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By Smart-still-poor-punter | 25-Jun-2019Hi Friends,
When 'Anjeze' lost (badly lost) in the opening Bengaluru Classic, not many punters were ready to believe the run. There was another strong section that, instead of hailing the victory of 'Well Connected', calling it a farce. There were a few others who wanted Anjeze to lose but only 'Hunt for Gold' (or at the maximum 'Missing You') to win?
Come on, we are not writing the script of racing sitting at our home. Let's firmly remember this before every race starts in the future. Winning and losing can never be predicted by anyone, leave alone we handful of HTians doing the dissections here before and after the races on a daily basis.
If Anjeze lost, it's for the concerned connections to explain. But how can that bring down the stunning performance of Well Connected? I don't understand this logic. Of all the punters who visit the race-course, about 90% go after favourites. This is universal logic. Only 10% look for upsets and even among them a majority only want second or third favourites to win. We want so but it can't be so. It's as simple as that.
When 'Sahara' lost in the hands of R Marshall, I was hurt by the bricks thrown at the jockey but when the horse lost again in better hands, there was no big hue and cry, why? Horses are made favourites for many reasons and the four-legged animal is no machine to hit the wire first every time it carrys the favourite tag. Let's understand that.
Who knows Anjeze may bounce back soon and even turn the tables against Well Connected later this season. Then what's going to be the comment? A majority of race-goers do their homework before entering the course, some fail and some pass. This is like writing a test but the merit of the candidate can't solely be measured on the quantity of study he has done. If that's the case then old people coming to the race-course for years together with all the colourful sketches drawn on the racebook should walk home with jackpots and trebles daily? Here homework is only to instil confidence in you, that's all. If you think, "I know so much about racing like the handicap system, the rating, equipment used etc so I am the king', you are actually a fool. You can see someone who just buys a book before coming to the races going home with loads of money.
We must acknowledge these facts and, therefore, be matured enough to appreciate when an outsider wins, at least in Classics.