BBB:
Was thinking of you briefly during the running of Saturday\'s Sword Dancer,
because as I recall you put a lot of emphasis on the placement/ removal of the
inner rails on various turf courses. The brief moment I was thinking of you was
in the stretch when Euro invader Nutello burst through on the inside, seemingly
drawing on even terms with Twilight Eclipse for the lead.
I had read earlier that the temporary rails had been removed (this should be
noted in the charts) and there was my strangely named Euro, who I had a large
double onto the Alabama chalk with, there on what should have been the best part
of the course, right on the hedge. Of course you would instruct me that the
error in my logic was that the inside part of the course, which has been
protected by temporary rails, is not necessarily the best going.
Not that Nutello enjoyed a dream trip waiting for an opening on the hedge.
According to the DRF chart for the race, Nutello \"was a bit eager while inside
on the first turn, became rank while dropping back a bit first time down the
stretch, was rated along the hedge, came under urging on the final turn, drafted
behind rivals leaving that bend, steadied at the top of the stretch, dropped to
the inside then made a bid along the rail, battled into the final sixteenth,
then was outkicked but finished with good determination for the show.\"
Nutello is owned by Wertheimer et Frere and the trainer of record was Carlos
Laffon- Parias. The Wertheimer\'s American runners are trained by Pletcher, so
will be interested to see if this one stays stateside with TAP.
Also of interest: DRF PPs said Nutello would not be administered Lasix, and
their chart confirms this, but one of the TVG yappers mentioned that it had been
announced that Nutello HAD been given Lasix. Obviously becomes more interesting
next time if this one comes back first time Lasix, first time TAP.
Also also of interest: The filly Tannery, a half length behind Nutello, lost
ground on all three turns and was seven wide into the stretch.
