Timeform

[John Clydesdale 229]

Has this ratings service lost it's credibility?

Over the last few months there have been some incredulous rating statements coming from them...........Frankel rated as good as Sea Bird???

Now G Crispe (Timeform in Australia) indicating that So You Think is the best since Phar Lap from our part of the World. Do these guys believe their own press?

They seem to have lost that critical objectivity that made Timeform the benchmark rating service and relevant publication that the thoroughbred world could rely on. Change of ownership can do that to companies!!!?

Mr Crispe should back off the coffee and have a hard look at the others that preceeded SYT. Strawberry Road and Balmerino do spring to mind. Both of those horses had International success that exceeds what SYT has achieved to date.

SYT could well supercede both those great horses by winning a few more goodies, the Arc maybe, or perhaps The Breeders Cup but to be indicating that SYT is near Phar Lap beggars belief.

Hype is one thing, reality is what Timeform used to deal with. It should stick to the original formula.

[Voorhees 1]

I love SYT, but I would have thought he'd have a ways to go yet before being compared to KINGSTON TOWN or TULLOCH even. Didn't Cummings' foreman say he thought SAINTLY was the best Cummings had trained?

And is FRANKEL up to what SEA THE STARS did? Or HENRYTHENAVIGATOR? Even HURRICANE RUN? FRANKEL looks a freak over 1200m or 1400m, but judging by his last start he'd be a furlong behind the 2nd last horse in a decent 2000m race surely!

But them Poms do seem to have some strange ideas as to how a race should be run! :eek:

[The Apprentice 1]

has been described as "THE BEST AUSTRALIAN HORSE EXPORT SINCE PHAR LAP".

This would be music to Pogo's ears.

So You Think (NZ) and Phar Lap (NZ) enhancing Aussie racing industry.