Lady Gregory: Bottled and checked for 4th but galloped past winner past wire could improve with cleaner trip

Six year old mare for Jeff Mullins tried the first allowance condition for Cal breds at six and a half on the turf for older runners on Friday. Off as the even money favorite in a field of 7, she broke well under Berrios and sat the perfect trip down the back side in 4th just behind three dueling leaders. But Berrios kept her on the fence turning for home, hoping that a seam would develop, but it never did. He was loaded with horse and was bottled up for a full furlong, checked sharply at the 1/8 pole, and finished a well beaten fourth. She actually galloped by everyone including the winner past the wire. When you are on the best horse, forget about saving ground on the turf, get to the outside where it’s clear, and you will win the race. I know, that’s easier said than done sometimes and these are split second decisions. This is the second straight unlucky race for “Gregory” and maybe, just maybe, the third time will be the charm.

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Lady Gregory’s Race Information
Race Date:  January 31, 2025	Track:  Santa Anita		Race #:  5
Distance:  6.5 Furlongs	Conditions: allowance optional claiming		Surface: Turf
Trainer:  Jeff Mullins	Jockey:  Hector Berrios		Track Condition:  FIRM
Trouble Notes:  stalked inside, lacked room upper-midstretch			Track Variant:  +1
Finish Position: 4th	Win Payout:  0	Place: Payout:  0	Show Payout:  0

Race Replay

Lady Gregory – Santa Anita –  January 31, 2025

Lady Gregory Performance Figures Earned
Race Condition Pars	Lady Gregory Figures Earned
Race Class Level:  130	Running Style In Race:  Mid Pack Runner
Final Time Rating Par: 150	Final Time Rating: 107
CPR Race Par:  116	CPR Earned In Race: 94
Fast Fig Race Par:  0	Fast Fig In Race:
Key Race Winners: 0	Running Style In Race:   Mid Pack Runner
(click the links above to learn more avbout each figure and how to use them in your handicapping)

Generally horses that are on the Horses To Watch list ran into unexpected trouble, bad luck, and/or didn’t run the race we believe Lady Gregory was cabable of.  We expected that if Lady Gregory gets a good trip in their next start than we should see an improvement in Lady Gregory performance figures.  Use the performance figures earned in Lady Gregory last race (listed above) and compare them to the field and pars of Lady Gregory next start.  If Lady Gregory appears to have earned higher performance figures in the last race when running into trouble  as compared to the rest of the field’s expected perfomance in the upcoming race than there is a good chance that Lady Gregory will dominate the race.

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