The Championships day 2, Randwick 9.04.2022East Coast Racing

Thunderstruck

Wont bother about track conditions more of the same, rail is out 4m Saturday the surface has held up well under a staggering amount of rain so far, should do so again hopefully.
Queen Elizabeth is the feature and just a lazy 4 mill in prizemoney.
Small but elite field(give or take 1 or 2) has accepted..

Anamoe
Dalasan
Duais
I'm Thunderstruck
Montefilia
Mount Popa(Pikey on I assume)
Think It Over
Vèrry Elleegant
Zaaki

Who wins?
Think It Over, Mount Popa, Dalasan(who ran a huge race last year I concede)and I'm Thunderstruck who is untried past a mile are 4 who cannot imo.

I'm looking forward to the Oaks just as much, William is a huge chance of nabbing his first group 1 in Sydney on Gypsy Goddess as she will relish 2400 and was just getting warm over the shortened 1850m race at Newy.
Just wins imo if she handles the likely very heavy ground.

Sydney Cup..looks a lottery? Maybe so..all but the toppie have 51.5 to 50kgs..I will have to do a fair bit of study to jag the right one but one of Waller's will win it again imo.
I will likely steer away from the favoured one Crystal Pegasus, jumped off last start and up in trip and heavy ground this weekend so I cant jump back on.

G-Mac

The track copped 137mm of rain overnight

thefalcon

just spoke to a mate in sydney said its p*ssing down and much, much more to come.

maybe rodent can confirm...

TheDiva

wyong abandoned the second half of their meeting today... has to be in jeopardy... 

Thunderstruck

It sucks, must be fkd living with it atm.
Might even make a call on the meeting tomorrow if there is significant more hitting the track today, it ain't gonna dry out at all in 24 hours and more rain is or was forecast anyway..

detonator

Thunderstruck said:

It sucks, must be fkd living with it atm.
Might even make a call on the meeting tomorrow if there is significant more hitting the track today, it ain't gonna dry out at all in 24 hours and more rain is or was forecast anyway..

Time to bring out the "super soppers", the helicopters, the covers and put them to work. 

G-Mac

The sun is out! I can see it shining on Randwick as I type this.

However I can see clouds rolling in across the harbour...

Thunderstruck

So their still racing at this stage I see, was more forecast for today.

Thunderstruck

John Sargent is a chance of an upset of sorts in the Oaks too, so much depends on how the relative youngsters handle the track.I recall the day fondly when I was on Gust Of Wind, she gave them a fair beating including a handy one in Winx way back when..

Pink Ivory and Gin Martini a real roughie according to the bookies deserve a watch at least..a better jump by the latter and I don't think there is $34 differential between the two of his put it that way..and Jmac is affecting the price of PI she maybe is a bit short.

Sydney Cup I have settled on Sheraz and the queen's horse, Chalk Stream.They might just get this one up for the old girl!
My maddie to run a drum is Le Baol but nearly every horse can figure..a couple i'll knock are the toppie and Luncies who I think might flop at the trip and also i'm not sure on Stockman @3200 on a bog, he is the class horse at the weights on form though.

tony

detonator said:

Thunderstruck said:

It sucks, must be fkd living with it atm.
Might even make a call on the meeting tomorrow if there is significant more hitting the track today, it ain't gonna dry out at all in 24 hours and more rain is or was forecast anyway..

Time to bring out the "super soppers", the helicopters, the covers and put them to work. 

Interesting the SMH reports this morning that the club is considering using helicopters if necessary later today

G-Mac

@tony That could be a good photo opportunity from this vantage point

detonator

tony said:

detonator said:

Thunderstruck said:

It sucks, must be fkd living with it atm.
Might even make a call on the meeting tomorrow if there is significant more hitting the track today, it ain't gonna dry out at all in 24 hours and more rain is or was forecast anyway..

Time to bring out the "super soppers", the helicopters, the covers and put them to work. 

Interesting the SMH reports this morning that the club is considering using helicopters if necessary later today

So they do read my posts  :-B

detonator

Thunderstruck said:

John Sargent is a chance of an upset of sorts in the Oaks too, so much depends on how the relative youngsters handle the track.I recall the day fondly when I was on Gust Of Wind, she gave them a fair beating including a handy one in Winx way back when..

Pink Ivory and Gin Martini a real roughie according to the bookies deserve a watch at least..a better jump by the latter and I don't think there is $34 differential between the two of his put it that way..and Jmac is affecting the price of PI she maybe is a bit short.

