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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
Both TimeformUS and TG have Prince of Monaco slower than the Beyer 103 on 8/13 and so far TimeformUS has him a hair faster than the Beyer 87 on 9/10. I haven't see the TG figure for 9/10 yet.
To me, that makes a little more sense than the Beyer figures. For one, it wouldn't be unusual for POM to take small step back off his good setup performance on 8/13, but according to Beyer it was a huge step back. That makes less sense. The TimeformUS figures also make Raging Torrent look a little more consistent (he was also in both races). Hard to know for sure.
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On form lines he clearly took a step back unless you think Mirahmadi is on the upswing.
But Mirahmadi is an overhyped maiden who was trading blows with many of the also-rans in both the Best Pal & the Futurity itself. He did himself no favors running second as he is sure to continue to be a maiden if Baffert decides to keep him in stakes company after this.
Raging Torrent was beaten 9+ lengths in the Best Pal but was beaten 6 in the Futurity. He had spanked Mirahmadi previously. However, Mirahmadi didn't really make any great strides over Next Level, Rothschild, or Mary's Boy Bolt, all of whom he had previously beaten in his multiple maiden losses.
Furthermore, on a national level, Next Level placed behind Mission Beach in a maiden race, the latter coming back to get beat 5 lengths in the Hopeful.
