Memsie Stakes recap
This race was run at a farcical pace and Typhoon Tracy’s run was a disgraceful performance at face value. It’s safe to say she can’t pick her feet up in slow going. Sure she did win at Rosehill in April on Slow but she beat Illuminates, Montana Flyer, Miss Marielle etc so it was only her class that got her there that day. In the Memsie they ran 1:26.68 which was comparable to races 1 (1:26.73) and race 2 (1:26.51), the difference being the finishing sectionals. The winner So You Think got home in 11.71, 11.07, 11.77, Whobegotyou in 11.74, 10.95, 11.79 and Shootout 11.87, 11.23, 11.56. I didn’t back Shootout, but on facts and figures it’s hard to fathom how it was beaten given the closing sectionals but more importantly how did it get in the terrible wide position it was in given the slow early speed? It lost the race between the 800 and the 600. So You Think was good being first up and all, but was handed the race on a platter. In summary, Typhoon Tracey will never win a race on affected going, Shootout was brilliant (but crucified) and So You Think was flattered.
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