Sydney Cup I have settled on Sheraz and the queen's horse, Chalk Stream.They might just get this one up for the old girl!
My maddie to run a drum is Le Baol but nearly every horse can figure..a couple i'll knock are the toppie and Luncies who I think might flop at the trip and also i'm not sure on Stockman @3200 on a bog, he is the class horse at the weights on form though.

Listened to John Sargent during the week and checked out Pink Ivory. Excuses last start the way it was run. Extra 550m tomorrow.

Previous start to that smashed them.

Read during the week he doesn`t usually chase JMac. But Jmac is on tomorrow.  

Sargent is a master at distance training....I`m on.

oldhendo

The wetter the better for Stockman, 3200?

Thunderstruck

Track ok yep Hendo, 3200 is the query at the price.

detonator

Doing some in depth form analysis on this years ATC Oaks. Haha (not really)

But I stumbled across this stat on my already declared selection.

Pink Ivory raced in the Vinery in a “sit and sprint” and finished 5th. She romped in her previous start in a true run test.

Her times in both races.

Newcastle 1880m time 1.56.16 1st HEAVY 8

Newcastle 1850m time 1.58.11. 5th SOFT 6

2 secs slower on a better track and 30m shorter.

This horse wants a staying test and an extra 550m on a heavy track maybe the difference. 

[-O<

Thunderstruck

Great to see their racing today
I'll be backing PI too mate and still gotta have something on Pikey's, plus a small spec on Sarge's big roughie so maybe Tommy 3 bets ..bloody hell.

Must mention I think Belluci Babe is a bet to nothing in the last at Randwick.

As for the big race I think the ground may not suit Zaaki too well and Anamoe ran much much slower time than Montefilia so their off my list with the mares to fight it out and Verry Elleegant to prevail.
The other two girls look dangerous but Montefilia is a bit in and out imo Duais obviously is flying.

detonator

Listened to Bowman during the week and he was asked who his hardest to beat was ?

He said one word…..Zaaki.

Thunderstruck

Love the horse as you know and he has soft form, is a doubt on a heavy 10 i think is the trainers opinion too, just think on recent form and with runs over wet ground the mares could be the ones..if Zaaki wins this test then he is the best imo.
Will say I don't trust Montefilia after the one knock off run, Duais will be big and VE can bounce she is a champ!

Thunderstruck

Glad I stuck with the 3 bets Sargent's roughie smoked his favoured runner ran a race!
Damn you D Lane!

detonator

Going to have few Gin’s tonight TS ?

Great selection.  $18.00 place fixed on TAB Touch. Wow. 

=D>

Thunderstruck

detonator said:

Going to have few Gin’s tonight TS ?

Great selection.  $18.00 place fixed on TAB Touch. Wow. 

=D>

Gins? Lol no mate a cold day in hell I'd drink that stuff.. no offence though if you like it :))
For me cans as per usual and Jamiesons and dry later probably.

Thunderstruck

Jeez I thought Sheraz was going to win easy there, bloody leader kept kicking.
Moroney should have started Nerve Not Verve..

detonator

Don’t be greedy ;)

Thunderstruck

That'll phukn do me..get stuffed Think It Over.

Just goes to show bogs root quality racing...

thefalcon

fair go, thunder, when it won i thought "bet thunder is doing cartwheels..."

Thunderstruck

Lol Why would i be happy that won?

thefalcon

you were talking it to the moon and back a few weeks/months ago.

re sheeza belter, i've got no idea why they sent her east...at least not for the time being...

:-B

Thunderstruck

Think that was Detonator mate.
For mine he is a length off genuine group 1 class and not even a muddie I guess the ride qon the day, some roughish results there today..good horses were soundly beaten in it and by a big margin.

Wary of this last one I spruiked the confidence is dented a bit now.

Agree on racing the filly on a bog in Sydney ride was shithouse tho, he can be a dh Mci'llslaughterit..

Snowden team is on fire winning everywhere today.

detonator

thefalcon said:

you were talking it to the moon and back a few weeks/months ago.

re sheeza belter, i've got no idea why they sent her east...at least not for the time being...

:-B

That was me Falc.

I was on Zaaki for a decent result and was horrified to see that dry tracker bouncing off the grandstand running me down. phuuuuuuuuck !!!

:-q

Thunderstruck

Pikey jagged a good bonus in the QE didn't see what they paid down to 9th but 19.5k for running third on Mount Popa would be a pleasant extra chunk of dosh he wouldn't have really expected.