Rainbow Bridge
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Re: Rainbow Bridge
4 years 5 months agoFelix wrote: At least with AM riding in Cape Town,there now wont be such a deep furrow on the outside rail( on the Poly), from the 200m mark to the finish.
Brilliant !! Agreed ...
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4 years 5 months ago - 4 years 5 months agoAJ Yorker wrote: Rainbow Bridge is quirky and needs a specific ride and jockey to be able to perform at his best.
Richard Fourie has a soft spot for Rainbow Bridge and is unbeaten on him.
The story of their partnership is well documented.
Due to commitments with Justin Snaith he is unable to ride him.
Then we get to the talk or potential jockeys to ride him and we begin to talk about the difference between okay and great.
Keegan De Melo is a sprint jockey.
Most effective over 1000m -1400m.
He is a very bad judge of pace and race IQ is a problem.
I'd never be confident on any horse in a Grade 1 with Keegan on going a +1600m trip.
Did you see his ride on Legitimate in the last race in CPT on Saturday?
I still don't know how he is paid after such a horrible ride.
Luke Ferraris is talented and a future champion rider if he stays in South Africa.
He handled Rainbow Bridge well in the Green Point Stakes but was beaten by a superior animal.
Owner and trainer also need to start being realistic with the horse.
Is Rainbow Bridge the best horse in South Africa?
No.
Try find him a consistent pilot.
Which I think Luke is and then enjoy whatever is left of his racing career.
The stats do not quite bear out the perception .... that said De Melo not some one I follow..
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Re: Rainbow Bridge
4 years 5 months agoAJ Yorker wrote: Okay,
So 61% of his total career wins are in distances shorter than 1600m.
775 total career wins.
472 career wins in distance < 1600m.
So I did the correct maths ... he has had 4373 rides under <1600m's for 472 wins 11.3%
rides 1600m and further 2884 rides for 302 wins 10.5%
Nothing much in it
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Re: Rainbow Bridge
4 years 5 months agoFelix wrote: At least with AM riding in Cape Town,there now wont be such a deep furrow on the outside rail( on the Poly), from the 200m mark to the finish.
hahaha....that's where they laid the french drain...
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Re: Rainbow Bridge
4 years 5 months agoBob Brogan wrote:the hawk wrote: Has Piere Strydom retired already??
Do the elderly not shield in SA during Covid 19 🤪
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Re: Rainbow Bridge
4 years 5 months ago
Belgarion will win the LQP and the Met
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