Grade 1 Metropolitian Handicap Preview
10th Race - Belmont Park - Monday, May 31st, 2010
STAKES. 1 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Metropolitan H. (Grade 1). A HANDICAP FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD
A field of 8 for this race and the last start wide margin G1 winner Quality Road is the one to beat here.
No7 Quality Road - comes into this primed to make it 2 Grade 1 wins on end after braining his foes in the G1 Donn Handicap last start at Gulfstream by 12.7l back in February, his latest works have been nothing short of spectacular suggesting he is primed to make it 3 wins on end this year. Priced at 1.80 prepost shapes as above the odds as we have him assessed as a 1.63 chance here.
No3 Musket Man - not at his best on a sloppy surface last start when 3.2l 3rd to Atta Boy Boy in the G2 Churchill Downs, that run can be forgiven, his 1st up effort 2 starts ago was full of merit when nosed out by Warrior's Reward in the G1 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct, he got held up looking for a split one off the rail in the early stretch whilst Warrior's Reward came wide on the bend and wound up un-hindered and gained the momentum needed to get the better of Musket Man close home, May 09 saw Musket Man finish a close up 3rd to Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird in the Preakness making up significant headway in deep stretch, the extra 1f up to the mile will suit him here and makes him the likely only danger to Quality Road if there is one, we have him assessed as a 5.00 chance here.
1st Quality Road
2nd Musket Man
These 2 will fight the race out with a clear obvious big leaning to Quality Road.
STAKES. 1 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Metropolitan H. (Grade 1). A HANDICAP FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD
A field of 8 for this race and the last start wide margin G1 winner Quality Road is the one to beat here.
No7 Quality Road - comes into this primed to make it 2 Grade 1 wins on end after braining his foes in the G1 Donn Handicap last start at Gulfstream by 12.7l back in February, his latest works have been nothing short of spectacular suggesting he is primed to make it 3 wins on end this year. Priced at 1.80 prepost shapes as above the odds as we have him assessed as a 1.63 chance here.
No3 Musket Man - not at his best on a sloppy surface last start when 3.2l 3rd to Atta Boy Boy in the G2 Churchill Downs, that run can be forgiven, his 1st up effort 2 starts ago was full of merit when nosed out by Warrior's Reward in the G1 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct, he got held up looking for a split one off the rail in the early stretch whilst Warrior's Reward came wide on the bend and wound up un-hindered and gained the momentum needed to get the better of Musket Man close home, May 09 saw Musket Man finish a close up 3rd to Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird in the Preakness making up significant headway in deep stretch, the extra 1f up to the mile will suit him here and makes him the likely only danger to Quality Road if there is one, we have him assessed as a 5.00 chance here.
1st Quality Road
2nd Musket Man
These 2 will fight the race out with a clear obvious big leaning to Quality Road.
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