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Beaufine Stakes
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Raff_2000
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Ok, I know I am getting in rather early, and there will be a fair bit of water still to pass under the bridge, but something occured to me last night that makes for some interesting food for thought.
If both Barakey & Magnifisio are to race first up in the Beaufine, then which horse will Jason Brown choose to ride & why?
A bit will depend on barriers, weights etc I know, but if I had to have a guess, I would say Magnifisio. Only because I think she will be more suited to racing first up than Barakey at this stage. Having said that, Browny has had an incredible association with Barakey so it's hard to see him getting out of the saddle for a horse of his quality. I'm having 2nd thoughts about this as I write because at least there are other Jockey's who have ridden Magnifisio with success like Chris Parnham for example.
Looking forward to your thoughts on this one ;)
If both Barakey & Magnifisio are to race first up in the Beaufine, then which horse will Jason Brown choose to ride & why?
A bit will depend on barriers, weights etc I know, but if I had to have a guess, I would say Magnifisio. Only because I think she will be more suited to racing first up than Barakey at this stage. Having said that, Browny has had an incredible association with Barakey so it's hard to see him getting out of the saddle for a horse of his quality. I'm having 2nd thoughts about this as I write because at least there are other Jockey's who have ridden Magnifisio with success like Chris Parnham for example.
Looking forward to your thoughts on this one ;)
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I think Barakey as piston broke said is a no
Brainer
It's just whether or not he can produce first up after the setbacks he has had.
I hope for the sake of Jim & his owners that he can ;)
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Jason B will be riding Barakey & as I suspected, Chris Parnham will be riding Magnifisio on Saturday.
And if these two along with Smoko all take there places on Saturday, then it's going to take a herculean effort for Barakey to win carrying 62kg's. Magnifisio will get 58.5 which is a fair bit for a Mare & Smoko will be on the 54kg minimum.
I know weights don't mean everything over 1000m's, but if Smoko draws a single digit barrier (presuming there at least 14 starters) then it's tough to see him being beaten carrying 54 kg's and having 'The Wizard' on board. But I don't think he will get things his own way in front as all 3 of these runners like to race on the speed.
Bring on the Beaufine I say :-bd
I was a bit surprised they put young chris on magnify.
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what did Dueton get??? cant check here
I thought the 2kg sex allowance gets allocated after the ratings assessment?
the rating in wa is absolute.
that puts him out of the handicap by 7kg.
dueton sould be carrying 52, but will have to have 54.
so the best weighted would be the top two, according the ratings anyway.
so if smoko happened to win, it will likely go straight to a rating of 100!
assuming the race is going to be 96+ which if the paper is right it will be.
that would be my throw at the board at this time to LL, with a saver on Dueton at odds (are you reading this Punta??). But the bigger issue - depending on how many are in the race - may be the barrier draw.
Barakey needs to come back and prove he is over his injuries to me..Nothing to suggest he isn't but that is why I've gone the Magnifisio way. And would be happy to see Barakey back to his best for all the those connected to him.