Bobzilla
03-18-2009, 09:55 AM
This CLM 10000N2L fillies&mares 3and up race looks to me like it's one of today's races most likely to yield a pricey winner as long as the field isn't decimated by scratches. This is a condition with which I usually demand value, particularly in larger fields.
Though I've been aware of Rosie Napravnick's riding in the mid-Atlantic in recent years, I hadn't really had an opportunity to watch her riding on a regular basis until the current Aqueduct meet. I've been impressed. She has a good sense of timing and can finish strong.
One of the barns that's been using Rosie with success is the one of Dominic Galluscio. 5yo mare Only a Vision draws PP1 today after having drawn PPs 8 and 9 in her more recent efforts, albeit over an 8 month period of time, resulting in wide trips. Unfortunately for OAV she appears to be a chronic slow starter and often finds herself far back and with others to her inside. She ran a pretty decent race at Belmont on 5/2 over a muddy sealed surface in which she wasn't so wide and was able to finish second a length ahead of Amongooseamongus, the latter having won multiple races since. I'm not sure if OAV was really ready in her last on 1/29 but I'm emboldened by 3 decent works since, including a bullet work on 2/27 running handily over the Bel Tr in 47 4/5. Maybe she's ready today, can save ground behind what I hope is some contention up front, and let the good inner track riding ability of R. Napravnick take over from there. Maybe she can get up at 12/1. (I suspect she'll be lower). Because CC Lopez might spring loose with the #4 Jayleen, I'll play a 4/2 exacta, too.
Rosie springs from pp1 in R6 as well today. Winitback seems interesting but I'm intigued by Maylan Studart's #6 mount Century Gold who is coming out of better race and CG was 6 1/2 back early after breaking from PP9 and unable to get involved early. Maybe she'll benefit from the drop down.
Though I've been aware of Rosie Napravnick's riding in the mid-Atlantic in recent years, I hadn't really had an opportunity to watch her riding on a regular basis until the current Aqueduct meet. I've been impressed. She has a good sense of timing and can finish strong.
One of the barns that's been using Rosie with success is the one of Dominic Galluscio. 5yo mare Only a Vision draws PP1 today after having drawn PPs 8 and 9 in her more recent efforts, albeit over an 8 month period of time, resulting in wide trips. Unfortunately for OAV she appears to be a chronic slow starter and often finds herself far back and with others to her inside. She ran a pretty decent race at Belmont on 5/2 over a muddy sealed surface in which she wasn't so wide and was able to finish second a length ahead of Amongooseamongus, the latter having won multiple races since. I'm not sure if OAV was really ready in her last on 1/29 but I'm emboldened by 3 decent works since, including a bullet work on 2/27 running handily over the Bel Tr in 47 4/5. Maybe she's ready today, can save ground behind what I hope is some contention up front, and let the good inner track riding ability of R. Napravnick take over from there. Maybe she can get up at 12/1. (I suspect she'll be lower). Because CC Lopez might spring loose with the #4 Jayleen, I'll play a 4/2 exacta, too.
Rosie springs from pp1 in R6 as well today. Winitback seems interesting but I'm intigued by Maylan Studart's #6 mount Century Gold who is coming out of better race and CG was 6 1/2 back early after breaking from PP9 and unable to get involved early. Maybe she'll benefit from the drop down.