The Arc

Delighted he runs it makes the race all the more interesting, he will take all the beating, doesn't run a bad race and the best of the older horses for me. Will pick one of Reliable man, Nathaniel or Galikova as a saver when running plans and ground conditions become clear.

Edit: I'll wait until i see who's riding him, Joseph no thanks, Seamie yes please.

I said it on another forum a month ago or more - Nakayama Festa is a bet at 33/1. Even small stakes, he's a bloody good horse and too big in the betting from the looks of it. Actually, I'm going to take a piece of it now.

i've narrowed it down to three horses I like: Snow Fairy, Meandre, Treasure Beach. I was at Leopardstown when So You Think won and I keep coming back to the fact that Snow Fairy was closing and would have had him with an extra furlong. Meandre will be suited by faster ground and although beaten by Reliable Man in their last race it looked to me like Maxine Guyon was being easy on the horse at the finish, I like the way Meandre travels in his races. Treasure Beach as e/w bet at big odds. Really impressive on the win at the Curragh and then beaten in France but I get the impression after watching that race that Treasure Beach did not realise it was in a race, way out in front with Seville as if they where riding a works,But then goes on to win impressively in Arlington at a shorter distance. I noted that the horse wasnt really picking up speed till the last hundred yards being more suited to 1m 4f instead of the 1m 2f. Interesting stat for every one. 16 of the last 18 winners came from single figure draw and last years first five home were all came out of single figure stalls. Good Luck on your horses!

Think Ill have a couple of points on the two Japanese horses.
They are overdue a big win in Europe - I know its not sound reasoning but it looks a fairly weak Arc with Pour Moi and Nathaniel out.
Apparently, Hiruno Damour has been scorching up the gallops.

To answer your question no I dont think he can do the 123.
The best of them is so you think by a long way, I dont overly rate treasure beach, I think he was slightly flattered by his second to pour moi .Coolmore main hope of winning this was Pour Moi,
We would all be ,mad to ignore so you think, if any of the older colts can win this its him,there isnt an outstanding 3ry colt in it this year at all.Pour Moi was it and was held in high regard,

When you look back over the past 12 years you see a list of winners the majority that were really were top class horses,Hurricane Run, Dylan Thomas, Zarkava, Sea the Stars(now one of the all time greats), you have sindarr , rail link, montjeu, lamtarra.

What they all had in common, was pure class, simple, plus great jockeys and great trainers,


All this information points to the picking of the class horse in the race, the one that should deserve his name ecthed along side these horse,
That horse is So you Think,