Bela Bela or Black Arthur

This is going to be a very hard decision for Delpech if he gets the choice

My choice would be Bela Bela!

In what race Bob? They won't enter Bela Bela in the July i think...

2000m on July day Grade 1 for F&M and i would bring her back next year for the July. July a very rough race for a lightly raced filly...

Bob Brogan wrote: This is going to be a very hard decision for Delpech if he gets the choice

My choice would be Bela Bela!

If Bela doesn't run his choice is going to be between Black arthur and It's my turn then.

What i seen ,bela is surely the best 3yo that ran today..... nothing of the 3yos that ran today will touch her in the near future and she is still improving with every run . She will smash all that ran in the daily news.

I will go straight for the big race , the July!!!!

Black Arthur's running style will need a very fast gallop in the July, the way he takes time to run on is a concern for greyville. Yes he faired well the ither day over 1600, but horses run well fresh over shorter back from a rest.

My early judgement of the July field is that it will be a moderate gallop, nothing to blow the lights out, as most entrants like running on.

Bela Bela on the other hand, showed her worth over 1600 and 2000 today, with a slow gallop, traffic problems, and still was able to pull it off.

However, for me personally, It's My Turn is the right one of the 3....he had it all to do today, second run after a rest, he's crying out for the extra 200m...they ran a dibolically slow race today which did not suit him at all but he still almost pulled it off, even from that draw. Rabada only got the distance today because of how slow the gallop was, to me he won't make it 2200m with a true run race. IMT running second was probably in its favour on handicapping for the July anyway.

Still holding my 40/1 on Its My Turn from a few weeks ago, and going to stick with him. A moderate gallop, decent draw, 3rd run after a rest, I think it's all systems go for IMT. I would not be surprised if Snaith fills the exacta IMT x BB in the July

TIMES TODAY

Bela Bela 125.39
Rabada 125.07

2015 times
Smart Call 123.18
French Navy 122.79

Even the Commentator said Daily news was slow coming into the straight , Did not suit staying horses . But Marcus at his best , just suited him perfectly especially if they had stamina doubts

Very slow , perhaps the VERY POOR track condition , I cannot believe Greyville grass track is SO BAD with the amount of racing they have had recently (as comments made by Marcus early in an interview)
More races on the Poly has NOT helped save the grass

The July will be run on a terribly track by the time its raceday

Hard to believe Rabada race was faster ?

Very hard to believe Bob, which just shows, the males are way better than the females this year. They went a shocking gallop and we're still quicker than the girls

1st and 2nd fav for the July

Black Arthur 4/1
Bela 7/1