Sea The Moon top rated european horse now. (125)
what do you reckon to that Achim? Myself i find it hard to go along with when all the handicappers have in way of european collateral form is with the fifth, Wild Chief. Sea The Moon put up a great performance but in terms of giving a rating based on past german derbies i"d rate the winner at 121 with a ? for now, i have to make it the best Deutsches derby win by far with only Shirocco anywhere near... with a view to the forthcoming arc i"d also be wary of Sea The Moon"s habit of hanging left, i"m still unsure as to whether Soumillon deliberately went to the near side rail or the horse went that way and he went along with it so he"d keep momentum....
as for the football..
Unsure is the rating ok or not. Guess it"s always very difficult to tax it especially if a horse destroyed a field like Sea The Moon did it in German Derby. Lucky Lion got 97,5kg after winning the German 2000 Guineas, Sea The Moon now got 102,5kg (winning by 11L). Another benchmark could be the races between The Grey Gatsby/Arod/Wild Chief/Australia.
Im not an expert in rating a horse, guess 125 could be correct, otherwise a horse like Australia wins two consiberable races and got 123. Nevertheless Sea The Moon has to confirm this rating next time. (Baden-Baden then Longchamp)
It was an decision from Soumillion to go near side rail because the ground seems to be in better shape after he make a walk around the racecourse. Another reason was that Soumillion was informed by regular jockey Andreas Helfenbein about behavior of the horse..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm4EC5vHQdQ#t=80GER-BRA, what should I day? It was a win without any importance if they lose the final. Imo it was an unreal result, because the main danger was"nt the german team, it was the self-imposed pressure and helplessness to handle it. Like to see Argentina in final, guess it"s easier to play. No prob if Netherland will win the World Cup, they definitively deserve it too. Great football nation.
