SAVANNAH STORM turns MR system on it`s head

Frodo wrote: Hi Mac - can't really recall that race - that's probably why I had 8 runners in the P6 on Saturday but left him out (ouch ) - and I agree that watching races should be part of form study - anyway one has to be impressed in the manner he dug down on Saturday, so while he clearly has some class, for me I need to see him repeat the performance

Sylvester wrote: SS Rated 106 after this win. from a 76
Cornish P up to 104 from 102
UCTL stays 112
PL down to 109 from 110
DO down to 110 from 112
Bara down to 119 from 124. still to high
Running B stays 119??
Green H down to 108 from 110
Hero H down to 102 from 104
Seven P down from 102 from 103

naresh wrote:

Frodo wrote: Hi Mac - can't really recall that race - that's probably why I had 8 runners in the P6 on Saturday but left him out (ouch ) - and I agree that watching races should be part of form study - anyway one has to be impressed in the manner he dug down on Saturday, so while he clearly has some class, for me I need to see him repeat the performance

I backed Savannah Storm when it broke its maiden in a Maiden Handicap! For some reason the Pick 3 payout paid like R3000 which was extremely high in relation to all other payouts. Due to it carrying 59kgs in the Maiden Handicap I followed and backed it at 25s in its post maiden win. When I saw Neon tip it at 33s, I thought to myself its too big a price. So when I went to check which race it was carded in and I saw it was in a feature and rating only 76, that was that and ignored it completely. On Saturday when I saw it got supported at one stage to 14s, I took another look at it and still could not make a reason it winning as it posted it first win in a maiden handicap on its fourth start. In hindsight when it won its maiden it was its second run over a longer distance but to be so much under sufferance was not for me. I do back horses under sufferance but stop at maximum 10 points and it must be reasons for me why the 10 points wont come into play. So Savannah Storm could be anything over a trip.

The only horse I can remember recently that improved so significantly was Eton Square. It won the Jubilee Handicap on its fourth start with only a maiden win and no feature race placings before. It then ended up finishing fourth in the July in its next start.

Back in the day of Race Figure, Surfing Home ran 4th in the July only in his six start. It was very rare in those days to see a horse with so less starts and winning no features or running a place in a feature to start in the July. Surfing Home after returning from injury did prove he was one of the best around.

Mossel wrote: What was the horse that de kock wanted to take the July panel to court with after a lengthy break. Think otter trail or something