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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Even though Royal Blessing was a length and a half behind Uncle B at the 6F of their respective races, he had run faster than his seemingly faster counterpart...because the pace of the former race was faster than that of the latter.
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But was Royal Blessing likely to get the all important benefit of that fast pace setup today?
On paper, a decided "NO".
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It is also folly to compare the inner splits of 7.5F races and 1 1/16M races. IMO, of course.
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It wasn't a direct comparison. It was to establish Royal Blessing as being highly dependent on the early pace. Maybe I was being presumptive in thinking that such a characteristic might manifest at a whole range of distances...or at least the furlong difference between 7.5f and 1 1/16M races.
