Matchup Challenge Mar 21/22 by PeteC

[The Pook]

Here you go. Our original poster and matchup practice mentor....PeteC!

[PeteC]

Scanning the early PP's for Saturday I thought this is a wide-open interesting race. It's a stakes race for 3-year-olds on the turf. Most have turf experience but there are a few stretching out which spices up the challenge.

I'll post the "final PP's" which will be up tomorrow afternoon....

[PeteC]

Here are the program PP's for Saturday's race...

[PeteC]

Let's give this stakes sprint at Sunland a try for Sunday...Here are the early PP's...

[PeteC]

Originally Posted by PeteC

Let's give this stakes sprint at Sunland a try for Sunday...Here are the early PP's...

ooops, here they are....

[The Pook]

Saturday SA 4th

I don't know what to do with this race. This is one that I would pass. The early horses are sprinters stretching out for the first time. Do you adjust these guys somehow? No router is an early. I think I read that Jim would compare sprinters to sprinters and routers to routers and go from there but even then I'm a little lost. Maybe somebody could show us(me) how it is done. So I will pass this one and look to see what you others come up with.

Good luck
Pook

[Capcondo]

Thanks for posting this Pete.

The 3 and the 9 are early sprinters in a route. Neither shows a pattern of closing up in sprints. I think they'll be way out in front. The race should go OTE (as many turf races do).

The 5 and 6 look too slow.

This leaves me with the 1,2,4,7, and 8.

There are a couple of tandem races here. The Eddie Logan stakes was very fast. The 2 and the 7 come out of that race. The other tandem is the last race for the 2 and 4.

1: This guy has had trouble at the start in 3 of 6 races. What's more, he doesn't close up in any of the sprints through the stretch call. OUT.
2: Ran well in both tandems. Contender.
4: Won the tandem against the 2. Contender.
7: Ran well in tandem. Will be behind 2. OUT.
8: Slow. OUT.

Conclusion:

This leaves me with the 2 and 4. This is a tough call. The 4 may get wrapped up in the pace.

The 2 is my choice.

GL

Tim

[raceman5]

Think i will just use the tandem race of Dec 27 and win bet the 2 and 7

Bob

[The Pook]

Originally Posted by Capcondo

Thanks for posting this Pete.

The 3 and the 9 are early sprinters in a route. Neither shows a pattern of closing up in sprints. I think they'll be way out in front. The race should go OTE (as many turf races do).

The 5 and 6 look too slow.

This leaves me with the 1,2,4,7, and 8.

There are a couple of tandem races here. The Eddie Logan stakes was very fast. The 2 and the 7 come out of that race. The other tandem is the last race for the 2 and 4.

1: This guy has had trouble at the start in 3 of 6 races. What's more, he doesn't close up in any of the sprints through the stretch call. OUT.
2: Ran well in both tandems. Contender.
4: Won the tandem against the 2. Contender.
7: Ran well in tandem. Will be behind 2. OUT.
8: Slow. OUT.

Conclusion:

This leaves me with the 2 and 4. This is a tough call. The 4 may get wrapped up in the pace.

The 2 is my choice.

GL

Tim

Tim, when you are talking about the #1, what do you mean that he does not close up in any sprint through the stretch call? It looks to me like that is when he is closing.

Pook

[Seven Furlongs]

Forgot to add, my post earlier in the thread was for the Santa Anita race.