9/12: BEL C/O ($608k Friday!!)

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I like Better Than Swiss a lot as well, and considered singling her, but would probably use Intoxicatingbeauty in some capacity as well. She had no chance in her last after stumbling at the break and trailing behind a very average pace, but still ran on decently to be third. Better Than Swiss, though also having trouble at the start last out, at least had some pace to run into. BTS is my 'A', but I might make Intoxicatingbeauty a 'B'. Hopefully with the two snappy three-furlong breezes, Corny can keep her in striking distance today.

The horses running 1-4 at the 1st 2 calls of Intoxicatingbeauty's last race finished 2nd (Sweet Bama Breeze), 4th, next to last, and 8th. (rail set at 12 feet)

The horses running 1-4 the 1st 2 calls in Better Than Swiss' last race finished 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th/8th. (no rail)

Fractions aside, seems to me that Intoxicatingbeauty had more 'pace' to run into -- 'pace' in the sense of more moves.

This is where it gets tricky for those doing 'quantitative' versus 'intuitive' pace. The latter involving race dynamics (moves) and being a larger set than the former.