[AusRace] Desert War's performance

[Todd Burmester]

You cant knock winning form...

You also cant take the short odds they serve up when this horse is 
going up in grade all the time, there are better bets out there.

Todd B


At 03:25 PM 11/14/2006, you wrote:
>Marasco looked impressive yesterday - switched gears twice in the
>straight but was still in 2nd gear when race was over. He hasn't beaten a
>top horse yet, though I do rate Calico Blue. His 2 wins this prep could be
>flattering as the opposition was very weak. If he's any good, I'd expect him
>to win a G2 in WA this prep, as he still looks to have a fair bit of
>improvement left in him. Any opinions *against* him at this stage,
>Ausracers?
>
>RKOZ: At this stage it is the old classic case of waiting to see what
>happens when he meets the better class horses. On Saturday Real Mak was
>beaten for the first time having won his previous 5 by Metallic Storm who
>eyeballed Real Mak a fair bit of the race. On face value it was drop in
>class as Real Mak had won at wfa the previous run (bless him!)but raceday
>circumstances is what it is about and some horses look sensational until
>tackled some way. Quite a few fold when pressured like Real Mak was. That is
>not denigrating Real Mak, btw, as Metallic Storm is a sensational little
>sprinter. Years ago I remember the ordinary Matthew Stewart on 927 (3Uz
>then) declare Paint as "the bet of the year:put your house on it" but that
>runner was beaten when, I think, Red Hope eyeballed it.
>Where Marasco looks good is his ability to quicken. A look at the replay
>shows he strolled up very quickly just before the turn in a matter of a few
>strides and then he sprinted away in the straight. He ran his last 600m in
>33.71 and the next nearest in the race was 34.62, the runner up Desiarnez.
>Desiarnez beat Scopaciri (weak in a finish these days), Our Boy Drew and Hoy
>Polloy in wins earlier this year and all three would be struggling to win a
>Listed Perth race.
>It's worth noting Madam Overton ran 33.89 in R2,Metallic Storm 33.48, Real
>Mak 33.75, Zanella 33.54, Great Nation 33.68 Star Laser 33.57 (a 6yo)all in
>R6 but in fairness that was over 1000m.
>Marasco still has a bit to prove on times BUT he is promising. His get back
>style concerns me in a tougher class of race as he will have to cover extra
>ground AND run home faster. By the end of the carnival we will have a better
>idea.
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