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Originally Posted by metro
Smith is not a ground saving type of rider, especially in big fields. Main reason he has been west coast based for the best part of his career.
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That's true.
I would have been feeling a lot better had he broke mid-pack or so. Back in the 2018 Malibu @ 7f, he had a slow start, but today I felt he was a sharp horse coming in, and that the track is obviously kind to inside speed.
After they broke, I no longer had the chalk, I had a long shot hope. By the time Smith rode up another horse's butt, although it made me mildly more pissed, I wasn't optimistic. Some late surge (and sometimes traffic actually helps a surge), but never got excited.
May look to Tacitus and see if they are still all spread out on the betting (no real sense in playing a double, -even if you are tossing Bricks, you'd simply bet the others to Win in that pool), but probably just eat a loss.
