Simon Rowlands
@RowleyfileRRR
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Self-employed horseracing blogger and Expert Analyst on ATR, ex-Timeform, RSS. Humanist. Likes: data, music, film, wildlife, travel. Also on Blue Sky
Dore, Sheffield, UK
Joined May 2009
RT @NoverreMan: Yet another world class burst of speed from Calandagan achieved three things:. - it won him the King George.- it got him to….
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This was run in a race-record time for a G2 that has been around since 2006. Connections of beaten favourite Almaqam had indicated they were going to try to avoid ground firmer than good.
@SurfWithSharks There is zero G/S in that on times, and in fact I would go with G/F (though edging slightly towards Good). One slight mitigating factor is that they often add 32y to this C&d but it was only 11y here. Still a v smart time though.
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10.00s at the age of 16!!!!!🤯🤯🔥🔥. Sorato Shimizu 🇯🇵 storms runs a massive Age-16 World Record of 10.00s (1.7) over 100m at the Inter High School Championships in Japan!. He broke the previous age-group record of 10.09s by 🇹🇭 Puripol Boonson.
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Sobering. And some fine data-vis too.
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…and confirms his 126 pre-race on form with me…. Jim Dandy is a G2 that tends to attract G1 performers, two of them in this instance.
Sovereignty will get ~125 TimeformUS Speed Figure for his Jim Dandy win today.
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Dear @Grok of the many on my timeline asking you inane questions which is the most insecure/needy?.
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RT @LongBallToNoOne: CALANDAGAN now eligible for a USD $3,000,000 bonus in the Japan Cup on top of the ¥500,000,000 first prize, expenses p….
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RT @rugbyleagueontv: Ray French has passed away. RIP. Everyone remembers that first Offiah try in 1994 but the second was a beauty as well….
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RT @ouijaboard00: @RowleyfileRRR And if you believed the sectionals at York last year, may have won if better positioned…. Best gelding si….
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Still no official sectionals up for today's KG&QE, but manual ones suggest a bunch of records in terms of late speed for the race winner broken by Calandagan.
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RT @FOBRacing: The best performance of Barzalona since Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe.
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RT @Pestilence79: @RowleyfileRRR That was the sort of race I don't mind being bet-free on - belter.
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I love all manner of sports. Athletics, rugby, sometimes football, even cricket, occasionally golf, and others. But still nothing touches the couple of minutes of a top-class horserace for me. Equine athleticism and jockey chess at its finest. Transfixed from start to finish.
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RT @DavidPrezAguia1: @RowleyfileRRR Big fan of Calandagan but Ryan Moore vs Barzalona is a no brainer. Coronation Cup time against oaks is….
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Latest ATR Expert Analysis blog looks ahead to an enthralling Ascot clash and back on a standout effort in an otherwise quiet week .
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Simon weighs-up Saturday's big clash between Jan Brueghel and Calandagan in the King George, while also revealing a potential star of the future.
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RT @CraigMilkowski: I saw some shade being thrown at Journalism's win in the Haskell. Speed figure wise, it sure looks pretty darn fast to….
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