In the Sneedsfarm Official (TM) Kiwi Farms club, I hosted a club race in preparation for the upcoming CM Cancer Cup, mainly just for fun. Decided to create a post regarding the race because why not. With that in mind, here are the results of the...
SFS Cancer Cup (formerly CFS Cancer Cup)
There were three participants who took part in this race (plus 9 NPCs):
- Im going to Uma
- Tourmaline
- dan
In the previously hosted SFS Gemini Cup (which I forgot to save), Vittek was the previous winner, and of the returning trainers, Tourmaline finished a very close 2nd, and Im going to Uma finished 4th (last).
Of the participants' runners, the race's favourite rankings were as follows:
- Agnes Tachyon (Tourmaline) - Gate 17 - Pace
- Agnes Tachyon (dan) - Gate 16 - Pace
- Rating: 14635
- Turf S + Medium S
- Mejiro Ryan (Tourmaline) - Gate 3 - Late
- Rating: 17384
- 4 Gold Skills
- Mihono Bourbon (Im going to Uma) - Gate 12 - Front
- Nice Nature (Im going to Uma) - Gate 18 - Late
- El Condor Pasa (Im going to Uma) - Gate 2 - Pace
- Rating: 17384
- 4 Gold Skills
- King Halo (Tourmaline) - Gate 4 - Late
- Rating: 16925
- Late S + Medium S
- Vodka (dan) - Gate 9 - Pace
- Rating: 15336
- 4 Gold Skills
- Symboli Rudolf (dan) - Gate 10 - Pace
- Rating: 13630
- Pace S
- Debuffer
Of the participants, the pace strategies for the race were:
- Front: 1
- Pace: 5
- Late: 3
- End: 0
Race Summary
At the start of the race, all racers got out of the gate cleanly, Mihono Bourbon (#4) comfortably leads the pack, but pace chasers El Condor Pasa (#6), Vodka (#8) and Symboli Rudolf (#9) are unluckily all soft boxed by 4 NPCs in front, and the 2 Agnes Tachyons (#1 + #2) on the outside.
Mid race, Mihono Bourbon (#4) is in the lead by about 4-5 lengths, but Agnes Tachyon (#1) goes to the inside of the track, procs her unique skill then navigates around the NPC wall, to remain just behind 1st midway through the final corner. A second pack starts to form for 3rd position, with Symboli Rudolf (#9) managing to make a burst on the outside of the NPCs, followed by Agnes Tachyon (#2). The remaining runners all get caught up fighting either each other or the NPCs.
At the start of the final straight, Mihono Bourbon (#4) has a 1 length lead over Agnes Tachyon (#1), with Agnes entering the straight with more speed. Mihono procs her unique skill, and it becomes a neck and neck two uma race up for the win. The battle is decided at the 50m mark, where Agnes gets enough of a spurt to win by 3/4s of a length. In the battle for 3rd, Symboli Rudolf (#9) has a 1 length lead over Agnes Tachyon (#2), but is outclassed in the duel by Agnes who secures 3rd. Also, Mejiro Ryan (#3) would also break out of the pack behind, and managed to sneak 4th by a nose, leaving Symboli Rudolf (#9) to wrap up 5th.
Race Results
- Agnes Tachyon (#1) - 2:09.7 - Tourmaline
- Mihono Bourbon (#4) - 3/4 L - Im going to Uma
- Agnes Tachyon (#2) - 4 L - dan
- Mejiro Ryan (#3) - 3/4 L - Tourmaline
- Symboli Rudolf (#9) - Nose - dan
- King Halo (#7) - Neck - Tourmaline
- Nice Nature (#5) - 3/4 L - Im going to Uma
- Vodka (#8) - Nose - dan
- El Condor Pasa (#6) - 1 1/2 L - Im going to Uma
Trainer Ranking
- Tourmaline (1st, 4th, 6th)
- Im going to Uma (2nd, 7th, 9th)
- dan (3rd, 5th, 8th)
Highlights
- The Agnes Tachyons (#1 + #2) - Both had very strong races. The winning Agnes did everything she could to force the win, and only won due to taking the risky path and successfully cutting through the NPC Wall. The 3rd place Agnes was outclassed by the field on paper, but secured a comfortable podium against runners with 1.5k - 2k higher ratings.
- Mihono Bourbon (#4) - Lost at the end, but ran a very stable, consistent race, living up to the 'Cyborg' moniker. Probably would have just won if she was on the inside gates.
- Symboli Rudolf (#9) - An S class performance from the only A class runner, and from a debuffer at that. Very well ran 5th.
Lowlights
- King Halo (#7) - Fairly strong rating and S in both Late and Medium, but only managed 6th place. She was placed in Gate 4 though, so she was probably doomed from the start.
- El Condor Pasa (#6) - Tied for the 2nd highest rating of all runners, and finishes comfortably last. What?
Congratulations to Tourmaline for the win. I may do a follow-up SFS Cancer Cup 2 race further into the CM.
Race Recording