No it owl wrote:
If anyone is going to beat Tuohy it’s Walters. Here’s how: Tuohy bolts out like usual but has Thorvaldson as company. It freaks Tuohy out and she pushes even harder, but Thorvaldson is on an adrenaline high and sticks to her side. They have a 10 second gap on the field at the mile. At 1.25 miles reality starts to set in for Thorvaldson and she starts going backwards. By 2 miles Thorvaldson has been passed by 3 more girls. Tuohy’s lead is still 10 seconds but Walters starts closing on her. With 1/2 mile to go she’s only 5 seconds behind Tuohy and that’s when Tuohy starts to panic and tie up. Walters takes the win and owes Thorvaldson a beer (4-5 year rain check).
My belief is Walters is the dark horse here - even though she has been rated to be quite high. She gets very little attention, but has improved over the past year dramatically and has been extremely consistant. She knows not to try stay with Tuohy at the beginning, but has been finishing very strong.
I placed her below Starliper and Thor in my rankings...but she could easily come in 2nd. I expect her and Starliper to run a similar race.