that too many guys are using them as an excuse not to run. I remember that Smarty Jones was a big sheets play against in the Derby because he was a likely bounce. If I remember right he "bounced" that day but was still an easy winner. Good horses can sustain consistent good efforts over a long period of time. But no one seemingly want to run anymore. And I blame a lot of this squarely on the owners and breeders. There was a time not so long ago that a horse that was percieved to be fragile or a bleeder would meet a cool reception at stud until he proved he could produce. It is almost not a factor what a horse accomplishes anymore except to win a graded stakes on the dirt, preferably at a mile or shorter.