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This situation has some similarities to Serengeti Empress vs. Gamine in that everyone knew Serengeti Express was the faster speed horse. Assuming you tossed Gamine's last race around 2 turns on a day the rail did not seem ideal to begin with, you could easily conclude she was the better horse IF she had the quality to chase a faster pace and still put up her best figure (which she did).
In this case, I think most people agree that Nashville is the faster speed horse and you again have to wonder what will happen to Charlatan if he's forced to chase the faster horse. But on top of that, not everyone agrees on who has the faster final time speed figures and you have a layoff to consider on top it.
It's a fun race. The way the track is playing could have a bearing on the outcome and whether one or both come back to the field at 7F because a few of the others are not chopped liver.
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