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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
I'm not saying this is the correct conclusion or strategy, but you could consider him an "all or nothing" horse.
You could use him on top with any live bombs you like but leave him off tickets with other short or medium priced contenders.
That way if he wins with a bomb underneath, you'll get paid and if he's out completely you'll get paid, but if he comes in with Sierra Leone or some other such horse you'll lose but it's not like you missed out on some major score.
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I was thinking along the same lines - savers with him just on top. Which probably means he's a lock to run third and blow up all my tickets.
He's tossed in a couple of clunkers while fading, and that's a bit of a concern for me. Pletcher seems to have a lot of horses that give it up late when challenged, as opposed to those Baffert horses which often (and mysteriously) find a little extra in the stretch. But I don't have any verified data to back up that crazy yet imaginative thought....
