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[QUOTE=RXB]"Lost iron early" and got beat a zillion lengths against lesser company when he ran the big E1 fig. Would it seem like anything other than a kamikaze mission for the trainer/owner to put this horse into a race where he's clearly outclassed by the second and third favourites, never mind RR, and then the jockey to go duel with RR? If you owned that horse, do you think you'd care to run him against RR, especially in a dueling fashion?[/QUOTE]
He entered the horse in the race didn't he? He has an E/P run style and would have kept closer company to RR than anyone else today...and i contend it may have made a difference in the outcome.
By the way, he was a vet scratch today as was the other scratched horse (not part of the Rigg entry)...hmmmm.
I see your point about a suicidal duel with RR and that this guy was never gonna win the race today, but trainers aren't always putting their horses in the best spots either....esp this guy who is a 5% trainer and only had 20 starters last year and so far this year.
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