A curious one for Limerick

fade2black · 22-07-2005 11:12am #1

On the 24th June I received a tip for a horse running in Limerick by the name of Kestral Heights. It was a very confident word for the horse, indeed we were told he was going to "win".....Anyway....he travelled well for a large part of the race but after hitting a fence hard the jockey seem to stop on the horse and just rode him gently to the line. The immediate word after the race was, we'll get the money back next time.....

Ok, the horse is entered again today but in a mile flat race(and last week in a 7f race in Curragh which he didn't take part in)...he's also a 16-1 outsider for the race. Now I'm a bit stumped to be honest...do we back him today or not? Prior to today it has been 306 days till the horse's last flat race and 28 days since the hurdling debut....i'm not too sure how common place it is to freshen a horse up for a flat race with a double the distance hurdle race but howisever....I'm not a trainer.

There's nothing in his flat form to suggest he has a chance, and this is a career high mark for him too....there is every possibility that the chance was lost with the hurdle race but as the man says....you just never know...

scojones · 22-07-2005 11:29am

If the ground suits him, I'd go for it.

masterK · 22-07-2005 11:47am

Fade is there any chance that he is being aimed at a hurdle race at Galway and connections need to get a race into him before then? They may not want to run over hurdles as that could damage his handicap rating and price.

Usually when you see a horse switching back from hurdles to the flat it's something to do with expoiting handicap ratings, remember Cloone River last year?

fade2black · 22-07-2005 11:53am

Last year and this year....(if Accordian Etoile runs in the hurdle this year i think cloone river will be a cert..anyway, I digress)

It's possible MasterK but that was his first hurdle race and his flat form before that is moderate at best...the confidence behind him for that race was serious though and it's worth keeping at least one eye on him. As we speak the only entry he has is today though

masterK · 22-07-2005 12:57pm

He's entered at Galway on Wednesday, it's in another flat race over 1 mile.

fade2black · 22-07-2005 1:01pm

ah...the plot thickens....

scojones · 22-07-2005 1:16pm

I've it done each way. 10 each way. We'll see what happens. Cheers fade.

A curious one for Limerick

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