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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
If we are talking about the races Uncle B and Chief Exchanger ran on Feb 24, I wouldn't be surprised if you are correct. It's a minor point really, because I would agree with anyone who suggests that Chief Exchanger was the most likely frontrunner. In fact, that is exactly as it turned out, with Chief Exchanger setting the pace and Uncle B pressing.
What is also predictable on paper is that these two horses had a decided pace advantage over the rest of the field as they were facing a host of elderly runners none of whom showed consistent early speed save for one or two instances.
Meanwhile the top two finishers were both reformed sprinters shifting to the turf and stretching out as miler-types--and doing it successfully. In addition, both were in the recent past racing at levels well above this $16K condition unlike the majority of the rest of the field.
In hindsight it's not too surprising that they simply ran the field off its feet.
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As Tom Ainslie so wisely stated..."After every race, another system is born".
